Shoulder dystocia is a serious birth complication that can result in permanent injuries and death. Often, knowledgeable medical professionals help mothers and babies through this scary situation and avoid any trauma to their patients. However, when doctors fail to...
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What is wrongful termination?
Wrongful termination protections are important for workers who have suffered the loss of their job that violates the law. Wrongful termination refers to when an employee is terminated in a manner that is illegal. Reasons an employee may be considered wrongfully...
Did your doctor perform these breast cancer diagnostic tests?
Medical professionals have extensive technology and research at their disposal. You would think that this would mean that they would be able to provide effective and timely care that ensures patient safety, but the truth of the matter is pretty grim. Far too often,...
Damages that can be sought for wrongful termination
Losing your job because of your race, religion, or ethnicity is a degrading humiliating experience. Thankfully, wrongful termination is a crime in Oregon, and those who are fired for illegitimate reasons may sue their employer in a court of law. If the suit is...
Misdiagnosis and the “Big Three”
We may have heard horror stories of wrong-site surgeries or the mixing up of patient charts causing a worsened medical condition for the Lake Oswego residents, leading to a medical malpractice claim. It may surprise you, then, to learn that diagnostic mistakes are the...
One case of cancer misdiagnosis highlights larger problem
Most cancer misdiagnosis lawsuits are the result of a health professional’s failure to correctly diagnose cancer when a patient has symptoms attributed to another condition. Less often talked about, but alarmingly also common, is when a patient undergoes aggressive...