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What is Infant Wrongful Death?
Giving birth to a new baby is one of the most joyous occasions for a family and most babies are born happy and healthy. However, sometimes serious medical errors happen, and the infant may pass away before or shortly after being born. If those medical errors were preventable or were caused by the malpractice of doctors or nurses involved in the birth, this unnecessary death is considered an infant wrongful death.
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Birth Trauma Is More Common Than You Think
Giving birth is usually a joyful, life-changing experience for the entire family. Sadly, complications during birth are quite common and can cause the newly born infant to have traumatic birth-related injuries. In the United States, one out of 33 babies will be born with birth defects. Birth defects are also the leading cause of death…
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Healthcare Provider Liability During COVID-19
We have heard over and over again since the current pandemic has taken the world by storm that we are living in unprecedented times, and that we must learn how to best navigate a new normal that includes mask-wearing and other such precautions. Under current law, healthcare providers, medical facilities, long-term care facilities, and nursing…
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Nursing Homes Were a Disaster Before COVID-19
For victims of nursing home negligence, the following statement will not be shocking – nursing homes were failing residents before the coronavirus pandemic. Nursing homes have long been notorious for instances of abuse towards residents; and, despite this unfortunate reality being known about residents continue to endure abuse at the hands of caregivers. According to…
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How Coronavirus Will Reshape the Medical Community
Currently, life as majority of us know it has been disrupted. The question, “what will life be like after this is over?” has been raised many times over the course of the Coronavirus pandemic; and, while there is no correct answer to this question, one thing remains certain: change is coming. COVID-19 has affected almost…
