IN THE NewS - MEDICAL MALPRACTICE TOPICS

LASIK (Laser Assisted in Situ Keratomileusis) surgery is a procedure that reshapes a patient's cornea in an effort to reduce or eliminate the need for glasses or contact lenses. The procedure is quick, generally taking around 15 minutes to complete. During this time, the physician cuts a flap on the front of the eye and moves it aside in order to access the cornea. He or she then reshapes the cornea with a laser in order to correct the vision problem....

The Negligent Nurse...

Unnecessary Surgery...

Medical Malpractice Screening Panels...

In an ordinary medical malpractice case, the fact that a patient sustained an injury does not in and by itself create a presumption that the physician was negligent. In order to succeed, the patient has to prove, among other things, that it was the physician's treatment of the patient that caused the injury.