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Finding Expert Witnesses in Florida Medical Malpractice Cases Presents Significant Challenges
Individuals who sustain injury because of medical negligence naturally face challenges because of the technical nature of their cases. First, local medical practitioners are reluctant to testify against others in their field. Additionally, recent Florida statutes have imposed guidelines so stringent that many expert witnesses with valid evidence to present may not qualify to… Read More »
Are You Sure Your Doctor Treated the Right Medical Condition?
Most patients go to medical practitioners for treatment of a condition without really considering the importance of diagnosis in the process. Yet without timely and accurate diagnoses, treatments may be ineffective at best — and fatal at worst. A 2013 study revealed that diagnostic errors occur more frequently than treatment errors, and that they… Read More »
Should Punitive Damage Claims Be More Limited in Florida Nursing Home Abuse Cases?
Imagine discovering that your elderly loved one suffered abuse or neglect at a nursing home you trusted to provide the care you could not give in your own home. Now imagine that the nursing home was aware of the situation and took no meaningful action to stop it. You may have the right to… Read More »
