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F&A settles medical malpractice action for $1,500,000.00

admin — Fri, 11 Feb 2011 12:43:50 +0000

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http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/brooklyn/scarred_woman_gets_settlement_in_kd0p4IVR5qHA6v8lBWNnnI

F&A prepares medical malpractice case for trial

admin — Sun, 14 Nov 2010 00:23:22 +0000

The personal injury trial lawyers at Frekhtman & Associates are currently preparing a medical malpractice case for trial in February 2011. The newsworthy case involves an extravasation injury where a routine placement of an IV line caused severe scarring to both arms of the claimant.

For more information, please see the news story below:

http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2010/11/11/exclusive-woman-sues-nyc-hospital-for-scarring-mistake/

http://gothamist.com/2010/11/11/brooklyn_woman_suing_hospital_for_b.php

http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/brooklyn/hospital_in_ult_to_injury_EvU6HeSkwZQD645z2rlevK

http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/brooklyn/brooklyn_woman_screw_with_debilitating_8n0Hxy6HUbAdCPTP9XU5vJ

Frekhtman & Associates win $225,000.00 for a pedestrian trip and fall accident

admin — Sun, 18 Jul 2010 01:14:35 +0000

Frekhtman & Associates, www.866attylaw.com and (866) ATTY LAW, successfully represented a pedestrian who tripped and fell due to a misleveling on a sidewalk in midtown Manhattan. Originally, the defendant landlord failed to answer the complaint and a default judgment was entered. An inquest followed which awarded plaintiff a sum of money. He then attempted to collect these funds by entering a judgment. At this time, defendants moved by Order to Show Cause to vacate the default judgment. During the pendency of this motion for relief, the parties agreed to schedule a mediation. No insurance coverage was applicable but the landlord after comprehensive negotiations agreed to pay $225,000 out of pocket to the plaintiff as compensation. The plaintiff suffered a fractured ankle with surgery.

Frekhtman & Associates, Brooklyn and Bronx Personal Injury Lawyers recover $1,400,000.00 for child

admin — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 05:07:06 +0000

An infant recovered $1,400,000.00 in a medical malpractice case involving failure to diagnose a brain tumor which pressed on his optic nerve and caused blindness. The delay in diagnosis was brief, only about 4 months from the onset of symptoms until the time when his pediatrician correctly diagnosed the condition. Because of this many medical experts said there was no causation or that the blindness was not caused by the failure to diagnose. His attorneys were persistent and kept speaking to specialists until an expert made the connection. Prior to trial, the parties negotiated a $1,400,000.00 settlement which was approved by Brooklyn Supreme Court of the State of New York in an Infant’s Compromise Order.

Causes of Paraplegia : Update by New York Injury Law Firm

admin — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 10:14:47 +0000

Paraplegia is defined as the paralysis of the lower half of the body. Paraplegia injury can result from a spinal cord injury or an accident.

The following are some of the possible causes of paraplegia. You should consult your doctor in order to diagnose the symptoms of your paraplegia injury. Some of the possible causes of paraplegia are as given below:

Trauma
Fall from a height due to Scaffolding Accidents or any other
Vertebral fracture crushing spinal cord
Vertebral dislocation causing spinal cord compression
Vertebral disc prolapse
Tumour growth impinging on spinal cord
Prostate tumour
Tumour growth within spinal cord
Glioma
Tumour growth in vertebra
Bony metastases
Primary bone malignancy within vertebra
Multiple myeloma
Pathological crush fracture from osteoporosis
Osteoporosis
Hereditary Spastic paraplegia
Spina Bifida
Multiple Sclerosis
Infections
Acute disseminated encephalitis
Syphilis
Tuberculosis
AIDS
Dissecting aortic aneurysm
Hypotension
Acute blood loss
Epidural Haemorrhage
Subdural Haemorrhage
Epidural abscess
Trauma to the spine
Vitamin B12 Deficiency
HIV
Multiple sclerosis
Spina bifida
Cerebral palsy
Syringomyelia
Guillain-Barre syndrome
Myasthenia gravis
Eaton-Lambert syndrome
Motor neuron disease
Stroke
Medication side effect
Tick paralysis
Lyme disease
Spinal cord compression
Spinal cord injury
Spinal fracture
Dislocation of spine
Spontaneous hematomyelia
Spinal cord infarction
Postinfectious myelitis
Acute demyelination
Epidural bascess
Tumor compressing spinal cord
Epidural hemorrhage
Subdural hemorrhage
Bleeding disorder
Anticoagulant therapy
Idiopahtic postinfectious polyneuritis
Cervical spondylosis
Motor neurone disease
Polyneuropathy
Polymyositis

