Louisiana Legal Blog

The Sharon Boxie Story

Every day, somewhere in America, more than 300 innocent men, women and children become victims of medical malpractice at the hands of incompetent and negligent doctors, maybe just like your own family doctor, and end up either dead or permanently injured. Last year, over 98,000 victims were killed by doctors; that’s like two 737’s crashing each and every day, killing…

The Emma Mejias Story

Emma Mejias died a horrible and painful death, on her very first Christmas Eve in 2004, at the hands of 25 doctors and nurses, another victim of medical malpractice. All 25 of them systematically and willfully ordered and administered the wrong drugs for her life-threatening condition called SLOS (Smith Lemli Opitz Syndrome). SLOS is a congenital abnormality, which requires treatment…

The Rebecca Gatti Story

“Dr. William J. Erwin failed to comply with the appropriate standard of care for an OB/GYN in the year 2007, and as a result, Rebecca Gatti, a newborn baby girl, suffered severe brain damage which is lifelong and irreversible.” Those brutally frank words were from the Louisiana Medical Review Board to Ryan and Susan Gatti, the parents of their new…

Louisiana State Cap on Compensation for Loss & Damages

When it comes to compensation for the victims of medical malpractice and nursing home negligence , the cards are stacked against them in our state. Doctors, hospitals, nurses, nursing homes, and other healthcare providers are given an extraordinary level of protection in Louisiana. In an interview, attorney John L. Hammons of Nelson & Hammons Attorneys at Law, sat down with…

Louisiana Medical Malpractice Law Firm

Nelson & Hammons has championed the rights of victims of medical malpractice since 1980, having successfully represented hundreds of such patients or their families. With its office in Shreveport, Louisiana Medical Malpractice law firm, Nelson & Hammons remains committed to quality medical care for its clients and their families as well as obtaining just compensation for those patients who have…

Deaths From Medical Mistakes in the U.S.

In an interview, attorney John L. Hammons of Nelson & Hammons Attorneys at Law, sat down with the Executive Producer and Host of Insider Exclusive, Steve Murphy, to discuss deaths that are caused by medical mistakes in the United States. In 2013, the prestigious Journal of Patient Safety published a study that as many as 440,000 patients die each year…