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Category: Wrongful Death
Most Common Causes of Wrongful Death Cases in Illinois
Most Common Causes of Wrongful Death Cases in Illinois. For more than 50 years, Hassakis & Hassakis has helped survivors of families claim millions of dollars for wrongful death settlements in Southern Illinois. Our firm recognizes how difficult it can be to lose a family member, spouse, or financial dependant due to a negligent act that may or may not …
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3 Myths about Misdiagnoses Dispelled
Myths about misdiagnoses dispelled Physicians are generally trusted to provide the appropriate care for various types of injuries, diseases and other ailments. Unfortunately, however, problems can arise in the diagnostic process, complicating the delivery of proper care to ailing patients – and potentially putting them in harm’s way. Revealing th …
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3 Harmful Myths about Birth Injuries
A birth injury can change you and your baby’s life forever. Although some birth injuries can result from genetic abnormalities, others may be cause by the mistakes made by medical professionals before, during and/or after the delivery of the baby. Understanding when such medical mistakes have contribute to birth injuries can be key to knowing when to …
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Could Operating Room Cameras Prevent Surgery Errors, Reduce Medical Malpractice?
Medical Malpractice Preventable medical errors are the third leading cause of death in the U.S. While misdiagnoses are among the most common types of medical errors that occur, many medical mistakes also take place in operating rooms as patients are undergoing surgery. Wrong-site surgery, leaving foreign objects in patients and other preventable surgica …
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Illinois Inmate’s Family Secures $800,000 Wrongful Death Settlement, One of the Largest Amounts Ever Paid for an Illinois Prison Suit
A wrongful death lawsuit filed against Wexford Health Sources. The healthcare provider for the Illinois prison system, has reportedly been settled for $800,000. This marks one of the single largest payouts for a suit alleging subpar medical care in the Illinois prison system. Details of the Case According to federal court records for this case. Th …
Category: Medical Malpractice
3 Medical Malpractice Myths You Shouldn’t Believe
While many medical professionals are responsible, qualify and diligent, those who are not can end up hurting the people who rely on them for medical help. When any type of mistake or negligence results in medical malpractice and harm to patients, injure people will have the right to sue the professionals who cause them harm, providing these patients …
Category: Medical Malpractice
Alarm Fatigue & Medical Malpractice: What You Should Know
Alarm fatigue is a serious patient safety concern in health care facilities, such as hospitals, because it can harm patients, preventing them from getting essential or even life-saving treatments. Alarm fatigue is a prominent problem in U.S. hospitals, our Mount Vernon medical malpractice lawyers explain. Here’s why, and here’s what some think sho …
Category: Medical Malpractice
3 Facts You Should Know about Medical Malpractice Lawsuits
Medical malpractice happens all too often, and when doctors or other medical professionals make mistakes that hurt patients, injure people can pursue justice and compensation via medical malpractice lawsuits. These facts about medical malpractice lawsuits clear up some common, possibly harmful myths about these cases, a trusted Mount Vernon medical malp …
Category: Medical Malpractice
Hospital-Acquired Infections in Ill. Facilities Have Declined, CDC Reports
Hospital-acquired infections (HIAs) are infections people develop as a result of being treat in a healthcare facility. Given that these people tend to already have health impairments, HIAs can be serious – if not deadly – in the worst cases. Currently, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) are working on eliminating HIAs in the U.S. T …
Category: Medical Malpractice
Top Two Causes of Medication Errors in the U.S.
Medical malpractice can arise at any point during the diagnosis and/or treatment process. Given, however, that the delivery of medications to patients can involve the interplay of various medical professionals (and facilities), medications errors have become a more prominent form of malpractice these days – and researchers expect that these errors will i …