Learning that your child has cerebral palsy can be devastating. This condition is incurable and lifelong, and can be caused by medical errors made by doctors and nurses during the labor and delivery process or shortly thereafter. Depending on its severity, a child who has cerebral palsy might require therapy, medical care, special education, and […]
Tractor-trailers can weigh up to 80,000 pounds. Because of the great difference in their weight versus passenger cars, truck accidents can result in catastrophic injuries or fatalities. Understanding the common causes of truck collisions and the types of injuries they can cause might help people to take precautionary steps to avoid them. The truck accident […]
In some cases, child brain damage is preventable. When children suffer brain damage in utero or during or after labor and delivery, the damage might be due to medical negligence. The prognosis for children with brain damage depends on multiple factors, including the severity and location of the damage, when it is diagnosed, the treatment […]
Building collapses can have tragic consequences. People who live or work in buildings with construction defects can sustain catastrophic injuries or lose their lives in a building collapse. With the collapse of the Champlain Towers South condominium complex in Surfside, Florida, awareness about the dangers of construction mistakes and inadequate maintenance has come to the […]
Many people rely on medical devices for a better quality of life. Companies that design and manufacture medical devices sometimes make mistakes during the designing or manufacturing process. When defects occur, patients who receive medical devices can be seriously injured or killed. Determining the responsible parties in a defective medical device claim can be difficult, […]