On Behalf of The Skolnick Weiser Law Firm, LLC | Jun 8, 2018 | Firm News, Medical Malpractice
Most physicians and surgeons are highly professional — especially when a patient is under their care. However, one plastic surgeon seemed to think that dancing, singing and joking around about her patient’s bodies — on film, no less — during...
On Behalf of The Skolnick Weiser Law Firm, LLC | May 31, 2018 | Firm News, Medical Malpractice
Would it shock you to find out that your doctor makes a mistake around one out of every 10 times he or she sees a patient? What if you found out that he or she actually made mistakes even more often? Unfortunately, doctors are statistically likely to make a mistake 15...
On Behalf of The Skolnick Weiser Law Firm, LLC | Apr 19, 2018 | Firm News, Medical Malpractice
When it comes to medical malpractice lawsuits in Ohio, there are several factors that can complicate the timeline imposed by state law for filing. Sometimes, the cause of an injury or the actual malpractice occurs without symptoms of the injury becoming apparent until...
On Behalf of The Skolnick Weiser Law Firm, LLC | Apr 9, 2018 | Firm News, Medical Malpractice
How good is your doctor? If you’re looking for a doctor that’s never been sued for malpractice, the odds are strong that you’ll have to hunt for a while before you find one. According to studies, about 55 percent of physicians in this country have...
On Behalf of The Skolnick Weiser Law Firm, LLC | Mar 27, 2018 | Firm News, Medical Malpractice
The possibility that your doctor may have missed something important or just plain misdiagnosed you may not have entered your mind since your last visit — but it probably should. A five-year study indicates that diagnostic errors are the No. 1 reason behind...
On Behalf of The Skolnick Weiser Law Firm, LLC | Mar 23, 2018 | Firm News, Medical Malpractice
Your health care providers are often trustworthy and comforting. Having a doctor by your side through a troubling diagnosis or getting helpful information from a kind pharmacist when you start a new medication can be life-changing. The health care professionals in...
On Behalf of The Skolnick Weiser Law Firm, LLC | Mar 15, 2018 | Firm News, Medical Malpractice
If you had to guess the third most common cause of death in the United States, what would it be? Maybe cancer? Cardiovascular disease? Surprisingly enough, the answer is medical errors. A recent study says that medical mistakes cause more than 250,000...
On Behalf of The Skolnick Weiser Law Firm, LLC | Feb 28, 2018 | Firm News, Medical Malpractice
Medical malpractice can be deadly. These days, when it occurs in connection with opioids and other restricted prescriptions, it can result in criminal charges as well as lawsuits. Two years after the police turned the office of an Ohio doctor upside down looking for...
On Behalf of The Skolnick Weiser Law Firm, LLC | Feb 21, 2018 | Firm News, Medical Malpractice
Few medical mistakes are as scary as the ones that involve surgery. Surgical errors are devastating events that one would hope would never occur. When a doctor makes a mistake during surgery, it is generally a sign there are serious safety issues. There are plenty of...
On Behalf of The Skolnick Weiser Law Firm, LLC | Feb 14, 2018 | Firm News, Medical Malpractice
Patient abandonment occurs any time your doctor abruptly discontinues your care and leaves you without available time or resources to find suitable replacement care. It’s a serious form of medical malpractice. It doesn’t matter if your relationship with...