Much of the time, wrongful death cases revolve around lost wages, lost earnings and lost support for a family.For instance, a man dies a car accident while making $70,000 per year. His wife doesn't work. He has three small children. They counted on that $70,000. He...
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Month: October 2019
A doctor’s mistakes can lead to a birth injury
When your child is born, you trust your doctor. You assume they're going to give you world-class care. You believe they are going to do what is best for your child. You hope they are not going to make any mistakes.Unfortunately, many doctors do make mistakes, and your...
Misidentification of patients can have serious consequences
They bring you in for surgery. The doctor asks you for your name. You give him your first name and he nods, smiles, and begins getting ready for the surgery.Then it dawns on you: What if he has another patient with the same name? Could there be a mix-up? What if he...
The fragile first 24 hours of a child’s life
Being born is a traumatic experience for children, and the unfortunate reality is that many of them do not make it.Even among those who do, the next 24 hours are very fragile, and many lives are lost. Some reports put it at 1 million newborns every year when looking...