Medical Malpractice

It is very hard on parents when they learn that one of their children has been born with a permanent health condition. This news is, of course, hard to take emotionally, and it can also be enormously difficult in financial terms. Many such conditions require a...

A delayed C-section refers to a situation where a doctor fails to perform a cesarean delivery in a timely manner despite the presence of complications with the mother and the baby. This can occur for various reasons. A doctor might misread signs from the baby's heart...

If you have suffered harm due to the negligence of a medical professional, you may file a claim against them and/or the hospital that employs them for medical malpractice. Under Kentucky Rev. Stat. Sec. 143.140, the statute of limitations for filing a medical...

After undergoing a medical procedure, you might anticipate feeling less than 100%. But it’s possible that not all the symptoms you experience are just an expected side effect of the treatment you received. In fact, they could be indicative of medical malpractice. But...

Patients and their families in the greater Ashland and Huntington areas often sue their medical providers for negligence for several common reasons. For example, patients may face a poor medical outcome after a misdiagnosis or delayed diagnosis. Errors in diagnosis...

People put their trust in medical professionals when they need help with an illness, condition or injury. This is the natural response to try and address the problem. However, medical mistakes have long been a concern. In recent years, the hope was that technological...

If you or a loved one suffered harm due to the negligence or error of a medical professional, you may be entitled to compensation for your damages. However, you need to act quickly because there is a limited time window to file a medical malpractice claim in Kentucky....

Diagnosing medical conditions in patients is one of the most difficult parts of being a doctor. Patients will often show up at a doctor’s office in Kentucky with a variety of symptoms, so it can be hard to pinpoint exactly what is causing them. Doctors may have to...

Health care professionals are supposed to help their patients feel better, so when a patient is hurt in a medical setting, it can leave them at a loss about what to do next. Medical malpractice refers to the healthcare professional’s failure to provide the accepted...

The idea that medical practitioners make errors is worrying. Patients always put their trust in them, so when a healthcare provider offers substandard services or neglects a patient, this trust can be broken. Medical malpractice can lead to injuries or death. Below...