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How Can I Tell if My Doctor Has Been Sued for Medical Malpractice?
May 10th, 2021
If you have a health concern and are planning to see a doctor, your focus is probably (and properly) on yourself. Will it be a serious diagnosis? Will your illness be life-changing? Are there effective treatments? You may not be thinking much about y…
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Categories: Medical Malpractice
Three Signs Your Injury Was Caused by Medical Malpractice
April 23rd, 2021
Recently in this blog we discussed the three components of a strong medical malpractice case. Not all negative outcomes from medical treatment or procedures are due to malpractice, and sometimes we have to tell people that we don’t think it’s fai…
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Categories: Medical Malpractice
Do I Have a Medical Malpractice Case?
April 9th, 2021
One interesting thing about practicing medical malpractice law is the fact that people often think they have a good medical malpractice case when they do not have a case at all, and other people do not even consider filing a lawsuit because they do n…
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Categories: Medical Malpractice
The Role of Expert Witnesses in a Medical Malpractice Case
March 29th, 2021
If you wanted to know about rocket ships, who would you consult: your next-door neighbor, or a NASA engineer? Unless your neighbor has some remarkable qualifications, you would probably pick the engineer. Why? Because presumably the right information…
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Categories: Medical Malpractice
Tags: Birth Injuries
What is “Pain and Suffering” in a Medical Malpractice Case?
March 10th, 2021
You have probably heard of lawsuits including damages for “pain and suffering.” But you may not have thought about exactly what that means. If you have been injured by medical malpractice, damages for pain and suffering could be considerable. To…
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Categories: Medical Malpractice
When the Hospital Wants to Talk to You About a Mistake: Patient Advocates and “Peer Review”
February 25th, 2021
When you go into the hospital for surgery or some other procedure, you may fear that something will go wrong—but you don’t really expect it to. If you do have an “unexpected outcome,” you may be shocked, bewildered, angry, and afraid. Fortuna…
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Categories: Medical Malpractice
Radiology Malpractice: When a Radiologist Misses Something Big
February 8th, 2021
If you have ever had an X-ray, MRI, or CT scan to diagnose a health problem you have been experiencing, you have probably sighed in relief when the report came back showing no serious problems. You may not have gotten the answers you were looking for…
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Categories: Medical Malpractice
Tags: Birth Injuries
What is the “Golden Hour” for a Stroke Patient?
January 25th, 2021
There is a saying among doctors who treat stroke patients: “time = brain.” In the case of a stroke, the sooner treatment is received, the more brain function can be preserved, and the less likely there is to be permanent brain damage. The longer…
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Categories: Medical Malpractice
Tags: Stroke
My Therapist Slept With My Spouse!
January 8th, 2021
It sounds like the plot of a soap opera, or the theme of an afternoon talk show where the participants yell and cry. Unfortunately, this storyline sometimes isn’t fiction, and the tears it causes are all too real. One national study of psychologist…
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Categories: Medical Malpractice
Water Birth Malpractice: What to Know
December 29th, 2020
Giving birth is one of the most meaningful and intensely personal experiences a woman can have, culminating in the great joy of holding her newborn child and taking the baby home. Because this is such an important moment, and because most women only…
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Categories: Medical Malpractice
Tags: Birth Injuries
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Kaia was raised in Portland and attended college at the University of Oregon. She began her career in Albuquerque, New Mexico as a legal assistant with Gorence & Oliveros, PC, focusing primarily on civil litigation. Kaia brings valuable insight t… Read More
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