Your Local Hawaii Personal Injury And Medical Malpractice Firm
When you go to the hospital you expect to receive safe and effective treatment. Although you might receive that kind of care in most instances, the sad reality is that medical malpractice is more common than many people realize. Despite the fact that much of this...
There are a lot of misconceptions about medical malpractice and the legal claims that are filed in hopes of securing accountability for medical errors. The sad reality is that these misunderstanding oftentimes deter injured individuals from seeking the compensation...
It is natural to be nervous before undergoing a surgical procedure. After all, many things could go wrong. While some problems that arise during surgery are not the fault of anyone, other times a surgeon will commit an act of medical malpractice when operating on a...
Hawaii residents who have been the victim of medical malpractice have options for reporting the incident. They could file a complaint with the appropriate state licensing agency, report the incident to the state licensing board or repot the incident to a Medicare...
It's hard to believe a doctor making a mistake. Pop culture holds physicians in very high esteem, and ordinary people can practically revere them after a close call with injury or illness. But doctors and other health care professionals are human beings, and all kinds...
In an interesting change of events, service members are now able to seek compensation for medical malpractice that takes place in military hospitals, according to a report from Feb. 11.A new federal act, called the Richard Stayskal Military Medical Accountability Act,...
If you've ever conducted an online search in hopes of diagnosing some symptoms that you have been exhibiting, then you've probably noticed that a single symptom can be a sign of something as minor as the common cold or as severe as cancer or some other type of...
When Hawaiians go to the hospital they expect to receive appropriate and effective treatment. This may mean obtaining an accurate diagnosis, being administered the proper medication or undergoing the right kind of surgery. Yet, far too often medical professionals fail...
When a patient goes to a Hawaii medical provider for assistance, they expect to receive quality care and have their medical conditions diagnosed in a timely fashion and treated appropriately. Unfortunately, some medical providers fail to provide the level of care they...
Doctors are legally required to adhere to the proper standard of care when diagnosing and treating patients. When a doctor fails to adhere to this standard, a patient may suffer injury due to misdiagnoses and medical errors caused by their doctor's negligence. Victims...