When Tennessee Surgical Mistakes Happen: Protect Yourself
You have heard the horror stories – medical instruments and sponges being left inside a patient during surgery, and operations on the wrong body part, the wrong side of the body or even the wrong patient. In some cases, the post-op care is neglected and serious infection results. And while these medical mistakes are rare,…
Read MoreWhen Anesthesia Harms People: Tennessee Medical Malpractice
No one wants to undergo surgery, but sometimes there is no way around it. So, we go into the operating room expecting that everything will go well. But sometimes, medical mistakes are made and great pain and suffering can be the result. Anesthesia complications are one type of medical mishap that can end in injury…
Read MoreBrain Aneurysm Misdiagnosis: Signs and Symptoms Often Overlooked
Emergency departments exist for one primary reason: to protect those who are seriously ill and who are at risk of dying. When you visit the emergency room in Tennessee, you have the right to expect that the doctor will recognize common signs and symptoms and treat you appropriately. Unfortunately people are misdiagnosed every day. Common…
Read MoreMost Tennessee Hospital-Acquired Infections Could Be Avoided
There isn’t a single one of us who cannot appreciate the constant advances in United States hospital care. Thanks to ongoing research and technology, many diseases and injuries that would have resulted in death 50 years ago are being successfully treated. However, there is one frightening prospect when we enter the hospital that has nothing…
Read MoreSeven Medical Mistakes That Could Put Your Life at Risk
According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, at least 100,000 people die each year from medical mistakes made by doctors. Our Memphis medical malpractice lawyers list seven medical mistakes commonly made by Tennessee physicians that could potentially put your life at risk. Failure to take patient history: Before prescribing a treatment plan,…
Read MoreSpongy Surgery Surprises: What Is a Gossypiboma?
A recent study has estimated that U.S. doctors make more than 4,000 surgical errors each year. More than half of these errors involve an object that is left in the body. Most of the time, these objects are sponges. Indeed, sponges are left in the body often enough that the injuries resulting from this type…
Read MoreMisdiagnosis of Appendicitis Can Lead to Rupture and Wrongful Death
One of the most common reasons that people go to the emergency room is due to abdominal or stomach pain. Most of the time it is not life threatening, but when abdominal pain is caused by an appendicitis it must be treated quickly in order to avoid serious injury or death. An appendicitis is one…
Read MoreFailure to Diagnose Cancer: An Experienced Memphis Attorney Can Help
It is human nature for us to trust our doctors. When your doctor tells you that there is nothing to worry about, rarely does anyone seek a second opinion. Rather, we are relieved to hear the doctor’s positive report and we want to believe that things are fine. So when a doctor misses a cancer…
Read MoreCivil Rights and Medical Malpractice Lawsuit Filed Against Correct Care Solutions
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Read MoreTennessee Anesthesia Malpractice Can Result in Serious Injury and Death
Anesthesia is a necessary part of the surgical process and, like any other medical procedure, can result in Tennessee medical malpractice which harms patients. Therefore anesthesiologists and nurse anesthetists have one of the most important jobs during an operation. For most people, the thought of going through surgery without anesthesia is not an option. Due…
Read MoreLawsuit filed against Kroger and Belz in Memphis, Tennessee
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Read More$1.53 Million Jury Verdict: Memphis, Tennessee Car Wreck Case
In this case, Greer Injury Lawyers represented the family of Kathryn Sadowski. Ms. Sadowski was a passenger in a car being driven by her husband Emil Sadowski. The wreck occurred when an uninsured driver, Chamroerun Kheiv, was driving recklessly and slammed into the couple on Hwy 64 near the Wolfchase Mall. An independent witness confirmed…
Read MorePrisoner Denied Proper Medical Care: Policy Limits Settlement
Our client was serving time in prison for a non-violent crime. He was dependent upon prescription medication in order to control a chronic medical condition. Over the course of several days, the prison medical providers deprived our client of his medication, which resulted in severe and permanent injuries. To make matters worse, the prison medical…
Read MoreMemphis Truck Wreck Results in $3.7 Million Jury Verdict
