After undergoing a routine mammogram screening on March 17, 2011, a 59-year-old woman was told that everything looked normal, and was not recommended additional mammogram reviews or an ultrasound. However, later reviews of the mammogram showed that the radiologist...
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Motorcyclist Sustains Serious Injuries in Automobile Accident; Settled for $250,000
A 38-year-old plaintiff was riding his motorcycle northbound on the I-5 freeway when a driver attempted to change lanes immediately in front of the plaintiff, forcing the plaintiff to move to the lane immediately to his left. As a result, the plaintiff struck a...
Victim of Bicycle-Automobile Collision; Settled For $120,000
While bicycling southbound in Beverly Hills, CA, a male plaintiff was struck by a driver, who was in a Toyota RAV 4 and made a left turn directly into the plaintiff’s path. As a result of the collision, the plaintiff suffered several serious injuries, including a...
Woman Sustains Serious Injuries Due To Car Accident; Settled for $655,000
While driving in the course of her work as a drug and alcohol counselor, a 59-year-old woman was injured when a driver made an illegal U-turn directly into the path of her vehicle. The woman sustained multiple injuries, including a sprain of the left foot and ankle, a...
Personal Injury Lawyer Success. Case in California
A 70-year-old woman suffered widespread and permanent sensory nerve damage as a result of an oncologist’s misdiagnosis of multiple myeloma, a type of bone marrow cancer. After undergoing a skeletal x-ray, the oncologist saw evidence of bone lesions, and targeted the...
New Law Proposed to Regulate E-Cigarettes due to Battery Explosions
The E-cigarette industry has received a severe blow with a recent crisis concerning the lithium ion batteries commonly used to power the devices. Touted as a ‘safer’ and less addictive alternative to actual cigarette smoking, the unstable batteries have been posing a...
Why You Need a Birth Plan
In Maricopa County, Arizona, over 13,000 babies were born in the first three months of 2016. If you’re preparing to have a baby in Phoenix, you may have heard of birth plans and wonder whether or not you need one. A birth plan is a document drawn up prior to labor and...
Man Dies After Doctors Allow Elective Surgery to Go Forward; Settled for $650,000
A 63-year-old man died following surgery to remove a benign ear mass at a surgi-center. The man had multiple health issues that included coronary artery disease, hypertension, diabetes and obstructive sleep apnea. Prior to surgery, the man had a high blood sugar...
Gerber Organic Baby Food Recalled
Gerber Products Company is voluntarily recalling two organic baby foods, Pears, Carrots & Peas, and Carrots, Apples & Mangoes, because of a packaging defect that may make them susceptible to spoiling. “We are proactively working to retrieve all remaining...
How to Create a Birth Plan & Avoid Being a Birth Injury Statistic
Guide To Creating A Birth Plan Learn how to avoid being a birth injury statistic in our new Birth Plan Resource and Tip Guide. Click the infographic below to be taken to the full guide.