A federal wrongful death lawsuit alleging that a community health center failed to properly treat a pregnant mother’s diabetes, resulting in the stillbirth of her son, has been settled for $575,000. The mother, Ammee Price, filed the lawsuit individually and as special administrator for her deceased son, Christopher E. Price, Jr., pursuant to the Illinois Wrongful Death Act. The mother received... 

It doesn’t take much to make a medication error and it may just boil down to one misread sentence, or chart order, for a potential fatality. Most often mistakes of this nature tend to occur in hospitals (long-term nursing) and cover the gamut from over medicating to under medicating and even handing out medications that may be unnecessary and/or dangerous. As our population base ages, medication... 

E-prescribing may be the safest and best way to prescribe medications in the future, and it’s just beginning to make inroads in the medical system. Statistically speaking most people, at some point in their life, will be the victim of at least one medication error a day if they are in the hospital. The facts are that medication errors do occur in other health care settings like doctor’s... 

The costs of a brain injury can be very high if a loved one falls into a vegetative state. From the continuous health care and treatment required by the patient to the time loved ones are forced to take off work, an Ohio medical malpractice attorney in Cleveland will address the costs associated with serious brain damage in a liability claim.  Health Care Costs of a Brain Injury  When patients are... 

The U.S. Department of Commerce has reported that international travelers spent more than $14.4 billion on travel and tourism in the U.S. in just one month, March, 2013, which the Department reports is an increase of 3% over the prior year, and is part of the $43 billion spent during the first quarter of 2013.   According to Department officials, international travel and tourism represents is the... 

When it comes to estate planning, many people are confused about what happens to their credit card debt when they die.  Clients tell their Bloomfield Hills estate planning lawyers that they thought the debt would be forgiven, for example.  Unfortunately, this isn’t the case, so it’s a good idea to understand what will happen to your estate and the assets you plan to leave to your loved ones. First... 

The history of Immigration in the USA goes right along the history of slavery, and can be described by one word: Discrimination. The Asians were not even allowed to enter, because Immigration was restricted to people “from Caucasian descent.” In 1923, when Bhagat Singh tried to get Citizenship, claiming that he was “Caucasian” (Indians are Caucasians by race),... 

The Defense Department announced that the plans for a new medal for drone pilots and cyber warriors have been canceled. A number of groups representing military associations and vet service organizations had lobbied the White House to instruct the Defense Department to lower the ranking of the new drone medal. They would like the Distinguished Warfare Medal to be ranked below the Bronze Star and the... 

Starting April 30, 2013, the United States Customs and Border Protection agency has begun providing foreign national travelers to the United States with a passport stamp and making available an electronic record of admission instead of providing each foreign national with a paper I-94 as evidence of lawful admission.  The paperless I-94 process is for foreign national travelers arriving by air and... 

In some cases, newborns may suffer birth injuries because of the mechanical forces of birth. These can include traction (the force and movement used to deliver or pull the child out of the birth canal), compression (the pressure used to push the child through the birth canal), or the tools that are used to aid in delivery such as forceps or vacuums. When related to medical mistakes, a medical malpractice...