On behalf of Williams DeClark Tuschman Co. L.P.A. | Feb 13, 2020 | Medical Malpractice
You might expect that a plastic surgeon would carry medical malpractice insurance, but many states like Ohio do not require it. This legal loophole leaves the patients of botched surgeries with few options of receiving compensation for their injuries. It makes sense...
| Aug 6, 2019 | Medical Malpractice, Nursing Home Abuse
Nursing Homes Can Reduce Deadly Infections by Helping Residents Brush Their Teeth Brushing your teeth helps prevent cavities and gum disease, but that’s not its only benefit. Studies have shown that poor oral health can lead to serious illness. In nursing...
| Jun 25, 2019 | Medical Malpractice
Off-label epidural steroid injections, or ESI, are used by millions of medical professionals to treat neck and back pain. However, patients often don’t realize “off-label” medical devices or medication are classified as such to highlight a crucial fact about...
| Jun 11, 2019 | In the News, Medical Malpractice, Product Liability
The FDA has issued a Class 1 recall for defective surgical staplers produced by Ethicon, a subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson. After an extensive investigation, Ethicon identified the malfunctions and was forced to pull products. Over 92,000 surgical staples were...
| Jun 4, 2019 | Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Product Liability
While the nation battles a catastrophic opioid epidemic, a new herbal supplement has emerged as the latest controversy in the health and drug worlds. Originating from Southeast Asia, kratom has been popularized in the West as a remedy for pain, anxiety, and drug...
On behalf of Williams DeClark Tuschman Co. L.P.A. | Jun 3, 2019 | Medical Malpractice, Product Liability
The Food and Drug Administration recently acknowledged that it maintained a hidden database of surgical stapler malfunctions. The “alternative summary” system contained over 56,000 reports of problems with the devices between 2011 and 2018. These non-public reports...
| May 29, 2019 | Defective Medical Devices, Health & Safety, In the News, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury
The FDA convened the General and Plastic Surgery Devices Advisory Panel to discuss the long-term risks and benefits of breast implants for both augmentation and reconstruction purposes. The meeting discussed a number of important health matters including Breast...
| Dec 14, 2018 | Medical Malpractice
A year after a failed heart transplant at Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center resulted in her 64-year-old husband’s (David Kveton) death, Judy Kveton received a letter in March 2017 by an anonymous individual, claiming that the hospital is known for some of the worst...
| Nov 19, 2018 | Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Product Liability
Advancements in modern medicine continue to help women across the U.S. with reproductive problems, but not all of the medical treatments available are as safe as they seem. A new medical technique uses a medical laser in the vaginal area to rejuvenate the female...
| Aug 28, 2018 | Medical Malpractice
While many had maintained hope that the opioid epidemic would be under control by now, a recent report issued by officials across Ohio, Kentucky, and West Virginia found that overdose deaths increased by nearly 11.5% in those states from 2016 to 2017. Worse still,...
