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Recent Posts in Medical Malpractice

  • Ohio's Recusal Rules Challenged After Chief Justice with Medical Industry Ties Presides Over One of State's Largest Malpractice Cases

    May 3, 2018 • Spangenberg Shibley & Liber LLP
    Hundreds of patients involved in one of Ohio’s largest medical malpractice cases last year are raising efforts to challenge the state’s rules on judge recusal after they were unsuccessful in having a ...
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  • Non-Economic Damages Caps: Do They Apply to Your Case?

    Mar 1, 2018 • Spangenberg Shibley & Liber LLP
    In many of our blog posts, we discuss how corporate power poses a considerable threat to the rights of everyday Americans, including those who suffer harm and injustice due to the negligent and ...
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  • Investigation Shows VA Hires Doctors with a History of Medical Malpractice

    Jan 10, 2018 • Spangenberg Shibley & Liber LLP
    When it comes to medical malpractice , health care providers have a legal duty to ensure they take reasonable steps in treating patients appropriately and reducing risks of preventable injuries. While ...
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  • Can You Sue An Entire Hospital For Malpractice?

    Dec 19, 2017 • Spangenberg Shibley & Liber LLP
    Most people understand that they have a right to sue negligent doctors, nurses, and medical professionals who make unacceptable mistakes when treating them, or who fail to provide an acceptable ...
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  • Determining Negligence in a Medical Malpractice Case

    Dec 12, 2017 • Spangenberg Shibley & Liber LLP
    Medical malpractice claims arise when victims suffer preventable harm as a result of negligence committed by doctors, nurses, and other health care providers. While these cases are difficult because ...
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  • Does Ohio Have A Medical Malpractice Cap?

    Dec 5, 2017 • Spangenberg Shibley & Liber LLP
    Tort reform has been in the spotlight for several years, often with considerable debate and backlash. While there are a number of agendas and initiatives behind changes to our civil justice system, ...
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  • Contaminated Avastin Causes Visual Side Effects in 20 Patients

    Aug 25, 2017 • Spangenberg Shibley & Liber LLP
    Over the past several months, our personal injury blog has focused on how re-packaged prescription eye injections – including those manufactured by Avastin , Eylea, and Luncentis – carry risks of ...
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  • Most Mistakes in Emergency Departments Caused by Human Error

    Aug 18, 2017 • Spangenberg Shibley & Liber LLP
    Medical malpractice can take many forms, and can occur in many settings. Although cases are always unique, they all involve doctors, nurses, or other health care providers who cause preventable ...
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  • Doctors Encouraged Not to Admit Their Mistakes

    Apr 14, 2017 • Spangenberg Shibley & Liber LLP
    A recent study conducted by a national team of researchers and published in BMJ Quality and Safety revealed that most doctors would try to evade blame if responsible for medical malpractice, and would ...
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  • How Common are Hospital Errors?

    Apr 5, 2017 • Spangenberg Shibley & Liber LLP
    Unfortunately, hospital errors are quite common. We put our trust in hospitals and medical professionals to cure our ailments and treat our health as their number one priority. However, that is not ...
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  • Product Liability vs. Medical Malpractice

    Aug 1, 2016 • Spangenberg Shibley & Liber LLP
    WHO IS RESPONSIBLE WHEN THINGS GO WRONG WITH A MEDICAL DEVICE OR DRUG? THE PRODUCT'S MANUFACTURER OR THE DOCTOR WHO USED IT? The line between product liability and medical malpractice claims can be ...
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  • Jury Returns $5.6 Million for Failure of Emergency Room Doctor to Order Spinal MRI

    Jul 6, 2016 • Spangenberg Shibley & Liber LLP
    Spangenberg Shibley & Liber LLP trial attorneys William Hawal and Stuart Scott recently secured a $5.6 million jury verdict in a case that sent a strong message about the safety our community’s ...
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  • Generic Drug Manufacturers Still Immune from Lawsuits: Change to FDA Regulations Stalled Again

