Attorney Dov Apfel is featured as one of "America's Premier Lawyers" in the February issue of Fortune Magazine. His interview will be broadcast worldwide during the month of February on Sky Radio Network's airline business show including THE FORTUNE Radio channel on American and Northwest Airlines.
Apfel, a partner in Janet, Jenner, & Suggs, LLC, is known nationally and locally among his peers as a child advocate. He represents families and assists lawyers in obstetrical malpractice and cerebral palsy cases throughout the United States.
Apfel has been selected by his peers as one of the "Best Lawyers in America" and was named as one of the top lawyers in his field in the Washington DC metropolitan area by Washingtonian Magazine. Apfel served as co-chair of the Birth Trauma Litigation Group of the American Association for Justice (AAJ) and as chair of the Maryland Trial Lawyer's Medical Negligence Group.
In addition to his litigation practice, Apfel routinely lectures at national conferences and publishes extensively on legal and medical issues arising in Cerebral Palsy litigation. His landmark law review article, "Using a Differential Diagnosis to Prove that Intrapartum Asphyxia is a Significant Cause of Cerebral Palsy," features a comprehensive critique and overview of the litigation criteria and "junk science" used by the obstetrical community to defend cerebral palsy cases
วันอาทิตย์ที่ 11 กรกฎาคม พ.ศ. 2553
วันศุกร์ที่ 2 กรกฎาคม พ.ศ. 2553
Personal Injury Caused By Traumatic Accident At Work
A man has recently been awarded Å 350,000 for injury compensation after his leg was crushed when a delivery lorry ran over him twice.
The man who is 46 years of age was left disabled when this terrible accident at work occurred 2 years ago on Christmas Eve.
A report stated that he was working as a dray man and was assisting a colleague in making a delivery to a pub. However, the delivery lorry was too big to turn round in the car park, therefore the man asked the manager of the pub to move his car. The dray man then walked around to the front of the lorry, but the driver did not see him and ran him over. The lorry driver ran over the man's leg and then reversed back over it.
The injured man's employer denied any responsibility for the accident at work, but agreed to make a payment for injury compensation in an out of court settlement.
The injured dray man has commented on the accident at work and the injuries he sustained and said: "The accident was absolutely terrifying
The man who is 46 years of age was left disabled when this terrible accident at work occurred 2 years ago on Christmas Eve.
A report stated that he was working as a dray man and was assisting a colleague in making a delivery to a pub. However, the delivery lorry was too big to turn round in the car park, therefore the man asked the manager of the pub to move his car. The dray man then walked around to the front of the lorry, but the driver did not see him and ran him over. The lorry driver ran over the man's leg and then reversed back over it.
The injured man's employer denied any responsibility for the accident at work, but agreed to make a payment for injury compensation in an out of court settlement.
The injured dray man has commented on the accident at work and the injuries he sustained and said: "The accident was absolutely terrifying
วันอาทิตย์ที่ 27 มิถุนายน พ.ศ. 2553
Arkansas Medical Malpractice Lawyers
What is Medical Malpractice?
Medical malpractice occurs when a medical professional (whether it is a doctor, nurse, surgeon, or anesthesiologist) breaches an accepted standard of care, causing injury or death. Medical malpractice is the same thing as medical negligence. Medical malpractice claims in Arkansas can be brought against a physician, nurse, hospital, clinic, or medical facility.
Hiring an Arkansas Medical Malpractice Lawyer
Our attorneys recognize that medical professionals can, like the rest of us, make mistakes in the care and treatment of their patients. However, medical mistakes can cost a person their life or leave them to cope with lifelong disabilities or illnesses. Because of this, it is extremely important to hire a law firm with the financial resources to litigate medical malpractice. These cases are difficult to litigate and are often very expensive to pursue because of the financial stakes involved.
Our lawyers are experienced in handling medical malpractice cases involving:
Birth Injuries
Incorrect Medication
Late Cancer Diagnosis
Nursing Home Abuse & Neglect
Hospital Negligence Failure To Diagnose
Surgical Errors
Emergency Room Negligence
Falls In Hospitals
Doctor / Nurse / Staff Negligence
At The Brad Hendricks Law Firm, all our Arkansas medical malpractice cases are handled on a contingency basis. If we do not recover compensation, there is no legal fee.
