By Murphy & Fay LLP | Published August 24, 2015 | Posted in Medical Malpractice, Murphy & Fay, LLP Blog, Personal Injury | Leave a comment
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Medical Malpractice Cases based on Medication Errors
Many medication errors occurred more than people realize and usually, they happen with the pharmacist and sometimes with the primary physician where they prescribed the wrong medication. Sometimes it doesn’t occur on the doctor’s end. Sometimes it occurs somewhere between when the doctor wrote a prescription until it got to the pharmacist. Usually, what happens Read More
Read MoreMedical Malpractice Cases based on Diagnostic Studies
A very viable medical malpractice cases always one involving in faulty diagnosis by a doctor, hospital or facility. Sometimes it occurs doctors or facilities misdiagnose its patient’s conditions. A typical could be a misdiagnosis of cancer. Many families come and see me all the time when they say all the doctor misdiagnosed something other than Read More
Read MoreMedical Malpractice Cases based on Delay
Medical malpractice cases based on delay are, again, all malpractice cases are difficult. They can be one. They have to be worked up properly. That’s why it’s important to get the right malpractice firm. But delaying treatment is recoverable if you can prove through expert testimony that the delay in the services that should’ve been Read More
Read MoreImportance of Duty and Breach of Duty
In medical malpractice cases, we’re always dealing with the standard of care. What the standard of care is a set of duties and responsibilities that the doctor has to you as their patient in which they need to follow in order to get the best result for you as their patient. If we can establish Read More
Read MoreStatutes of Limitations Differences between Children and Adults
The statute of limitations in Rhode Island will not begin to run for any individual if they’re found to be incompetent of haven’t reached the age of majority. So obviously, when you’re dealing with a minor who’s involved in an automobile accident case or some other personal injury case, the statute of limitation to file Read More
Read MoreImportance of Pre-Judgment Interest in Rhode Island
In Rhode Island, we have what’s called pre-judgment interest which will be added on to any final judgment either after trial or binding arbitration. The legislator in Rhode Island has decided that that figures 12% a year, 1% a month. The purpose of that is to incentify insurance companies to settle these cases before they Read More
Read MoreDoes an Injury Towards a Minor Differ from Normal Statutes?
With a minor involved in a case, the statute of limitation is not gonna start to run until the minor reaches the age of majority which is 18 so that the minor would have 3 years from his or her 18th birthday to file the lawsuit. This informational blog post was provided by Mark A. Fay, Read More
Read MoreStatute of Limitations within a Medical Malpractice Case
The important thing to know about a medical malpractice limitation is it’s 3 years from when the malpractice occurred. There are some exceptions to that rule called the discovery rule which means if you did not know about the malpractice, you didn’t discover it until a year later or 6 months later, then the statute Read More
Read MoreProving a Medical Malpractice Case
Medical malpractice cases in Rhode Island are not easy cases. They are always very elongated. Most of the insurance companies who represent doctors and hospitals are not gonna settle this cases. You have to be willing and ready to go the whole mile against in a malpractice case. Well, I always explain this to my Read More
Read MoreTime Frame to Work Through a Wrongful Death Case
In Rhode Island right now, it takes approximately 2 and a half to 3 years from the time you actually file a wrongful death claim until you will receive a trial date and get your day in court. What I recommend or what I advise my clients when they come to see me is that Read More
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