Radiology helps to define the potential of modern medicine. X-rays, CT scans, MRIs, ultrasounds and other imaging studies can help physicians identify illnesses and injuries that may not otherwise be apparent. Unfortunately, when mistakes occur during the imaging or...
Surgeries are major procedures that require considerable care and technique. You would expect your surgeon to take many precautions and exercise standard care when operating on you. After all, surgical procedures can normally involve physical pain, emotional stress...
A catastrophic injury or the unexpected loss of a loved one changes life in an instant. In the days and weeks that follow, legal matters are rarely a priority. Instead, those who have been affected by tragedy are often – and very understandably – focused on making it...
Healthcare providers routinely ask patients about allergies for an important reason. A documented allergy can mean the difference between a safe course of treatment and a serious, potentially life-threatening medical emergency. When providers fail to recognize,...
A traumatic spinal cord injury can change nearly every aspect of daily life. Beyond the immediate loss of movement or sensation, these injuries often create ongoing medical challenges that require years of treatment and rehabilitation. Many catastrophic injuries...
When healthcare providers fail in their duty of care toward you, the results can be devastating. Sustaining an injury after a medical error can lead to high financial and personal costs where your recovery should not be capped by a set limit. In Kentucky, the law...
One of the simplest ways to categorize motor vehicle collisions relates to the angle of impact. Safety professionals often group collisions based on how the vehicles strike one another. Each type of crash has an association with different patterns of vehicle damage...
One moment you are pedaling home, the next you are on the pavement wondering how everything went wrong. If you were riding without lights and a driver hit you, you may wonder whether you can still hold that driver accountable for the accident. In many cases, yes. The...
Concussions and traumatic brain injuries (TBIs) are among the worst car crash injuries regularly reported. People with TBIs, in particular, may find that their collision injuries have devastating long-term financial consequences. Most medical professionals classify...
Pursuing a medical malpractice case against a health care provider or facility isn’t easy. It isn’t meant to be. Many doctors who are genuinely doing their best can sometimes misdiagnose or fail to diagnose a patient. Things can go wrong that aren’t their fault....