Mr. Hanes suffered from a catastrophic automobile accident that left him with chronic pain and physical limitations. There was some promise for relief with a spinal fusion surgery routinely used to help correct the pain and damage from accidents like the one that he suffered.
After surgery Mr. Hanes was placed in a halo, a metal device that circles and attaches to the skull, designed to keep bones in your neck from moving. The halo was improperly fitted and ended up cutting off his airway, resulting in his wrongful death. While the family still grieves the unexpected loss of Tyrone, they saw justice in this complex medical malpractice case.
A study of surgical procedures at Harvard-affiliated Massachusetts General Hospital found that there are medication errors or adverse drug events in almost half of all surgeries. There was at least one error in 124 of the 277 operations observed as…
Medical malpractice cases address serious breaches of care by healthcare practitioners. Medical malpractice claims may address medication errors, misdiagnoses, inadequate treatment, and neglect. A patient who suffers injury or illness because of a medical practitioner’s negligence can seek monetary compensation…
Although medical science and technology have achieved a great deal to reduce the risks of surgery, invasive treatment procedures under anesthesia will presumably always present some level of hazard for the patient. In a civil action for damages following an…
The FDA has confirmed a nationwide recall of more than 580,000 bottles of the prescription medication prazosin hydrochloride (1 mg, 2 mg, and 5 mg capsules) after testing found nitrosamine impurities above the agency’s acceptable limits—compounds that, with long-term exposure,…
