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When we fall ill, we visit one or more doctors for diagnostic testing. The waits can be long, the chairs can be uncomfortable, and the face time with the doctor can be short and stressful. But we attend these appointments in good faith so that the doctors will accurately tell us what is wrong. Doctors, on the other hand, work…
Medical malpractice is a complex area of law, and it can be difficult to determine whether you have a case. This article speaks in general terms about what constitutes malpractice, and what steps you need to take to build your case. These elements may not directly apply to your situation. If you have any questions please get in touch for…
Medical malpractice is often sensationalized in the media, and is perhaps not properly understood by the public. If you watch an episode of a medical drama where a scalpel gets left in a patient, you may not properly understand what your rights are when you go to the hospital for surgery the next day. You can be left wondering, when…
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…
“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…
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…
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…
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…
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…