by TheNurseAttorney | Mar 27, 2024 | Medical Malpractice
Contact Marjorie Chalfant, RN, JD at The Nurse Attorney, PLLC Lawsuits (both civil and criminal) are governed by time period deadlines by which a lawsuit must be filed, known as the statute of limitations. These statutes of limitations are codified within each state’s...
by TheNurseAttorney | Mar 27, 2024 | Medical Malpractice
“Medical negligence” is a term that usually conjures up images of doctors leaving medical instruments and/or devices inside a patient following a surgery or operating on the wrong body part. Misdiagnosis mistakes – wherein a medical professional misreads your signs...
by TheNurseAttorney | Mar 27, 2024 | Medical Malpractice
Florida hospitals and medical professionals alike know that incidents of medical malpractice can be bad for business. If the details of a botched surgery or a serious misdiagnosis become public through news reports or court proceedings, both hospitals and doctors know...
by TheNurseAttorney | Mar 27, 2024 | Medical Malpractice
Medical errors that occur before and during the delivery of a newborn are some of the most tragic and costly medical errors that can occur. There are a variety of factors that help explain this: not only are the mother’s and child’s health in jeopardy during the...
by TheNurseAttorney | Mar 27, 2024 | Medical Malpractice
Noneconomic damages – that is, damages for “harms” and “losses” that are not tied to a bill, invoice, or other statement of account – can be significant in Florida medical malpractice cases. These damages are designed to compensate a medical malpractice victim for his...
by TheNurseAttorney | Mar 27, 2024 | Medical Malpractice
Blood clot malpractice occurs when doctors fail to diagnose and treat blood clots, especially when blood clots cause death or brain damage. Blood clots can clog the lungs (“pulmonary embolism,” or “pulmonary emboli”) and cause shortness of breath or difficulty...
