What You Need to Prove in a Medical Malpractice Case By Hendrickson Law | Advocates for Patients and Families If you believe you’ve been the victim of medical malpractice, you might assume the harm speaks for itself. After all, if you went in for t…
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Surgical Nerve Injuries: When a Routine Procedure Becomes Life-Changing Most people go into surgery expecting to come out better than they went in. But for some patients, the outcome is far worse—especially when the operation results in unexpected…
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The Danger of Misdiagnosed Infections in the ER: What Patients Need to Know By Hendrickson Law | Medical Malpractice Attorneys for Emergency Room Errors When you go to the emergency room with a fever, chills, pain, or trouble breathing, you expect a…
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Why “Just a Mistake” Can Still Be Malpractice: Understanding Legal Standards When medical care goes wrong, doctors and hospitals often use a familiar line: “We did everything we could. Sometimes bad outcomes just happen.” That may be true—b…
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When Surgery Goes Wrong: Common Operating Room Errors that Lead to Malpractice Claims By Hendrickson Law | Medical Malpractice Attorneys for Patients and Families Surgery always carries risk. But when that risk turns into reality because of avoidable…
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Navigating Wrong Site Surgery Claims: A Guide to Medical Malpractice When it comes to medical procedures, we trust healthcare professionals to provide accurate and effective care. Unfortunately, there are instances where mistakes happen—one of the…
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Effective communication between doctors and patients is the cornerstone of high-quality healthcare. It is not merely a courtesy, but a fundamental requirement for proper diagnosis, informed decision-making, and patient safety. Unfortunately, when com…
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It is 1:30 in the morning, the night before I mediate a major medical malpractice case. I have spent dozens of hours in the last few weeks preparing. I tend to treat a big mediation the way I treat trial — I over-prepare. Preparation is my security…
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Early this year, the American Association for Justice, the nation’s premier trial law organization, put out it’s report Medical Negligence: The Role of America’s Civil Justice System in Protecting Patients’ Rights. This report relies upon pub…
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According to a study from Johns Hopkins, nearly 700 people per day die as a result of medical errors, reports The Washington Post. That is 251,000 deaths per year. Think about that for a minute … That makes it the 3rd leading cause of death, behind…
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