Firm Blog

In the field of medicine, there are always risks involved to one’s health or life if that person undergoes any type of medical treatment. Some health complications resulting from medical treatment are unpreventable. However, others are entirely preventable if the person is administered proper care. When a person suffers an entirely preventable complication during or after immediately receiving medical care,… [read more]

When families make the difficult decision to move one of their elderly loved ones into a nursing home, they do so because they think that the nursing home is in a better position to adequately care for them. While this thought may generally be true, some nursing homes are hotbeds for abuse and neglect. Some studies report that as many… [read more]

Federal surveys estimate that over 486,000 people seek emergency room treatment for burns each year in the United States. Globally, over 180,000 are killed each year by burn-related injuries. What happens when some else’s negligence causes a burn injury? Read on to learn more about these serious injuries and how you can financially recover from them. What Causes Burn Injuries?… [read more]

No one can forget the very public manslaughter trial of Michael Jackson’s doctor. The criminal case alleged that the doctor gave the pop star fatal doses of the drug Propofol to help with his insomnia, which ultimately led to the death of Michael Jackson. After a two-year long trial, Doctor Murray was ultimately found guilty of involuntary manslaughter for his… [read more]

On January 11th, the Supreme Court decided to take on a case involving the controversial procedure of drawing blood from unconscious suspects to obtain an accurate blood-alcohol concentration reading. In most cases, these individuals have been accused of DUI. Is it legal to conduct such blood tests when the person accused of a crime is unconscious? After all, that person… [read more]