Can I Sue a Doctor for Baby Blindness? Lawyer Richard Shapiro Offers Solutions
Florida Birth Injury Lawyer for Nationwide Retinopathy of Prematurity Injury Claims As our birth injury lawyer explains in this video, when doctors are negligent in the care they provide and cause infants retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) blindness, seeking damages in a birth injury lawsuit is not about punishing the doctor – it is about getting… Read more »
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How Can Parents Avoid ROP? Attorney Shapiro Says to Ask Questions
Prevent Retinopathy of Prematurity Blindness in Newborns They say the best offense in a good defense. Parents of severely premature newborns can provide a good defense against baby blindness caused by retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) by asking the right questions to medical professionals providing their newborns with care. In this attorney video, our Florida medical… Read more »
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Baby Blinded by ROP? Parents Have Legal Options, Says Attorney Shapiro
Retinopathy of Prematurity Malpractice Lawsuit Rights Children should not go blind because of retinopathy of prematurity (ROP). Sadly, many parents of prematurely born babies do not know that blindness in newborns caused by ROP is preventable. In this video, our medical malpractice lawyer in Florida explains why baby blindness from retinopathy of prematurity could be… Read more »
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Lawyer Richard Shapiro Can Help Parents of Blind Babies Facing Incredible Struggles
Tampa FL ROP Lawyer on Living with Retinopathy of Prematurity Blindness Living with retinopathy of prematurity injuries like preventable blindness in newborns can mean a lifetime of physical, emotional and developmental struggles for premature babies. As our ROP lawyer explains in this video, parents dealing with preventable retinopathy of prematurity blindness in newborns also feel… Read more »
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Can Robots Reduce The Risk Of Medical Mistakes?
At the University of California San Francisco Medical Center (UCSFMC), robots have taken over hospital jobs that used to belong to human beings. Robots at the UCSFMC have started filling prescriptions with incredible efficiency and accuracy. The $15 million pharmacy-bot uses a mechanical arm to move past rows of shelves, and then it selects the… Read more »
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House Of Horrors Dentist Accused Of Medical Malpractice
A Florida dentist has faced protests and several lawsuits over allegations that he performed unnecessary and dangerous procedures on children. Even worse, some of the procedures might have been performed without anesthesia. In addition to allegations of medical malpractice, the Florida dentist has also been accused of collecting millions of dollars in Medicaid payments. Local… Read more »
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Tampa City Council Approves $112,500 Medical Malpractice Settlement
In many cases, medical negligence can be a traumatizing experience. Take for example a Tampa woman who was given a paralyzing muscle relaxer instead of a painkiller following a car accident. After a collision with another vehicle, the 68-year-old woman was evaluated by Tampa Fire Rescue paramedics and accidently given succinylochine, a very powerful muscle… Read more »
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Jacksonville Doctor Accused Of Misdiagnosing Patients
A Jacksonville neurologist has agreed to pay $150,000 to the U.S. Treasury for intentionally misdiagnosing patients and overbilling federal healthcare programs. Details from the case allege the neurologist purposefully misdiagnosed patients with life-changing neurological illnesses, and then used testing and other procedures to bill Medicare. The doctor would diagnose patients with illnesses such as multiple… Read more »
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Can Cameras Prevent Cases of Medical Malpractice?
The death of a Tampa Bay woman on the operating table over a decade ago has sparked a national discussion about the use of cameras in operating rooms. After going in for a breast augmentation, 38-year-old Julie slipped into a coma and died. Her doctor was not licensed for the procedure and used an unlicensed… Read more »
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Electronic Errors Lead to Rise in Medical Malpractice Lawsuits
Medical mistakes caused by healthcare technology have become a major cause of injury lawsuits. According to The Doctors Company, a medical malpractice insurance company, electronic errors accounted for only 1 percent of medical malpractice lawsuits in the years from 2007 to 2013. However, because medical malpractice lawsuits can take a while to close, existing statistics… Read more »
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