The Care and Feeding of Expert Witnesses
The “care and feeding” of your expert witness or witnesses is one of the most important aspects of your case. Expert witnesses are...
REFLEX SYMPATHETIC DYSTROPHY (RDS) – A MYSTERIOUS PAIN EXPLAINED
INTRODUCTION An otherwise healthy patient presents to the emergency department of her local hospital after falling onto her out-stretched...
THE FAILURE TO TIMELY DIAGNOSE CAUDA EQUINA SYNDROME (CES) IN THE EMERGENCY ROOM AND ITS RELATED CON
INTRODUCTION A 25-year-old otherwise healthy male lifts a heavy piece of machinery while at work and immediately suffers low back and...
Costs: "Costs can be loosely categorized as those costs that can and usually are awarded to the
COSTS: HOW THEY ARE AWARDED AND WHY YOU SHOULD BE AWARE OF THEM Costs can be loosely categorized as those costs that can and usually are...
PLASTIC SURGERY: Woman Suffers Necrosis Following Breast Reduction - Multiple Additional Procedures
We thank Charles E. Rawlings, attorney for the plaintiff, for sending us a report of this case. The plaintiff, age thirty-three, had...
EMERGENCY MEDICINE: Failure to Properly Evaluate and Refer to Urologist Following Blunt Trauma to Te
We thank Charles E. Rawlings, attorney for the plaintiff, for sending us a report of this case. The plaintiff went to the emergency room...
Back Pain, Lumbar Surgery and Litigation: A Brief Overview
Low back pain is one of the most common symptoms a physician encounters in the general patient population. Low back pain occurs at least...