New York Medical Malpractice Lawyer Blog

The family of Kay Cregan had filed a multi million-dollar lawsuit against Dr. Michael Sachs. Cregan had come to New York City in March 2005 to have a face-lift, nose job and chin augmentation. She had left Ireland and told her family she would be visiting friend in Dublin, but actually went to Dr. Sachs’s office in New York City. Her family and a NYC Medical Malpractice Lawyer brought a lawsuit in New York County Supreme Court against the plastic surgeon who performed the surgery, the anesthesiologist and the nurse. The suit alleges that after administering the anesthesia, the anesthesiologist did not stay to regulate Cregan’s blood pressure. After the surgery, Cregan’s blood pressure dropped and she passed out. The suit further alleges that the nurse failed to intubate Cregan or to call an ambulance in a timely manner. Dr. Sachs settled with Cregan’s family out of court for an undisclosed amount. The family is still suing the anesthesiologist and nurse. Sach’s medical license was taken away in 2008. Hospitals in New York and Brooklyn are susceptible to these suits.

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21 year old Elizabeth Rodriguez had surgery on her right eye that was injured due to a thyroid condition. The operation was performed at Nyack (N.Y) Hospital by Doctor Daniel Grinberg. Rodriguez discovered that her right eye’s vision was permanently damaged after she woke from the procedure. She discovered that her optic nerve was damaged and she alter sued Grinberg’s practice, ENT & Allergy Associates, LLP and well as Nyack Hospital alleging that Grinberg failed to properly perform her surgery and that he failed to properly address her condition and he also failed to obtain consent to perform the procedure hence constituting his failures as medical malpractice. Hospitals and doctors in Manhattan and Brooklyn are on the hook when this type of mistake rises up.

Medical Malpractice is when professional negligence is acted or omitted by a health care provider where care provided causes injury or death to a patient. Such negligence includes and is not limited to an error in diagnosis, treatment, or illness management, if the doctors’ actions deviated from accepted standards of practice, and the hospital has improper care or inadequate training, such as problems with medications or sanitation.
If you or someone you know is a victim of Medical Malpractice you need an aggressive New York Medical Malpractice Lawyer by your side. Don’t hesitate to look for the help when it’s most necessary.

Malpractice Attorneys can provide you with advice to guide you in situations where an injury resulted because of a physican’s negligence. Without the right New York Medical Malpractice Lawyer you may lose your precious rights which ultimately may cost you dearly.

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A Brooklyn Woman who had her injuries worsen after her CT scan was misread has been helped by a New York medical malpractice lawyer. The problem arose when the woman went to the Brooklyn Hospital Center suffering from an absence of feelings in her legs, an inability to open her eyes, and a severe headache. She was admitted, and a CT scan was administered. A staff physician at the hospital, however, misread the scan and concluded that it was “normal,” when it was not. Subsequently, after the woman was discharged, the doctor reread the CT scan and realized that is was, in fact, “abnormal.” Despite these new findings, no one at the hospital contacted the woman to tell her about the new reading. In addition, no one at the hospital ever tried to treat the woman based on the new reading.
The woman’s absence of feeling in her legs, inability to open her eyes, and severe headache worsened over the next several weeks. She went to an eye doctor, who diagnosed her as having suffered an aneurysm. She then was admitted to another hospital, and the physicians there performed surgery on her and “clipped” the aneurysm. In The Bronx and Brooklyn, hospitals try to avoid these situations by being aware of the signs of trouble.
At trial, the hospital admitted that the misreading of the CT scan, and its failure to alert the woman to the misreading, were departures from accepted medical practice. The hospital claimed, however, that these departures did not cause the woman any injuries. Ultimately, the court determined that the evidence established not only that the misreading and failure to alert caused the woman injuries, but that the jury had properly awarded her damages in the appropriate amount.

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A mother is hoping that stem cell research could provide the secrets which can be used to cure her daughters Cerebral Palsy. The 9 year old girl suffers from epilepsy, asthma and cerebral palsy.

It is alleged that the young girl suffers from cerebral palsy because of mistakes which were made during her birth. The girl was in an awkward position which meant that the mother really should have been offered a caesarian section. However, the pregnancy was allowed to continue as normal but she didn’t give birth until two weeks after the due date.

The family have successfully filed a case against the doctor in the emergency room. They have received a settlement of $1 million. Once all of the New York Medical Malpractice Lawyer fees were paid, the rest of the money was put into a trust fund.

The family have had 9 years to get used to coping and living with the condition of the girl. The young girl requires daily treatment with a nebulizer to assist her breathing. Her epilepsy also causes seizures. The full time careers of the girl are her father and brother. In Long Island and New York City, Lawyers deal with birth injury on a daily basis.

The NY Medical Malpractice Lawyer explains that the mistakes made at the time of her birth have had a serious impact on her whole life. She cannot eat normal food and is instead fed through a small tube which is inserted straight into the stomach. Her body finds it difficult to retain the food and her weight at 9 is only 30 pounds.

She tries to live as normal a life as possible. She attends school whenever possible. She has a personal instructional aide to assist with her studies when she is at school. At the moment she cannot communicate because she does not have any movement in her hands.

The parents of the girl are hoping that stem cell research will provide a suitable treatment. They have chosen a medical center in China which will implant the stem cells by lumbar puncture. This is not a cure, but will hopefully lessen the symptoms.

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