Blog Posts in October, 2015

What can cause a routine medical procedure to end in injury?

A recent article profiled one woman’s unfortunate brush with alleged medical negligence. The woman’s troubles started in a pre-surgical step to her anticipated surgery. As a safety precaution against any stomach conditions that might complicate the surgery, the woman’s doctor had recommended an endoscopy that would take pictures of her digestive tract. The endoscopy should have been routine, ...

Are there evidentiary challenges in a slip and fall case?

More than just private property owners owe a duty of care to invited guests. In a recent example, a regional school district is defending against a premises liability action brought by a victim of an alleged slip and fall injury. The complaint claims that plaintiff fell and suffered injuries due to a defect in a sidewalk on school property. The plaintiff claims that the school was negligent in its ...

Are drugs or even medications causing motor vehicle accidents?

Motor vehicle crash fatalities across the country indicate a potentially disturbing new trend: Among the fatal crash victims who were tested in 2013, 38 percent had detectable levels of drugs that could potentially impair driving ability. Notably, that percentage is nearly equal to the number that tested positive for alcohol in the same year, based on data collected by the National Highway Traffic ...