Medical Malpractice

• The Power of Apology

  Jeff Rasansky | March 23, 2009 11:57 AM | 1 CommentDallas, TX

  One of the first lessons a child learns, after the use of “please” and “thank you” is “I’m sorry.” And in the development of a legal claim,...

• A Few Notes on Medical Mistakes/Medical Malpractice

  Jeff Rasansky | February 06, 2009 3:34 PM | 0 CommentsDallas, TX

  Medical mistakes occur far too often. Exact estimates are difficult to locate, however, it isn't surprising when one looks at the medical industry. Their industry is hurting, now more than ever....

• Dallas Malpractice Attorney: Jury Awards $7M In Medical Malpractice Case

  Jeff Rasansky | December 19, 2008 3:39 PM | 1 CommentDallas, TX

  A jury has brought back a verdict in a Westchester County Medical Center case, awarding $7 million dollars to a family in a medical malpractice case. Theresa Capwell was a mother of three who...

• Medical Malpractice Attorney in Dallas: What You Should Know

  Jeff Rasansky | December 02, 2008 5:55 PM | 0 CommentsDallas, TX

  Not everyone can afford to spend dollars on pursuing their cases in courts. However, lack of money should not become a deterrent in getting justice. That’s why there are medical malpractice...

• Man Dies in North Carolina Hospital

  Jeff Rasansky | August 21, 2008 5:36 PM | 0 CommentsDallas, TX

  A 50-year old patient died in North Carolina after workers left him in a chair for 22 hours. Nobody helped him to the bathroom or even fed him, they just left him there. This case is alarmingly...

• Hospitals Adopting Non-Bill Standards for Medical Errors

  Jeff Rasansky | August 13, 2008 2:55 PM | 0 CommentsDallas, TX

  Hospitals around the country have come together to say they will no longer bill patients for their medical mistakes. Tennessee is one state out of 23 that has approved the non-payment policies for...

• Patient Safety Errors Kill More Than 238,000

  Jeff Rasansky | April 08, 2008 2:23 PM | 0 CommentsDallas, TX

  The deaths of 238,337 U.S. Medicare patients from 2004 through 2006 could have potentially been prevented if not for patient safety errors. The total number of deaths among patients who had been...

• Drug Mistakes Affect 7.3 Percent of Hospitalized Children

  Jeff Rasansky | April 07, 2008 10:59 AM | 0 CommentsDallas, TX

  A new study released in the April edition of Pediatrics found a rate of 11 drug-related harmful events for every 100 hospitalized children - with some children affected by more than one such...

• Painkiller Theft Causes Hepatitis at Military Hospital

  RLF Staff | March 26, 2008 1:32 PM | 0 CommentsDallas, TX

  Ex-nurse and retired Army captain Jon Dale Jones is believed to have spread Hepatitis C to 15 military service members or their relatives at El Paso's William Beaumont Army Medical Center by diverting painkiller from the patients to himself. Though details are unclear, an outbreak of Hepatitis C was reported at the hospital in 2004, and Jones tested positive for the blood-borne disease. It...

• Teen Dies After Routine Breast Procedure

  RLF Staff | March 26, 2008 9:40 AM | 0 CommentsDallas, TX

  About 24 hours after a routine corrective breast surgery on Friday, an 18-year-old Florida teen passed away. Two hours into her surgery, Stephanie Kuleba was rushed to the Delray medical Center to correct asymmetrical breasts and inverted areola, according to the Associated Press news brief. There is little additional information at this time and the family's attorney said Tuesday that it was...