A New York man was recently awarded $2.3 million in his medical malpractice lawsuit. According to The Journal News, a Rockland County jury found the doctor in the case negligent for failing to properly treat a serious infection. A 2011 study published in the Journal…
Vaccines save lives and prevent the spread of deadly diseases, but severe vaccine adverse reactions do occur on rare occasions. Serious vaccine reactions include severe and deadly allergic reactions such as anaphylaxis, autoimmune disorders such as Guillain-Barre Syndrome (GBS) and acute disseminated encephalomyelitis (ADEM)as well…
Anticoagulation therapy is necessary in several serious medical conditions including a common heart rhythm abnormality, known as atrial fibrillation, deep vein thrombosis, pulmonary embolism and in certain genetic blooding clotting diseases. The medications reduce the incidence of blood clots and reduce the rate of strokes…
Partners Eric Chaffin and Roopal Luhana have been selected as New York Metro Super Lawyers for 2014. This is the fifth year in a row that Mr. Chaffin has received this honor. Partner Roopal Luhana was named a New York Metro Super Lawyer in 2013,…
Assume in the course of caring for you, your doctor makes a mistake. You decide to file a lawsuit for negligence or malpractice; you are required to demonstrate that the mistake caused harm. This is a huge problem for parents who receive a falsely reassuring…
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Well folks, you heard it here first. Almost two weeks ago, I asked the question no one else was asking at the time: Will the NFL and NFLPA admit the concussion link to domestic violence? Later that day, Forbes asked a similar question: Does…
Like most women, 67-year-old Anita Austin had two choices as to how doctors would remove her problematic uterine fibroids. One was to go through traditional surgery, which would require a large abdominal incision. The other was to go through a laparoscopic procedure that used much…
