Category: Medical Malpractice
How Do You Prove a Misdiagnosis?
You trust your doctor to provide you with the best care possible. But what happens when your doctor misdiagnoses a serious health condition and you get sicker? You could have a valid medical malpractice claim if you suffer complications from...
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Fighting for Victims of Surgical Error in SC
Any surgical procedure must be handled with care. We trust our doctors to provide that treatment with skill and meticulous attention to our health. When a surgical error happens, the consequences for patients can be devastating. Surgical errors can leave...
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Elder Abuse Laws in South Carolina
South Carolina’s Omnibus Adult Protection Act requires specific organizations, such as nursing homes, to provide adequate care and protect older adults from abuse. The Act also establishes abuse reporting guidelines and authorizes certain entities to investigate incidents of elder abuse....
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Suing a Nursing Home for Negligence
Did someone you love suffer abuse or neglect in a South Carolina nursing home? If so, you’re right to be angry and heartbroken about what happened. You also have the right to demand answers and justice for the cruelty your...
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Warning Signs of Nursing Home Abuse
Americans expect nursing homes and other elder care facilities to care for their loved ones in their later years. When nursing home staff and management fail to provide responsible, compassionate, and respectful care, that trust shatters. Unfortunately, many nursing home...
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Understanding a Patient’s Right to Informed Consent
What is “informed consent” for patients? Why is it so important? Many patients have a somewhat lopsided relationship with their doctors. Some doctors walk into a room, listen to the patient’s complaints, do a quick exam and order treatment —...
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Take Steps to Avoid Medication Errors in the Hospital
What happens when you’re in the hospital and a nurse hands you the wrong drug to swallow? What about when a nurse injects too large of a dose of something into your IV? Unfortunately — for about 1.3 million Americans...
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South Carolina Doctor Liable in Fatal Cancer Case
The widower and three children of a South Carolina woman were awarded $10 million over her death after the widower rejected a settlement offer of $250,000. Lawyers for the defense have filed a request to have the court review the...
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How You Can Avoid Doctor Errors
When you think about medical malpractice, one of the first things that may run through your mind is doctor errors. Many good doctors make mistakes that cost their patients dearly. With this in mind, you may feel alarmed and overwhelmed at...
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How Is Emotional Distress Demonstrated in Malpractice Cases?
Emotional distress is a difficult thing to evaluate in any personal injury claim, including medical malpractice cases. For one thing, everyone has different emotional reactions to things. What really distresses one person won’t bother another person at all. Another reason...
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