While we naturally trust that our health care providers know what they are doing, based on their years of experience and education, sometimes a physician is negligent in caring for a patient. A health care professional commits medical malpractice when they negligently
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This Ohio-based personal injury legal blog provides its readers with informative posts each week to offer them basic knowledge about some of the most common bases for negligence-based litigation. Mistakes made by doctors and nurses, accidents that happen on roads
Nursing homes are widespread across the country. According to the 2014 data from the CDC, there are approximately 15,600 nursing homes with 1.4 million residents in the United States. These facilities are necessary for providing assistance to many senior citizens. Unfortunately, many
Choosing to sue a party who causes the victim of a car accident harm can be a good step toward securing compensation for the aggrieved party. Victims of motor vehicle accidents can, under personal injury theories of law, offer their
Accidents happen practically every day, and often Ohio residents walk away from their incidents without any physical harm. While serious events like car accidents can cause significant personal injuries, other less dramatic accidents like trips and falls can be equally
A death can be a traumatic experience for an Ohio family. Whether the loss involves a beloved grandparent or the unexpected passing of a young relation, a death can change the way that family members connect and interact. Many deaths
Most lawsuits seeking damages for a personal injury in Ohio must be commenced within two years of the date of the injury. However, certain kinds of injuries are not immediately detectable, and the courts generally allow a plaintiff extra time to commence
You could get a bump on the head doing just about anything, and it could result in a small lump or a bruise that goes away on its own, or serious, life-threatening brain damage. Falls and motor vehicle accidents are
Any community recoils when a traffic accident kills several people, especially when children are involved. Ashtabula is still reeling from a two-vehicle accident on October 19 that killed an entire family. The victims were traveling on West 58th Street in a Toyota
The effects of negligence by a physician or other health care provide can have devastating impacts. Those impacts can be especially devastating when the patient is a young child. An Ohio jury recently awarded $44.5 million to a thirteen-year-old boy
The diagnoses patients receive have very big impacts on what treatment and care they get. Sadly, here in the U.S., it is not that uncommon for a diagnosis to be wrong. The Society to Improve Diagnosis in Medicine estimates that,
The insurance industry is built on the avoidance of making any payments on claims. They see claims as liabilities, and initially deny, defend, and delay a claim to limit that liability and save money for the company. Ultimately, it is the job of the attorneys at Joseph Law Group to advocate on behalf of our clients and to give the insurance companies and adjusters enough reason to pay an amount of money that is fair under all circumstances. When you hire Joseph Law Group to represent your claim, you are getting a full-service team of dedicated attorneys and paralegals who will be committed to pursuing the best outcome for you from day one until trial.
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