Birth Injuries in Arkansas - Erb’s Palsy and Cerebral Palsy
Two of the most common (and often preventable) birth injuries are cerebral palsy and Erb’s palsy. Cerebral palsy is a term used to describe a variety of problems that affect a baby’s motor control. Cerebral palsy can have a variety of causes including vacuum and forceps injuries, trauma, as well as issues related to hypoxia (lack of oxygen).
Erb’s palsy involves paralysis of the arm and is often caused by excessive traction being applied to free the baby’s shoulder when it gets trapped against the mother’s pelvic bone during birth. Erb’s palsy can be a permanent condition affecting the child throughout their life time. While cerebral palsy and Erb’s palsy can occur even when there is no obstetrical malpractice, it is important to contact a birth injury lawyer to review the cause of these birth injuries.
Medical malpractice occurs when a medical professional (whether it is a doctor, nurse, surgeon, or anesthesiologist) breaches an accepted standard of care, causing injury or death. Medical malpractice is the same thing as medical negligence. Medical malpractice claims in Arkansas can be brought against a physician, nurse, hospital, clinic, or medical facility.
Hiring an Arkansas Medical Malpractice Lawyer
Our attorneys recognize that medical professionals can, like the rest of us, make mistakes in the care and treatment of their patients. However, medical mistakes can cost a person their life or leave them to cope with lifelong disabilities or illnesses. Because of this, it is extremely important to hire a law firm with the financial resources to litigate medical malpractice. These cases are difficult to litigate and are often very expensive to pursue because of the financial stakes involved.
Our lawyers are experienced in handling medical malpractice cases involving:
Birth Injuries
Incorrect Medication
Late Cancer Diagnosis
Nursing Home Abuse & Neglect
Hospital Negligence Failure To Diagnose
Surgical Errors
Emergency Room Negligence
Falls In Hospitals
Doctor / Nurse / Staff Negligence
At The Brad Hendricks Law Firm, all our Arkansas medical malpractice cases are handled on a contingency basis. If we do not recover compensation, there is no legal fee.
Birth Injuries in Arkansas - Erb’s Palsy and Cerebral Palsy
Two of the most common (and often preventable) birth injuries are cerebral palsy and Erb’s palsy. Cerebral palsy is a term used to describe a variety of problems that affect a baby’s motor control. Cerebral palsy can have a variety of causes including vacuum and forceps injuries, trauma, as well as issues related to hypoxia (lack of oxygen).
Erb’s palsy involves paralysis of the arm and is often caused by excessive traction being applied to free the baby’s shoulder when it gets trapped against the mother’s pelvic bone during birth. Erb’s palsy can be a permanent condition affecting the child throughout their life time. While cerebral palsy and Erb’s palsy can occur even when there is no obstetrical malpractice, it is important to contact a birth injury lawyer to review the cause of these birth injuries.
วันอาทิตย์ที่ 20 มิถุนายน พ.ศ. 2553
Erb’s Palsy And Birth Injuries - Texas Doctors Causing Nerve Damage During Birth?
Most people have heard of cerebral palsy, a nerve condition that affects millions of people that can be caused by a preventable birth injury. However, many Texans are not aware of a related birth injury, Erb’s palsy. Unlike cerebral palsy, a large percentage of Erb’s palsy cases are caused by trauma during labor and delivery. A child with Erb’s palsy, also known as a brachial plexus injury, could have received their disability in a number of ways:
• A baby is pulled out of the birth canal using enough force to cause trauma.
• A woman goes through a prolonged labor without proper intervention.
• A baby is born in the breach position.
• A baby is too large to be delivered without complications.
• A medical professional misuses a medical device to help labor and birth.
In most of these cases, a health professional should have been aware of complications and acted to safely fix the problem and deliver a healthy baby. In other cases, the health professional, be it a nurse, doctor, or midwife, should have known how to properly monitor the baby and how to properly use medical devices associated with the birthing process.
Erb’s palsy damages the bundle of nerves that travel from the head to the arm, hand, and fingers. Twisting or stretching these nerves can lead to long-term and permanent damage that can cause the child to lose dexterity, to have curled fingers, and to have a deformed and useless arm. Roughly two out of every 1,000 babies born in the United States today have this birth injury.
If your child has been injured because of medical malpractice or negligence by a midwife, then contact the Rasansky Law Firm. You are fighting for the well-being and financial stability of your child.
