One cause of medical malpractice claims is when a patient finds out that a surgeon has left an item behind inside them after a surgery. Items that don’t belong inside the patient following a surgery should never be left behind inside them, but it does happen. There...

When you think about medical malpractice, you probably think about emergency room mistakes, surgical errors and primary doctors that miss the signs of a serious illness. You probably don’t think about your pharmacy. However, pharmacy errors are a huge source of...

You know when something is wrong with your own body. You also know when you think that your doctor may have contributed to or worsened that issue for you. For example, if you believe that your doctor misdiagnosed you or that they made a mistake with a procedure or...

You pretty much have to trust your doctor with your life, so it’s very disconcerting for patients who experience serious problems and troubling symptoms to realize that not every doctor is a good listener. Some of them may act like they’re barely in the room with you....

Surgery is arguably one of the most stressful medical experience as a person can have. Even in the simplest and most straightforward of procedures, there are risks to the patient, such as the risk of infection, the risk of an adverse reaction to the anesthesia and...

When you woke up from your surgery and realized everything that had gone wrong, you knew immediately that you wanted to sue your doctor. When you tried to talk to them about the mistakes that led to your injuries, they acted like nothing out of the ordinary had...

Being sick or injured is already scary enough. The last thing you expected was for your doctor or hospital to make your condition worse. Now, you think you may need to file a medical malpractice claim. How exactly do malpractice claims work in Indiana? Here’s the...

When your doctor writes you a new prescription for a drug, they will typically look at the list of medications you currently take to determine if there are any counter-indications for the prescription.  Certain drugs can have very negative interactions with each...

When you go to a doctor to discuss a medical issue, you expect that they will listen to you and then use their knowledge to determine the likely cause of your symptoms. From there, they can advise you on how to treat those symptoms. Unfortunately, many doctors see far...

People often think of hospitals as a place to get better or undergo intensive medical care when they need it the most. However, hospitals can be a source of injury and illness for some of the people who stay in them. The busier and more crowded a hospital becomes, the...