One of the most devastating medical malpractice injuries you can ever face is to have the surgeon operate on the wrong part of your body. Here are some of the typical causes of wrong-site surgery:
Mistakes During Scheduling
Scheduling mistakes is a common cause of wrong-site surgery because the schedule should contain the details of the surgery. There are various forms of scheduling mistakes. For example, a scheduler may forget to double check the information or take a verbal report instead of making a written report, and this may lead to errors.
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Did you recently get busted for possession of an illicit substance? If so, you are likely feeling anxious about what might lie ahead. Drug offense law varies by state, and your punishment will of course also vary based on if you just possessed the drug or if you were actively selling it to someone else. Regardless, if you are looking to pull yourself up off the mat and tackle this problem, here are a few tips that might help.
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While shopping at a local store, you may have slipped and fell, hurting yourself in the process. Since your injuries may be the fault of the store, take the following immediate actions so you can help prove you have a case against the establishment.
Insist on Going to the Emergency Room
As soon as you fall and others gather around you, insist that you need to be taken to the emergency room.
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Depression can be a very debilitating illness for many people. It can affect an individual so much so that it can cause an inability to work and provide basic living expenses. In cases like these, many people turn to the possibility of getting Social Security Disability benefits. It can often be hard to get benefits for depression, but it is not impossible. The following are some things you need to know if you intend to pursue these benefits:
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What It Means
A personal injury lawsuit gets complicated when two parties seem both to be responsible for an accident, and each party is blaming the other one for it. There are different ways courts deal with such cases, and one way is to apply the "last clear chance" rule. In this case, you can recover damages for your injury if you can prove that the defendant had the last opportunity to prevent the accident, but didn't act accordingly.
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