If you have been a victim of paraplegia due to negligence by some individual or authority, then you must file for a personal injury compensation. Your paraplegia injury can have detrimental effect on your health and wealth. You can also contact personal injury attorney who will help you receive justice and compensation for your pain and trauma. ———– New York Paraplegia Attorney representing victims of paraplegia and other types of accident related injuries. NYC Personal Injury Attorney provides free legal consultation to the victims of personal injury, accident injury and medical malpractice injuries within NYC.

Manhattan, NYC dialysis center closed due to unsanitary conditions

admin — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 14:28:00 +0000

A Manhattan dialysis center was closed down after one patient contracted hepatitis C due to unsanitary conditions. The State Health Department inspectors found several samples of blood on chairs and machines.

In the past five years, more than 600 patients were treated at the center, and they have been urged to undergo hepatitis and H.I.V tests.

The State Health inspectors inspected the clinic, the Life Care Dialysis Center, located at 221 West 61st Street, and found that most of the employees failed to wash their hands properly. Further, disinfect equipments were not properly maintained and gloves were not changed while handling different patients. Several blood samples were found on the treatment chairs.

The Clinic was ordered to begin sending its patients to other clinics immediately. The Health Department also started testing patients for signs of infection. One patient was found to have been infected by hepatitis C, due to contaminated equipment. However, there was no evidence that other patients had been infected.

Dr. Walter Wasser, who is the in charge of the clinic and medical director, was fined $300,000 and was ordered to surrender his operating certificate.

News Update by : Manhattan, NYC Medical Malpractice Attorney

New York Medical Malpractice Compensation Guide by NY Lawyer

admin — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 11:04:04 +0000

Medical Malpractice cases often result from complications arising from a surgery or operations. Your medical malpractice injury can also occur due to wrong prescription offered by your New York medical authority or an individual practitioner.

Most of the medical professionals have insured themselves against such lawsuits. Therefore clients have to face the aggressive defense lawyers who will try their best to devoid you of your medical malpractice claim.

It is observed that several doctors supply forms which their patients must sign. These forms are used by medical practitioners to safeguard themselves and to limit a patient’s right to sue.

Medical authorities including hospitals (both private/government), nursing homes, and doctors have a duty to provide competent medical care to their patients. If your doctor fails to provide competent medical care, then he has no right to continue his inferior medical services which could jeopardize the well-being of patients.

When a doctor asks you to sign an agreement which states that patient won’t sue in case of some complications or injuries, the doctor has a license to commit medical malpractice. Further these agreements are used to file a lawsuit against the patient himself who was the victim of medical malpractice. Their only motive is to scare people from filing a legitimate injury claims.

If you feel that you have been a victim of Medical Malpractice then you should follow these simple guidelines

Step 1: You should immediately consult another doctor at a separate medical facility if you don’t feel right after your surgery (minor or major). Your doctor will examine you and will give you his opinion in case your previous doctor made a mistake in his diagnosis or made a serious medical error. You should obtain a medical documentation from the new doctor and keep in your records.

Step2: You can call the New York State Department of Health (http://www.health.state.ny.us/) to inquire about your doctor’s legal history or to file a medical malpractice claim. If your doctor has several complaints already registered against him/her, then you must contact a medical malpractice lawyer to take legal action.

