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During a medical malpractice claim in West Virginia, you may hear the term medical negligence and medical malpractice used interchangeably. The two terms, however, are not identical. They technically have two different definitions. Medical malpractice is the overarching practice area, while medical negligence is just one key element of a medical malpractice claim. Negligence vs….

When a doctor delivers a misdiagnosis of cancer, the resulting damage can be incredibly harmful. Such misdiagnoses can result in mistakenly clearing a patient of cancer, or failing to accurately diagnose cancer, allowing it to worsen. A false positive could lead a patient to undergo unnecessary intensive medical treatment like chemotherapy or radiation treatment. Patients…

Vaccines protect populations from communicable diseases and bacterial infections like diphtheria, measles, and polio. Today, most children receive a range of vaccines during their first years of life to protect them from these potentially fatal diseases. While vaccines are overwhelmingly effective, some patients do experience adverse reactions and some childhood vaccine reactions have caused long-term…

In a very small fraction of medical procedures, about one or two in every 1,000, patients experience a phenomenon called anesthesia awareness in which they essentially wake up during the procedure and become aware of their surroundings, despite being anesthetized. In some cases, patients are not able to explain what is happening to the surgeon….

Updated 4/9/24 Patients trust in the words and recommendations of their doctors. After all, patients seek medical attention for injuries and illnesses because they believe the medical professionals will give them honest opinions and prescribe treatments that will be in their best interests. This is the duty of care federal laws impose on health care…

If you underwent a dental procedure and required corrective dental work to repair damage from an incompetently performed procedure, then you have every right to file a claim against the first dentist. However, your success with such a claim hinges on whether the dentist failed to meet an acceptable standard of care for your procedure….

Kaiser Permanente is a managed health care organization or HMO. It offers patients care at Kaiser-owned-and-operated facilities and hospitals with membership but accepting a Kaiser Permanente membership means agreeing to its terms of service. Kaiser Permanente members sign away their rights to sue Kaiser Permanente in the event of a medical injury, and injured patients…

A medical malpractice claim, in many ways, functions like a personal injury claim against a medical professional, such as a doctor, nurse, surgeon, or anesthesiologist. While the process of filing and pursuing a medical malpractice claim may seem straightforward at first, many claimants quickly realize that medical malpractice claims are complex legal affairs that can…

If you recently suffered an injury due to medical negligence, you may wonder what type of compensation you can expect from your injury if you pursue a medical malpractice claim. Plaintiffs in medical malpractice lawsuits generally receive economic and non-economic compensation for their damages. While economic damages are relatively easy to prove and typically rely…

After suffering an injury caused by medical negligence, a victim will likely wonder what his or her options are for legal recourse. A medical malpractice claim is the best way for a victim of medical negligence to recover his or her losses. No one can firmly calculate exactly how much a medical malpractice case is…