    Jun 21, 2016 • Spangenberg Shibley & Liber LLP
    You’re at the pharmacy filling a prescription. The pharmacist asks, “Generic okay?” Without giving it a second thought, you say, “Sure,” (like we all do) and you’re on your way. Not so fast. If you ...
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  • Side Effects of Implanon and Nexplanon Birth Control

    Jun 17, 2016 • Spangenberg Shibley & Liber LLP
    According to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the birth control implants Implanon and Nexplanon, made by the pharmaceutical company Merck & Co., Inc., are reportedly at risk of migrating ...
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  • Jury Returns Verdict of $4.58 Million for Denial of Lifesaving Medications

    May 31, 2016 • Spangenberg Shibley & Liber LLP
    Spangenberg Shibley & Liber LLP trial attorneys Nicholas A. DiCello and Peter H. Weinberger recently handled a case in which the jury returned a verdict of $4.58 million , sending a strong message ...
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  • Medical Errors Considered Third Leading Cause of Death

    May 9, 2016 • Spangenberg Shibley & Liber LLP
    In a study published in BMJ earlier this week, researchers have determined that medical errors should be considered the third leading cause of death in the United States. Researchers believe that the ...
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  • A Patient's Guide to Medical Malpractice

    Apr 6, 2016 • Spangenberg Shibley & Liber LLP
    Any time you go to a doctor’s office, you want to make sure that your care provider is qualified. This is especially true when there is something seriously wrong and you are seeking answers. ...
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  • Cleveland Clinic Questioned About Concurrent Surgeries

    Mar 21, 2016 • Spangenberg Shibley & Liber LLP
    In December 2015 , we reported on doctors performing concurrent surgeries (operating on two different patients simultaneously) without the patients’ knowledge. Now, concurrent surgeries are a subject ...
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  • Will a Surgeon-in-Training Be Operating On Me? Will My Surgeon Be Doing Two Surgeries at the Same Time?

    Mar 18, 2016 • Spangenberg Shibley & Liber LLP
    When you go to the hospital for a surgical procedure, you expect that your surgeon will be devoting his or her total attention on your operation. But in fact, part of the surgery may be performed by ...
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  • When "I've Got Two Left Feet" is All Too Real

    Jun 9, 2015 • William Eadie
    “Never events” were in the news recently when a man was given two right knees in a knee replacement on the wrong leg. It turned out the same hospital is under investigation for a retained vaginal swab ...
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  • I Want to Sue My Doctor, Do I Need an Attorney?

    Feb 16, 2015 • William Hawal
    The last thing we want to happen when we visit our doctor is to actually suffer even more. But sometimes that can happen. You may be actually injured by your own doctor. When this happens, you may not ...
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  • Handling Your Own Medical Malpractice Matter

    Feb 16, 2015 • William Hawal
    Medical malpractice occurs when a doctor, hospital or healthcare provider harms a patient through negligence or carelessness. Examples of medical malpractice can include failure to timely diagnose a ...
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  • Doctor Fails to Explain Known Complications

    Feb 16, 2015 • Rhonda Baker-Debevec
    With every single medical procedure there are risks, side effects that can range from minor discomfort to acute pain for several weeks. Most of these side effects are known complications of the ...
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  • Questions Answered About Filing a Medical Malpractice Case

    Feb 16, 2015 • William Hawal
    When we visit a doctor or hospital, we expect a level of care that will help us heal from whatever ails us whether it be a sickness or an injury. But what happens when the party responsible for our ...
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  • Two doctors rack up 80 medical malpractice claims

    Mar 9, 2014 • Spangenberg Shibley & Liber LLP
    By: Stuart Scott Anesthesiologist and pain management specialist Dr. Christian Schlicht is not a surgeon, but he played one at a New Mexico hospital. Now that hospital has to pay $33 million in a ...
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