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What Is The Legal Standard For Informed Consent?
There can be many challenges in a patient’s relationship with his or her doctor. One of these is that the doctor generally has more power. A number of patients file medical malpractice lawsuits because their doctors abused that power. Medical Malpractice Causes – Informed Consent In general, these lawsuits arise because doctors either did not…
What Is The Connecticut Medical Malpractice Lawsuit Time Limit?
Connecticut law dictates that for a plaintiff to timely bring an action for medical malpractice, that person must commence the lawsuit within a specific time. The facts surrounding the injury will determine how the time limit applies. Connecticut’s Personal Injury Statute of Limitations The statute of limitations for filing the lawsuit is two years. There…
Loved Ones Should File Wrongful Death Suits In Connecticut
The death of a loved one is usually quite difficult to handle. In the case of an illness or sudden death, the pain suffered by family and friends often increases. When this is considered avoidable because the cause was a fatal accident or a medical mistake, the loss of a loved one may extend beyond…
Could Joan Rivers’ Death Been Result Of Medical Malpractice?
The death of a celebrity usually makes headlines. But the death of comedian Joan Rivers may command a different headline in legal news. Apparently a doctor involved in the clinic where the fatal procedure was performed has been the subject of a previous medical malpractice suit for the same procedure. The Original Medical Malpractice Lawsuit…
Leading Causes And Effects Of Brain Injuries
One of the most catastrophic types of injuries a person can suffer is one affecting the brain. Unfortunately, head injuries in Connecticut and throughout the United States are common occurrences according to statistics released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Injuries such as a traumatic brain injury account for 30 percent of the…
Recovering Damages For Pregnancy-Related And Birth Injuries
The arrival of a newborn infant is one of the most significant events that adults can experience in their lifetimes. It is a time of renewal, of promise for the future. You want it to be as close to an example of perfection as is humanly possible; you don’t want anything to go wrong. Potential…
Doctor Accused Of Deliberate Misdiagnosis Of Patients
Cases of alleged medical malpractice that involve a misdiagnosis ordinarily center on an accusation of negligence on the part of the doctor. The complaint will generally claim that the doctor either knew, or at least should have known that his or her diagnosis was incorrect. Instances in Which a Doctor Performs an Intentional Misdiagnosis Less…