By Murphy & Fay LLP | Published October 26, 2015 | Posted in Murphy & Fay, LLP Blog, Personal Injury | Leave a comment
One of the most important things you can do when you’re going into an attorney’s office to represent you on a personal injury case is to ask that attorney “When’s the last time you tried a case? When is the last time you were in a court room either state court, federal court or district Read More
Read MoreIf you ever hear from a doctor that a continuing problem that you have as a result of some kind of treatment you’ve received from a doctor is “your fault”, you might have a problem. It’s very important that if you have a continuing problem as a result of something a doctor did or didn’t Read More
Read MoreCausation in a medical malpractice case is very important. With the help of the proper expert which we have available, the expert will let us know that the breach of the standard of care which the doctor committed actually resulted in the injury which you’re claiming. Without that causation piece in the medical malpractice case, Read More
Read MoreMedical malpractice cases based in surgical errors occur again, more frequently than people probably realize. The important thing on a medical malpractice case involving a surgical error is to make sure that all the medical records are compiled, organized and reviewed by a proper surgical expert. Again, I’ve been doing this for 25 years. I Read More
Read MoreMany 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 MoreA 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 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 MoreIn 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 MoreThe 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 MoreIn 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
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