New York Malpractice & Injury Lawyer Blog

The human brain is a virtual machine. It helps us make decisions, process information and create works of imagination. It also keeps us alive. As it is developing, the brain is incredibly fragile and any disruption in that development can cause lifelong health impairments. One of these impairments is microcephaly. The brain does not develop…

Before a doctor delivers treatment or performs a procedure, you must be permitted to provide informed consent. This means that you have been fully informed of the risks and potential complications surrounding the treatment or procedure, and you elect to move ahead despite those risks. When a medical professional fails to secure informed consent from…

The arrival of a child is an exciting time, until your child is diagnosed with a birth injury. There are a variety of injuries that can be present at birth but perhaps one of the most traumatic is one that involves the brain. While every infant is unique and no two injuries are the same,…

An inmate at a state prison in Wilsonville, Oregon has filed a lawsuit against the sate, claiming that she was improperly treated for a kidney stone and, as a result, had to have a kidney removed. Linda Anne Bond, 62, filed the medical malpractice suit, alleging negligence on the part of the medical professionals at…

Medical malpractice seems to be in the news frequently lately. From doctors who remove the wrong ribs to people who have surgery meant for other people, cases of medical malpractice are downright scary. If you want to know the down and dirty of medical malpractice, we have facts that you may be interested in. 1.…

The National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program, or VICP, is a federal program that offers compensation to people who have been injured due to specific childhood vaccines. Those who are eligible for compensation, or their guardians, can forego the court system and go through this process instead. Claims are awarded from the recovery’s fund. What is…

Your phone and what you do with it is your business, right? Wrong. That won’t be the case if lawmakers in New York have anything to do with it. A bill submitted would force any driver involved in an accident to submit their phone for testing to determine whether or not they were using it…

Can an orthodontist be sued for medical malpractice? The short answer to that question is ‘yes’. An orthodontist is a health care professional like any other and, as such, has a duty to provide a certain standard of care. When an orthodontist fails to meet that standard, a patient may be due compensation under the…

Imagine going to the dentist to have a tooth or two pulled only to wake up with no teeth at all. That is exactly what happened in March to Donny Grisby, a man from Indiana. According to Grisby, he went to White River Dental with the expectation of having four wisdom teeth removed. Grisby was…

Finding out that your child has Autism can be stressful. Although the exact causes of Autism are, for the most part, unknown, there is a chance that your child could have developed Autism during your pregnancy due to negligence on the part of your medical provider. Before you seek out the advice of an attorney,…