Step3 : You can do a research on the legal history of similar cases and then you should contact an attorney. Get an idea of how he’d proceed in your case. You can also ask questions about his experience in past malpractice suits.

Step4: Do not try to hide any details from your attorney. You must allow your lawyer’s medical expert to examine your medical records and to perceive the extent of your injuries and trauma. Your medical lawyer will help you win your case. Your medical malpractice attorney will be with you for every step of your medical case.

Step5: Most of the plaintiff’s lawyer work on contingency basis, where they get a percentage of compensation amount, if they succeed in winning your case. Until you receive compensation, your medical malpractice attorney will offer his/her services free of charge. Your lawyer will help you decide best compensation amount after perceiving your injuries and trauma. If you state an arbitrary figure as a compensation amount, then your chances of winning a case could be slim. It is best to consult your medical malpractice lawyer.

Brooklyn Woman Died on Hospital Floor due to Blood Clots.

admin — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 11:08:49 +0000

The attorney for the family who has filed the case against Kings County Hospital, Brooklyn said that the victim died from blood clots. These clots were developed due to inactivity after waiting for more than 24 hours in the psychiatric ward of Kings County Hospital.

The surveillance video clearly showed Esmeen Green fell from her seat after waiting for more than 24 hours in the psychiatric ward. She was shaking on the floor, and was left unattended for more than 1 hour. Several hospital workers passed by, simply ignoring her.

The lawyer has reported that blood clots were formed in her legs due to inactivity and has filed a case (wrongful death, and medical negligence) against the Kings County Hospital, New York. These clots traveled through her bloodstream to her lungs, thus causing her death.

A dying person could have been saved, if Kings County Hospital would have examined and treated her in timely fashion. She could have been given anti-coagulation drugs or she could have been told to walk around to remove the clotting in her legs.

Mrs.Green’s sister and daughter have filed a $25 Million lawsuit against the Kings County Hospital which includes criminal, and medical negligence charges against the hospital authorities.

Meanwhile, the hospital authorities have issued statement that they have introduced changes in their psychiatric program, and have reduced waiting times. They have made mandatory checks to be conducted every 15 minutes on patients admitted to their psychiatric ward.

New York State Has High Hospital Infection Rates

admin — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 12:56:57 +0000

According to the State Department of Health report; last year state hospitals had a highest rate of infection in surgical intensive care units than the rest of the nation.

It was found that the New York surgical intensive care units had 3.7 infections for every 1,000 days of central line treatment, as compared to an average of 2.7 infections nationwide.

The central line is a tube that is inserted in a major vein, in order to enable doctors to monitor a health condition of a patient.

Health officials said hospitals in the city compared favorably in comparison to the state.

Metropolitan Hospital of Manhattan averaged at 10.8 infections for every 1,000 days. The Jacobi Hospital averaged around 8 infections and Manhattan’s Harlem Hospital closely followed behind with 7.9 infections.

This report was compiled in compliance with a 2005 law that requires all the states to track infection trends.

Urgent Warning On Antibiotic Cipro Slaped by FDA

admin — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 12:54:51 +0000

The makers of the antibiotic Cipro on Tuesday asked by The Food and Drug Administration to add a “black box warning” to their all products, seeing the risks of tendon ruptures and tendonitis. The injury could also leave patients incapacitated.

This warning was for Cipro and its generic Ciprofloxacin, along with antibiotics like the flouroquinolone class of drugs, & Levaquin, Avelox, Floxin,Proquin , Factive, XR, Noroxin, and generic Ofloxacin.

According to Health officials patients should immediately stop taking the medicines if they develop any tendon pain, swelling, or inflammation.

Cipro is normally used to treat bacterial infections in strep throat, urinary tract, and in case of skin infections. It is also used to treat anthrax.

Officials say although the side effects are not common but the risk increases in people over 60 and those taking corticosteroids. People with kidney, heart, or lung transplant also have an increased risk.