Posted by Farl Greene

If you have been injured because of a medical error, you may know it can be difficult to get a fair medical malpractice settlement. You are not alone. A survey found that only one in eight patients who suffered an injury even filed a medical malpractice claim. But why are medical malpractice claims so difficult …

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Posted by Farl Greene

Your choice of an experienced Iowa medical malpractice attorney can mean the difference between receiving the compensation that you deserve and being stuck with unpaid medical bills. If you or someone you love has suffered injury or death at the hands of a medical professional, you need to speak with an attorney as soon as …

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Posted by Farl Greene

Have you suffered an injury because of a medical error?  According to a new study by researchers at Stanford, 1 percent of physicians were responsible for over 30 percent of paid medical malpractice claims over the course of a decade.  This means that if you’ve been hurt as a result of a medical error, it might …

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Posted by Farl Greene

If you have your medical malpractice case go to trial in Iowa, you might be facing an uphill battle.  Many jurors can be biased in the way they think about medical malpractice cases. Over the last three decades, insurance companies have been doing their best to convince you that medical malpractice litigation is out of …

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Posted by Farl Greene

If you were injured or otherwise harmed by a medical professional in Iowa, you may believe that you have a good medical malpractice lawsuit.  However, although actual medical malpractice is fairly common, medical malpractice lawsuits are not.   It takes a specific set of conditions for most attorneys to file a medical malpractice lawsuit. There are many reasons for this, …

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Posted by Pressley Henningsen

Have you or a loved one been injured because of a medication errors during surgery?  You’re not alone.  New research into medication errors shows that nearly half of all surgeries at a major U.S. hospital involve some kind of medication error, according to the Washington Post. According to the study, researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital found …

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Posted by Tim Semelroth

What It Takes To Make a Successful Medical Malpractice Case in Iowa Iowa law makes it difficult to bring a medical malpractice case.  Judges will not allow you to go forward with a medical malpractice lawsuit unless you can present testimony from a qualified medical expert who says the injured patient’s doctor committed a preventable …

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Posted by Tim Semelroth

REASON #1: Most Families of Deceased Patients Do Not Request Autopsies In an Iowa medical malpractice case, the person suing must prove that a medical professional’s error was a cause of a patient’s injury or death. In cases where the patient dies because of the medical error, cause of death is often best proved by …

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Posted by Tim Semelroth

No. 1: Iowa Law Makes Patients or Their Families Responsible for Investigating Bad Medical Results If you suspect that a loved one was seriously injured or killed by a medical error, you cannot sit back and wait for the doctor or hospital to come forward and do the right thing. In Iowa, it is your …

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