On behalf of Maples, Nix & Diesselhorst | Mar 11, 2020 | Medical Malpractice
Trigeminal neuralgia (TN) is often described as the worst pain known to man. The intense pain occurs one’s head and though it is not fatal, it can be debilitating. 150,000 people every year receive a TN diagnosis. While most commonly occurring in individuals over 50...
On behalf of Maples, Nix & Diesselhorst | Feb 14, 2020 | Medical Malpractice
Computerized records were supposed to streamline the medical world. The reality may be just the opposite. When doctors are spending more time clicking through forms than seeing patients, there may be enough consequences to go around. Physicians spend one to two hours...
On behalf of Maples, Nix & Diesselhorst | Oct 28, 2019 | Medical Malpractice
Nobody is perfect. When a medical professional makes a mistake however, the consequences can be life-changing, or even deadly. Oftentimes it’s the result of an incorrect or delayed diagnosis. A 2019 study from the Society to Improve Diagnosis in Medicine looked at...
On behalf of Maples, Nix & Diesselhorst | Nov 2, 2018 | Medical Malpractice
Medical malpractice happens in various ways, with mistakes taking place all the way from administrative staff to surgeons. Common causes you may already be aware of are misdiagnosis, incorrect dosage of medication or anesthesia, surgical errors and...
On behalf of Maples, Nix & Diesselhorst | Jul 20, 2017 | Medical Malpractice
A medication error might sound like a minor problem, but mistakes can cause serious injuries. If your health care provider makes a mistake when prescribing, dispensing or administering drugs, you could face significant health problems. While the core responsibility of...
On behalf of Maples, Nix & Diesselhorst | Oct 31, 2016 | Medical Malpractice
We grant doctors a great deal of respect for their expertise. It takes years for a physician to become qualified to work with patients and they acquire a level of understanding about the practice of medicine that the rest of us will never have. Therefore, when doctors...
On behalf of Maples, Nix & Diesselhorst | Apr 9, 2013 | Medical Malpractice
Wrong-sided surgeries are some of the most obvious and preventable medical errors. As a preventative measure, most surgeons have preoperative routines, such as initialing or marking the surgical site before the anesthesia is administered to the patient prior to a...
On behalf of Maples, Nix & Diesselhorst | Apr 9, 2013 | Medical Malpractice
Health officials urged approximately 7,000 former patients of Tulsa oral surgeon, Dr. W. Scott Harrington, to be tested for HIV and hepatitis to ensure they have not been exposed to the potentially life threatening diseases.Patients who have seen Dr. Harrington were...
On behalf of Maples, Nix & Diesselhorst | Apr 2, 2013 | Medical Malpractice
One of the goals of the tort system is to impose legal responsibility on certain individuals (tortfeasors) for certain conduct in order to remedy past harms and deter prospective behavior.Generally, the negligence of one individual cannot be assigned to another....
On behalf of Maples, Nix & Diesselhorst | Dec 29, 2010 | Medical Malpractice
Recently, President Obama approved $25 million dollars in an grants to research methods to reduce costs associated with medical malpractice lawsuits. As discussed in a recent article in the Wall Street Journal, authored by Janet Adamy, these grants were added as a...
