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• posted: Apr. 30, 2024
• Jeffrey M. Rich
• Medical Malpractice,  Nursing Home Abuse,  Catastrophic Injuries
• injury,  Caregiver,  nursing home

A catastrophic injury is a severe trauma that drastically affects essential body functions, such as mobility, cognitive ability and functionality of nerves and organs. Such injuries result in long-term or Read More

• posted: Mar. 15, 2018
• Jeffrey M. Rich
• Medical Malpractice
• dental malpractie,  post-op complications,  root canals

Root canals are common procedures performed in dentists’ offices or at practices specializing in endodontics. Every case presents its own set of challenges, however, and errors do occur. If one Read More

• posted: Jan. 15, 2018
• Jeffrey M. Rich
• Medical Malpractice
• diagnostic errors,  hospital malpractice,  physician error

Delayed diagnosis, misdiagnosis and failure to diagnose and treat are all aspects of diagnosis error, which constitutes medical malpractice. If a serious injury or death resulted from a failure to Read More

• posted: Dec. 15, 2017
• Jeffrey M. Rich
• Medical Malpractice
• dental liability,  TMJ injuries

The temporomandibular joint (TMJ) is a hinge joint between the lower jaw and skull with a small disc between the bones. It facilitates opening and closing the mouth and moving Read More

• posted: Oct. 15, 2017
• Jeffrey M. Rich
• Medical Malpractice
• pharmaceutical malpractice,  physician liability,  prescribing errors

We’ve all heard the phrase, “the cure is worse than the disease.” The speaker is usually speaking figuratively about the difficult road to recovery after an illness or trauma, but Read More

• posted: Sep. 07, 2017
• Jeffrey M. Rich
• Medical Malpractice
• dental injuries,  nerve damage

If you have gone through a dental procedure that involved extractions, implants, or root canals and are suffering lasting numbness, paralysis, loss of sensation,loss of taste or diminished function, you Read More

• posted: Dec. 14, 2014
• Jeffrey M. Rich
• Medical Malpractice,  NY Personal Injury Laws,  Personal Injury
• doctor negligence,  informed consent lawsuits,  medical errors,  medical malpractice law

In surveys about which professions people trust the most, medical practitioners always come up near the top. Some people might trust their doctor so much, they would do whatever their Read More

• posted: Dec. 14, 2014
• Jeffrey M. Rich
• Medical Malpractice,  NY Personal Injury Laws,  Personal Injury
• informed consent,  doctor negligence,  informed consent lawsuits,  medical errors,  medical malpractice law

In surveys about which professions people trust the most, medical practitioners always come up near the top. Some people might trust their doctor so much, they would do whatever their Read More

• posted: Nov. 30, 2014
• Jeffrey M. Rich
• Medical Malpractice,  Birth Injury,  Personal Injury
• birth injuries,  birth injury lawsuits,  Cephalohematoma,  medical standard of care,  newborn injuries

Cephalohematoma is a medical condition that can occur in newborn babies, potentially leading to serious complications. When New York doctors violate medical standards of care, causing cephalohematoma or worse, grounds Read More

• posted: Nov. 30, 2014
• Jeffrey M. Rich
• Medical Malpractice,  Birth Injury,  Personal Injury
• Cephalohematoma,  medical standard of care,  newborn injuries

Cephalohematoma is a medical condition that can occur in newborn babies, potentially leading to serious complications. When New York doctors violate medical standards of care, causing cephalohematoma or worse, grounds Read More

• posted: Nov. 30, 2014
• Jeffrey M. Rich
• Medical Malpractice,  NY Personal Injury Laws,  Birth Injury,  Accidents,  Personal Injury
• birth injury lawsuit,  vacuum delivery risks,  vacuum extraction,  vacuum extractor injuries,  VADs

Accepted medical standards are the touchstone for determining whether medical errors were preventable and constitute medical malpractice. The same is true for the use of a vacuum extractor during delivery. Read More

• posted: Nov. 30, 2014
• Jeffrey M. Rich
• Medical Malpractice,  NY Personal Injury Laws,  Birth Injury,  Accidents,  Personal Injury
• birth injury lawsuit,  vacuum delivery risks,  vacuum extraction,  vacuum extractor injuries,  VADs

Accepted medical standards are the touchstone for determining whether medical errors were preventable and constitute medical malpractice. The same is true for the use of a vacuum extractor during delivery. Read More

• posted: Nov. 01, 2014
• Jeffrey M. Rich
• Medical Malpractice,  Birth Injury,  Personal Injury
• cerebral palsy symptoms,  serious birth injuries

Not all babies that have cerebral palsy are the results of medical malpractice. However, if all indications do point to cerebral palsy resulting from non-standard prenatal care, untreated infections, improperly Read More

• posted: Nov. 01, 2014
• Jeffrey M. Rich
• Medical Malpractice,  Birth Injury,  Personal Injury
• Cerebral Palsy,  birth injury lawsuit,  cerebral palsy symptoms,  serious birth injuries

Not all babies that have cerebral palsy are the results of medical malpractice. However, if all indications do point to cerebral palsy resulting from non-standard prenatal care, untreated infections, improperly Read More

• posted: Oct. 14, 2014
• Jeffrey M. Rich
• Medical Malpractice,  NY Personal Injury Laws,  Birth Injury,  Wrongful Death,  Personal Injury
• birth injury lawsuits,  brain damage,  premature babies,  premature birth

Because prematurely born babies are at risk for a number of complications, doctors take extra precautions to prevent premature births. It is standard medical practice for obstetricians to order a Read More

• posted: Oct. 14, 2014
• Jeffrey M. Rich
• Medical Malpractice,  NY Personal Injury Laws,  Birth Injury,  Wrongful Death,  Personal Injury
• birth injury lawsuits,  brain damage,  premature babies,  premature birth

Because prematurely born babies are at risk for a number of complications, doctors take extra precautions to prevent premature births. It is standard medical practice for obstetricians to order a Read More