On July 1, 2009, our client, Donriel Borne, was driving an 18-wheeler when traffic came to a stop on I-55 in Memphis, TN, near Crump Boulevard. Donriel stopped his truck but the 18-wheeler behind him was following too closely and rear-ended him. At the time of the wreck, Donriel was 30 years old. Donriel sought…
Read MoreLawsuit Against Tennessee Ambulance Company Results in $250,000 Settlement
Our client was being transported from a rural hospital in Tennessee to a metropolitan hospital to undergo non-emergency surgery. As his scheduled surgery was non-emergent, the ambulance driver had no reason to drive at a high rate of speed, use sirens, or travel through red lights. Moreover, the policies and procedures of the ambulance company…
Read MoreTennessee Wrongful Death Medical Malpractice Case Ends in Confidential Settlement
A fifty-four year old wife and mother of two goes in for a routine hip replacement and dies during surgery. Her Tennessee doctor carelessly cut an artery and refused to call for assistance to repair it until it was too late to save her. These are the disturbing facts of a case we recently settled…
Read MoreMemphis Hospital Bed Sore Lawsuit: $340,000 Settlement
In this case, a Memphis area hospital failed to properly turn and reposition our client. The improper nursing care cause the client’s skin to break down and he ultimately developed a bed sore or pressure ulcer on his back. The bed sore resulted in additional medical treatment and medical bills and ultimately a skin flap…
Read MoreMotorcycle Crash Ends with $250,000 Insurance Policy Limits Settlement
In this Tennessee motorcycle wreck case, our client was traveling down a two lane highway in Kingsport, Tennessee. He was following the speed limit as well as all other traffic laws. As he was passing through an intersection where he had the green light, a car traveling in the opposite direction failed to yield and…
Read More$500,000 Memphis Jury Verdict
A Memphis jury, which included a teacher, doctor, firefighter, and small business owner, returned a verdict on February 12, 2013 for $500,000, finding that the driver of an SUV was primarily responsible for an interstate crash that left both him and his passenger dead. In this wrongful death case we represented the family of the…
Read MoreJackson Tennessee Auto Accident Case Results in Settlement for Insurance Policy Limits
In this Tennessee auto accident case, we represented a teenager who was injured while riding as a passenger with an acquaintance. Unbeknownst to our client, the driver was under the influence of drugs at the time and began to drive erratically and dangerously. His actions resulted in a serious car crash and left our client…
Read More$225,000 Auto Accident Settlement
In this case, we represented the family of an elderly woman who was killed in an auto accident. The defendant attempted to argue that because our client was in her 90s at the time of her death, that her life was not worth very much money. As a result, we set the case for trial…
Read More$1 Million Wrongful Death Medical Malpractice Settlement for Misdiagnosing Brain Aneurysm
Our client’s wife visited the emergency room as a result of having a severe headache. She also experienced facial drooping and slurred speech prior to being seen in the emergency room. Despite having the classic signs and symptoms of a brain aneurysm, no CT scan was performed and the patient was discharged and told she…
Read MoreMemphis Police Officer Not Using Lights: Results in Verdict Against the City of Memphis
This accident occurred around 10:00 p.m. on Weaver road in Memphis, Tennessee. We represented a lady who was T-boned by a Memphis police officer after she pulled out of a convenience store. Witnesses at the scene testified that the Memphis Police officer was traveling at an extreme high rate of speed, around 80 mph. The…
Read MorePatient Seriously Injured After Falling Out of Hospital Bed: $550,000 Settlement
In this case, we represented the family of an elderly patient who had been admitted to a Memphis, Tennessee hospital due to complications from congestive heart failure. The patient’s lower extremities were weak and she could not walk without assistance. The patient was given powerful drugs by the hospital staff, which caused her to become…
Read MoreMemphis Car Accident Attorneys Achieve $550,000 Settlement for Mild Traumatic Brain Injury
Our client suffered a brain injury as a result of an auto accident that occurred in Memphis, Tennessee. The injury caused her to have memory loss, mood swings, and migraine headaches. It also affected her relationship with her husband of many years. The insurance company for the at fault driver paid $550,000 to settle the…
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