We have an extensive background in this area and will provide you with a Free Initial Consultation. Call the Rasansky Law Firm today at 1 800 ATTORNEY (288-6763) or (214) 747-HELP (4357) and speak with one of our highly trained Dallas birth injury attorneys.
• A baby is pulled out of the birth canal using enough force to cause trauma.
• A woman goes through a prolonged labor without proper intervention.
• A baby is born in the breach position.
• A baby is too large to be delivered without complications.
• A medical professional misuses a medical device to help labor and birth.
In most of these cases, a health professional should have been aware of complications and acted to safely fix the problem and deliver a healthy baby. In other cases, the health professional, be it a nurse, doctor, or midwife, should have known how to properly monitor the baby and how to properly use medical devices associated with the birthing process.
Erb’s palsy damages the bundle of nerves that travel from the head to the arm, hand, and fingers. Twisting or stretching these nerves can lead to long-term and permanent damage that can cause the child to lose dexterity, to have curled fingers, and to have a deformed and useless arm. Roughly two out of every 1,000 babies born in the United States today have this birth injury.
If your child has been injured because of medical malpractice or negligence by a midwife, then contact the Rasansky Law Firm. You are fighting for the well-being and financial stability of your child.
We have an extensive background in this area and will provide you with a Free Initial Consultation. Call the Rasansky Law Firm today at 1 800 ATTORNEY (288-6763) or (214) 747-HELP (4357) and speak with one of our highly trained Dallas birth injury attorneys.
How a Birth Injury Lawyer Can Help
Birth trauma lawyers are experts in the fields of both personal injury and birth injury law. They know how to obtain all of the necessary medical records and to evaluate the treatments and medications that were prescribed. These attorneys have extensive experience interacting with both medical experts and a wide variety of other healthcare providers. As specialists, these lawyers have also frequently settled and tried a number of cases very similar to yours and know how to help you.
Investigating Claims
You don’t need to personally have an extensive understanding of all the medical acts or omissions that led to your child’s injuries. Your birth trauma lawyer will explain to you what the medical records reveal. You should feel free to ask any questions you have about medications given to you or why certain procedures weren’t performed when requested.
Cost of a Birth Injury Lawyer
Birth trauma Lawyer know that in addition to locating the best specialists to meet your child’s medical needs, you’re probably very concerned about being able to afford all of this current and future medical care. Some medical errors made by physicians can ultimately cost vast sums of money over the years. Rest assured that our legal experts know how to build your case, hire the appropriate experts on your behalf and pursue your lawsuit in the most ethically appropriate and legally beneficial manner possible. Our birth trauma lawyers fully understand the lifelong importance of your lawsuit.
Most consultations for your Birth Injury Claim are free. You should submit your case details for a free case review from our Birth Injury Attorneys.
Investigating Claims
You don’t need to personally have an extensive understanding of all the medical acts or omissions that led to your child’s injuries. Your birth trauma lawyer will explain to you what the medical records reveal. You should feel free to ask any questions you have about medications given to you or why certain procedures weren’t performed when requested.
Cost of a Birth Injury Lawyer
Birth trauma Lawyer know that in addition to locating the best specialists to meet your child’s medical needs, you’re probably very concerned about being able to afford all of this current and future medical care. Some medical errors made by physicians can ultimately cost vast sums of money over the years. Rest assured that our legal experts know how to build your case, hire the appropriate experts on your behalf and pursue your lawsuit in the most ethically appropriate and legally beneficial manner possible. Our birth trauma lawyers fully understand the lifelong importance of your lawsuit.
Most consultations for your Birth Injury Claim are free. You should submit your case details for a free case review from our Birth Injury Attorneys.
วันอาทิตย์ที่ 23 พฤษภาคม พ.ศ. 2553
Birth Injuries, Birth Defects, & Michigan Medical Malpractice Claims
Many types of injuries can occur during pregnancy, labor or after birth. Some of the most common types of birth injuries include cerebral palsy, erb's palsy, and brachial palsy. Birth trauma is an injury to the child during the delivery. Caring for a child with a birth injury, caused by the negligence, costs an unfathomable amount over the lifetime of the child. Filing a medical malpractice claim through can result in much needed financial assistant for medical expenses and other costs.
Medical error can cause birth injuries or can increase their severity or permanence. Medical errors include: failing to anticipate birth complications, such as your baby's twisted umbilical cord; failure to respond appropriately to bleeding; failure to respond to fetal distress; delay in ordering a cesarean section when medically necessary; misuse of forceps or a vacuum extractor during delivery; or poor after-care after.
