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Louisiana Personal Injury Blog
Can You Sue for Medical Malpractice Based on Lack of Informed Consent?
As a patient in Louisiana, you have the right to make informed decisions about your medical care. Except in extraordinary circumstances, your doctor must provide the information you need to decide whether you want to proceed with treatment. So, what happens if your...
10 Signs You May Have a Claim for Hospital Medical Malpractice
Medical malpractice is alarmingly common, especially in the hospital setting. If you have concerns about the quality of care you or a loved one received in a Louisiana hospital, you should speak with a medical malpractice lawyer promptly. Patients and family members...
What Are Your Rights if You Got Sent Home from the Hospital Without a Diagnosis?
What Are Your Rights if You Got Sent Home from the Hospital Without a Diagnosis? When you go to the hospital for treatment, you expect the doctor to provide an accurate diagnosis and appropriate treatment recommendations. So, what happens if you get sent home without...
10 Mistakes to Avoid if You Have a Claim for Hospital or Emergency Room Negligence
If you or a loved one received inadequate care in a Louisiana hospital or emergency room, you may be entitled to financial compensation. Negligence in the hospital and emergency room settings is not uncommon, and many patients and families find themselves needing to...
10 Questions to Ask a Hospital Negligence Lawyer
Suing a hospital isn’t easy. But, if you have a claim against a hospital for negligence, recovering the financial compensation you deserve could be critical to your physical, emotional, and financial wellbeing. Fortunately, a hospital negligence lawyer can help, and...
What Damages Are Available in Hospital Medical Malpractice Cases?
Medical malpractice is a very real concern for patients in Louisiana hospitals. Patients can (and do) suffer harm due to all forms of malpractice, from triage and diagnostic errors to surgical mistakes and inadequate patient monitoring. Regardless of the specific...
What Can a Hospital Negligence Lawyer Do for My Family?
Hospital negligence is unfortunately a very real concern in Louisiana (and in other states around the country). Despite the trust, we place in hospitals to provide accurate diagnoses and proper treatment, doctors, nurses, and other hospital personnel frequently make...
What To Do If You Have Concerns about Medical Malpractice in a Louisiana Hospital
If you are concerned that you or a loved one received substandard care in a Louisiana hospital, you unfortunately are not alone. Medical malpractice is far more common than it should be. From emergency rooms to delivery rooms, doctors and nurses make mistakes in...
When Can You File a Claim for Malpractice in a Louisiana Emergency Room (ER)?
When you visit an emergency room (ER), you expect to receive an accurate diagnosis and appropriate treatment. These are entirely reasonable expectations. As a patient, you are entitled to rely on your health care providers’ expertise—and you shouldn’t have to worry...
Alexandria, Louisiana Head-On Car Wreck Attorney in a Louisiana
Getting behind the wheel is as routine for most of us as brushing our teeth or taking a shower. We often take our routines for granted, assuming for the most part that everything will be as normal as it was the day before. But when a driver suddenly swerves into...