According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, traumatic head injuries could be the result of a number of different incidents. The injury itself can result in either a mild injury or it can be severe enough to be fatal or leave a victim with lifelong consequences. While it’s highly important that all those who have suffered a head injury seek immediate medical attention, this article will serve as a general overview of the different levels of a traumatic brain injury. All injury...
Posted by Richard Rohde on 09/10/2018
Medical mistakes are responsible for an estimated 250,000 to 440,000 deaths in the US each year. Some medical mistakes are caused by medical malpractice. However, patients and their families are not always aware of this fact.Physicians and hospitals may not admit to mistakes that harm patients. According to a survey conducted by Medscape, 7 percent of physicians say it is acceptable to cover up medical errors. Another 14 percent say that it depends on the circumstances. More than 70 percent of physicians...
Insurance companies use a variety of methods and reasons in order to deny an injury claim, especially if the firm is the one that insured the other person.This can be quite frustrating because of the difficult circumstances that a predicament like this places you in. Being in an accident that wrecks your car and causes you physical harm is strenuous enough and an additional mental burden of a denied injury claim can be a little too much sometimes.There are a number of factors that you have to look...
Posted by PersonalInjuryLaw.Guru Staff on 08/09/2018
Riding a motorcycle may be more fun compared to driving a car, but it's more dangerous as well. Statistics show that an average of about 90,000 motorcycle accidents occurred in the US between the years 2007 and 2016. A lot these accidents resulted in permanent disability and death.In the majority of cases, motorcycle accidents occur due to the fault of another person. The victim can sue the person responsible for an accident to get compensation for financial losses and emotional pain suffered...
Posted by PersonalInjuryLaw.Guru Staff on 08/02/2018
Hip replacement surgery is a common procedure used to relieve patients of chronic hip pain, helping them to regain mobility and providing much needed comfort. The surgery does come with some degree of risk and can require months of recovery and rehabilitation. Patients should know that these hips do not last forever. Some hip implants, additionally, come with a risk of defects that may lead to a need for revision and replacement of hip implants. After a hip replacement surgery, physicians should...
Posted by Bill Kershaw on 05/17/2018
Is the DePuy Pinnacle as safe as advertised? According to a study by DePuy, nearly one million Pinnacle hips were implanted over 10 years, and after five years, 99.9 percent of them were still in place. But during the Pinnacle product defect trial, it came to light that these numbers were not wholly accurate and that DePuy had misled the medical community about the nature of the study that the 99.9 percent statistic came from.DePuy claimed that the study was a prospective study. A prospective study...
Posted by Bill Kershaw on 05/17/2018
Hip pain is a common complaint with a wide variety of potential causes. One method of alleviating chronic hip pain is hip replacement. Hip replacement devices can be made from a variety of materials. One of the most common types of hip replacement device is the metal-on-metal hip implant, which was initially thought to be a long-lasting and reliable means of helping patients with hip pain. However, over time, it has become apparent that friction between the metal joints used in hip implants can...
Posted by Bill Kershaw on 05/17/2018
Slip-and-fall accidents are an unfortunately common occurrence and can sometimes lead to serious injuries. While determining who is at fault in a slip and fall accident can depend on several different factors and circumstances, there are a few guideposts one can follow. A person injured in a slip-and-fall accident will generally seek to recover damages through a negligence lawsuit in state court. In a negligence action, the person or business whose “unreasonable” behavior caused the...
Posted by PersonalInjuryLaw.Guru Staff on 05/14/2018
California is often regarded as the Golden State for its sports related activities, optimal weather, internationally renowned personalities and exquisite natural wonders. Besides the perks of the State, a major drawback for the residents is the long lines of cars stuck in traffic and jammed pack roads and freeways. This has resulted in making accidents a rather common occurrence in California.A large number of roadside accidents ultimately gives rise to compensation and injury claim cases. This...
Posted by PersonalInjuryLaw.Guru Staff on 04/11/2018