Injuries can occur during the birth of a child. A child can suffer permanent brain injury, Cerebral Palsy, nerve injury or even death as well as other complications later in life like learning difficulties, emotional difficulties and mental retardation.
One of the common birth injuries is shoulder dystocia which can be caused during delivery by a physician's improper use of forceps. Besides pain, the injury results a limited ability to move a hand or arm. Often a baby suffering from shoulder dystocia cannot lift their arm above the shoulder level. Other common birth injuries are Erb's Palsy and Brachial Plexus injuries.
Lack of oxygen to the brain during delivery can cause an anoxic or mechanical injury. Anoxic injuries are those caused by a reduced oxygen supply during delivery. The same kind of brain damage can be produced by a physical trauma during birth. This type of physical trauma is known as a "mechanical injury," such as a fractured skull.
Indicators that a fetus has an higher risk of birth injury include a difficult, prolonged labor, improper use of medication by the pregnant mother, a large fetus or a breech birth. An unreasonable delay in performing an emergency cesarean section can increase the risk of injury.
A pregnant woman with gestational diabetes faces a greater risk of complications at birth. About two to seven babies out of a thousand births will suffer birth injuries. Every precaution to ensure a healthy delivery should be pursued by seeing a competent pre-natal physician.
The statute of limitations for birth injury cases varies from state to state. In Michigan, you must file a lawsuit within two years after the minors 10th birthday. If you miss a deadline, your claim will be lost forever. To avoid these severe consequences it is important that you contact a Michigan birth injury lawyer so that you may make a medical malpractice claim.
How to Find a Birth Injury Attorney?
Finding a birth injury attorney is not something that anyone expects to do when they are planning for their new baby. When the unthinkable happens, however, it is critical to understand the ins and outs of finding a birth injury attorney that is right for you and your emotional and financial situation.
Decide to consult with a birth injury attorney. Many families are faced with the choice of seeking out an attorney or simply letting the injury fade as a painful memory. Unfortunately, many states have a statute of limitations on birth injury claims. This means that if too much time has passed since the birth injury, you may not be able to raise the claim, ever. If you are unsure if you have a claim, or are reluctant to bring one while you are in such emotional turmoil, seek out a birth injury attorney for a consultation if for nothing else.
Look for a birth injury attorney that offers free consultations. A reputable birth injury attorney will meet with you to discuss your options and tell you honestly if you have a claim for free. This one consultation can save you years of wondering whether you did the right thing by not pursuing a birth injury claim. Further, nearly all birth injury attorneys only get paid when and if you have your claim settled or won, so you won't have to worry about paying out of pocket attorney's fees.
Ask the birth injury attorney if they have ever handled cases like yours. Despite the jokes made at their expense, attorney's are bound by a code of ethics, and most attorneys will let you know up front if they are qualified to handle your case or they will refer you to someone who is.
Present all the facts, no matter how trivial they may seem, to your birth injury attorney. Write down any thoughts or memories you have that may help the attorney do their job. Remember, when in doubt, write it out.
Decide to consult with a birth injury attorney. Many families are faced with the choice of seeking out an attorney or simply letting the injury fade as a painful memory. Unfortunately, many states have a statute of limitations on birth injury claims. This means that if too much time has passed since the birth injury, you may not be able to raise the claim, ever. If you are unsure if you have a claim, or are reluctant to bring one while you are in such emotional turmoil, seek out a birth injury attorney for a consultation if for nothing else.
Look for a birth injury attorney that offers free consultations. A reputable birth injury attorney will meet with you to discuss your options and tell you honestly if you have a claim for free. This one consultation can save you years of wondering whether you did the right thing by not pursuing a birth injury claim. Further, nearly all birth injury attorneys only get paid when and if you have your claim settled or won, so you won't have to worry about paying out of pocket attorney's fees.
Ask the birth injury attorney if they have ever handled cases like yours. Despite the jokes made at their expense, attorney's are bound by a code of ethics, and most attorneys will let you know up front if they are qualified to handle your case or they will refer you to someone who is.
Present all the facts, no matter how trivial they may seem, to your birth injury attorney. Write down any thoughts or memories you have that may help the attorney do their job. Remember, when in doubt, write it out.
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