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Gynecologists recommend women do a self-breast check monthly to check for cancerous lumps. Gynecologists will also perform a manual breast check at annual appointments to check for cancerous lumps. However, not all women with breast cancer have lumps. This means a...
Some incidents of medical malpractice are easy to understand. For instance, if a surgeon carelessly leaves a surgical instrument inside a patient's body, a court is going to quickly grasp the idea that this surgeon should be held liable for the resulting damages. In...
Physician or hospital errors can have serious and long-term consequences and change lives. But seeking compensation requires proof in court. Medical malpractice lawsuit A successful medical malpractice lawsuit requires proof of negligence. Plaintiffs must demonstrate...
Oregonians frequently entrust their lives with medical professionals due to their education, experience and expertise in the medical field. However, medical professionals are subject to human error just like anyone else. Unfortunately, when medical professionals make...
To some extent, medical malpractice cases work just like any personal injury case. The concept of medical malpractice is based on the idea that just like anyone else, doctors must act carefully when dealing with others. If their carelessness causes an injury to...
We put a great deal of faith in our medical professionals. We trust them with our health and, at times, our very lives. When that trust is violated and a doctor does something which injures someone under their care, anger and frustration will likely follow. You may...
The birth of a child is usually a much-anticipated event mixed with anxiety for the parent, even when the pregnancy has been normal. However, avoidable complications can arise during delivery or even beforehand, either due to the doctor’s failure to assess a situation...
When a family loses a loved one, it can be a very difficult time for the people left behind. If it was caused by the negligence or misconduct of another person, it is referred to as a wrongful death. A wrongful death claim must include several elements in order to be...
Medical malpractice occurs when physicians or other health care professionals fail to provide proper medical care and their patients suffer pain or injury or even die. Not every mistake constitutes malpractice and there are general requirements for filing a lawsuit...
Most parents expecting a child simply want their child to be born healthy. However, this wish may not be the case for some parents in Lake Oswego and elsewhere whose child suffers a preventable birth injury due to an incident at the time of birth than can be termed as...
