Posted by Powers & Santola, LLP | Medical Malpractice & Errors
Medical malpractice refers to an act of negligence on the part of a doctor or other medical professional that endangers a patient or causes the patient’s condition to worsen. A recent study released by the New England Journal of Medicine found that medical malpractice claims in the U.S. are not spread evenly throughout the physician …
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Posted by Powers & Santola, LLP | Construction & Workplace Accidents
When working at a construction site in Albany, Syracuse or elsewhere in New York, a worker can face many different kinds of accident and injury risks, from being struck by heavy machinery to suffering a fall from a roof, scaffolding or ladder. A worker’s safety can’t be guaranteed at all times – especially on a …
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Posted by Powers & Santola, LLP | Uncategorized
The medical malpractice verdict is the largest ever handed down in Warren County and is believed to be the largest for an adult in the history of the entire 11-county Fourth Judicial District. ALBANY, NY – James E. Bell, M.D. and Adirondack Radiology Associates, P.C. have been slapped with a record $11.6 million medical malpractice …
With January being Cervical Cancer Awareness Month, it is important for women in New York to understand the importance of being screened for this disease. All too often, patients become victims of a delayed diagnosis of cervical cancer. In such cases, the late diagnosis can drastically limit a woman’s likely rate of survival, according to …
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Posted by Powers & Santola, LLP | Medical Malpractice & Errors
Most of us trust that our doctors, specialists, surgeons and other medical providers will provide the comfort and care we need when we are hurt or injured. While nobody looks forward to going to the hospital or an outpatient facility to have a procedure done, we go with the attitude that it will improve our …
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Posted by Powers & Santola, LLP | Medical Malpractice & Errors
The failure to diagnose a patient with a condition is a common cause of a medical malpractice claims in New York and across the United States. One of the most serious instances of misdiagnosis arises when a heart attack is not diagnosed properly. A heart attack misdiagnosis can lead to imminent patient harm, including death. …
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Rare neuroendocrine tumors are extremely serious. They must be diagnosed and treated early on in order to prevent more serious harm from occurring. However, far too often, neuroendocrine tumors are misdiagnosed, or a diagnosis is significantly delayed. If this has happened to you, and you have suffered harm as a result, reach out to our …
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Posted by Powers & Santola, LLP | Medical Malpractice & Errors
An injury to your newborn baby can be one of the scariest things to deal with in life. What can be even more overwhelming is when the birth injury occurs as a result of medical malpractice during a C-section. If your baby has been harmed during a C-section, our Albany birth injury attorneys can advocate …
Posted by Powers & Santola, LLP | Medical Malpractice & Errors
The medical industry often lobbies for special privileges under the guise of “tort reform.” Medical groups offer horror stories of runaway juries awarding greedy medical malpractice plaintiffs millions of dollars in unwarranted damages. Without “reform,” the medical community claims, healthcare costs will continue to skyrocket while doctors are forced to practice “defensive medicine” in order …
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Posted by Powers & Santola, LLP | Medical Malpractice & Errors
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has reportedly reached financial settlements with “hundreds of hospitals” accused of failing to prevent the overuse of implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICDs) in heart patients, which may be viewed as a form of medical malpractice. According to a recent report in Modern Healthcare, a handful of hospitals have disclosed the …
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