Helping a Family Member in the Hospital

Communicating with Medical Team in Hospital

KEEPING YOUR FAMILY SAFE HOW TO COMMUNICATE WITH THE HEALTH CARE TEAM IN A HOSPITAL When a loved one enters the hospital, the family may find themselves in an unfamiliar, confusing environment as they try to help their loved one. Afterwards, they sometimes tell me that (1) it was difficult to speak to the physician, […]

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This Is Distracted Driving

On a sunny September day about a year ago, a black Honda smashed into the red car shown above at between 50 and 60 miles per hour. The red car was stopped at the time waiting to make a left-hand turn. The impact shattered the back of the red car, pushed the back seats into […]

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Why it doesn’t end for injured people when they get a settlement

This week a judge approved a settlement for a client that I was fortunate to represent. The settlement exceeded a million dollars. Most people would think this is a lot of money — it isn’t for the injuries suffered. Some people would think that the infant and her parents are celebrating and have hit that […]

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Expert disclosure rules for medical malpractice cases change in Upstate New York

Expert disclosure rules for medical malpractice cases change in upstate New York. Big news from Albany, New York in the field of plaintiff’s medical malpractice litigation. The rule has long been in medical malpractice cases that neither side has to identify the name of their medical experts. Recently, the mid-level appellate court covering Albany and […]

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