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Medical Malpractice
- D.C. Medical Malpractice Lawyers: Guilty Hospitals Recommend Attorneys to Patients in Medical Malpractice Cases
- Special Needs Children: A Guide to Resources
- Medical Malpractice - Hospitals, HMOs and doctors should disclose malpractice
Workers' Compensation
- Two Important Tips for your Workers Compensation Case
- Can you trust the workers comp nurse case manager?
- D.C. Workers Compensation Injury? Don't believe what your employer tells you.
Automobile Accidents
- Truck Driver Error: The Main Cause of Most Trucking Accidents
- D.C. Personal Injury Lawyer explains why accident victims should not use a lawyer who contacts them.
- Why its critical to have uninsured motorist coverage for a Maryland accident
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- Assaults at WorkPosted on 9/12/2011
- On the job exposure to infectious diseasesPosted on 7/6/2011
- Frank R. Kearney elected to Board of Governors of the D.C. Trial Lawyers AssociationPosted on 5/4/2011
- Failing to keep Patients safe before and after surgeryPosted on 1/20/2011
- Suing the District of Columbia requires noticePosted on 11/19/2010
- 969 construction workers died on the job, many from preventable fallsPosted on 11/9/2010
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Medical Malpractice
- Medical Malpractice Lawyers have a duty to their clients - patients injured by medical mistakes and families who have lost a loved one due to medical malpractice. Some Maryland hospitals now have a list of medical malpractice attorneys they refer patients to.
- Medical malpractice attorneys answer questions about medical malpractice in D.C., Maryland and Virginia
- What are the effects of birth injury or birth trauma on a newborn?
Workers' Compensation
- On Workers compensation? The insurance company can be watching and videotaping your every move, discussing your case with your neighbors and following your family.
- Doctors often tell their workers compensation patients that they can only work light duty. But does an employer have to provide light duty to someone on workers compensation?
- Injured at work in D.C., Maryland or Virginia or working for a D.C., Maryland or Virginia company when you got hurt on the job? Where do you file your workers compensation case - and where does the insurance company want you to file?
Automobile Accidents
- Car and truck accidents on the Beltway, I-95 and I-270 cause death and injuries in D.C., Maryland and Virginia. The July newsletter is devoted to safe driving and preventing car and truck accidents in D.C., Virginia and Maryland.
- Answering client's questions about accidents.
- Accidents caused by teenage drivers
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- Need to Knows about Leg Fractures from Car Accidents and Keeping your Children Safe from Potential Heart Disease and Strokes
- Do as I say, not as I sue: Exposing the Lawsuit-Happy Hypocrites of the U.S. Chamber's Institute for Legal Reform
- A Halloween Valentine's Day Story and Tips to keep your children safe this Halloween
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Donahoe Kearney Patient and Worker Safety Blog
If a child, patient or family is harmed by the medical system, the last thing they want is misinformation, empty promises or boasting from a lawyer about how great he or she is. Families and patients want information on what happened to their child or family member, whether it could have been prevented, and what could make it better. Did the doctors and nurses put the patient's safety first? Did they recognize signs and symptoms of an illness, disease or injury?
Many times, the investigation reveals the medical treatment was appropriate, the injury was not preventable or the condition would have occurred anyway. And those families understand what happened, because no one ever explained it to them.
Sometimes the investigation shows medical errors that were preventable. When families find that out, they don't want revenge. Their only thoughts are "How will I get my child's wheelchair up the stairs when he's a teenager?" or "Who will take care of my special needs child when I'm gone?" Those families need information about their rights, and they need lawyers who will give them the information - both good and bad about the benefits and limitations of the legal system.
Medical Malpractice
D.C. Medical Malpractice Lawyers: Guilty Hospitals Recommend Attorneys to Patients in Medical Malpractice Cases
Maryland hospital corporations have lists of attorneys they refer patients to after they commit medical malpractice on the patient.Workers' Compensation
Two Important Tips for your Workers Compensation Case
Important tips to keep in mind that will significantly help with your Workers Compensation CaseGeneral
How to Avoid Diabetes without the Aid of Medication
The long-term benefits and consequences of using drugs meant for those with diabetes to prevent diabetes is unknown. Luckily there are other prevention methods.Labels: Medical Tips
Automobile Accidents
Truck Driver Error: The Main Cause of Most Trucking Accidents
If your or a loved one is travelling this holiday season on a road trip, be careful on our crowded highways and beltway. And watch out for those trucks.Labels: accident car accident
Medical Malpractice
Special Needs Children: A Guide to Resources
As D.C. medical malpractice lawyers, we work with families who have a disabled child. And we are publishing a resource guide for special needs kids.General
Multinational Corporations Want Justice All For Themselves
Corporations have been using the U.S. Chamber of Commerce to restrict the individual's access to the court system while liberally using it themselves.Labels:
Workers' Compensation
Can you trust the workers comp nurse case manager?
On workers compensation or just got hurt on the job? You can't trust the insurance company nurse.General
How do I find the right lawyer for my case?
Many lawyers take every case that comes their way, probably because they advertise on TV, in the yellow pages, on the internet. We don't.Labels: injury right lawyer
Maryland attorney who defrauded insurance company sentenced
The Maryland attorney who committed fraud in his own personal injury case is sentenced. Maryland Personal Injury Attorney's investigator sentenced
Honest Maryland personal injury lawyers now have a tougher job after insurance scam attorney pleads guilty.Workers' Compensation
D.C. Workers Compensation Injury? Don't believe what your employer tells you.
Hurt at work in D.C.? Some employers give injured workers the wrong information about workers compensation rights.Medical Malpractice
Medical Malpractice - Hospitals, HMOs and doctors should disclose malpractice
D.C., Maryland and Virginia medical malpractice cases require extensive investigation. Many times hospitals and HMOs don't disclose malpractice to a patient.Workers' Compensation
When you're hurt at work, what does your employer tell you?
Hurt at work? Don't rely on your employer to give you the correct information on workers compensation.Medical Malpractice
Medical Malpractice: Another study showing tort reform proposals don't help cost controls
Limits on recovery for patients (including children) severely injured due to medical malpractice don't help reduce medical care costs Medication Errors - patients given the wrong medication - increase dramatically
Patients prescribed or given the wrong medication or injured due to medication side effects.Labels: medical malpractice medical mistakes
Workers' Compensation
Are you an injured worker having problems with a D.C. Workers Comp Nurse Case Managers
Nurse case manager tries to get between patient and his doctor in D.C. workers compensation caseMedical Malpractice
Hospitals not reporting medical malpractice mistakes
Medical malpractice in hospitals is severely underreported by hospitals according to one recent study of medical mistakes in hospitals. Medical Malpractice: Hospitals' Cultures of Silence undermine patient safety measures
A recent study of hospital nurses shows that silence about patient safety violations undermines patient safety measures designed to prevent medical errors.Workers' Compensation
Construction workers who fell from 13th floor saved by fall protection
Worker deaths and injuries from falls can be decreased by fall protection safety equipment.Automobile Accidents
D.C. Personal Injury Lawyer explains why accident victims should not use a lawyer who contacts them.
If you were seriously hurt in an accident in D.C., Virginia or Maryland, don't go to a personal injury lawyer an "investigator" refers you to - here's why.Labels:
Medical Malpractice
Breast cancer screening and mammograms
The American Cancer Society still recommends a baseline mammogram at age 40 and annual mammograms for women of average risk.Labels:
As many as 75% of hospital tests are not followed up on according to a recent study.
Hospitals failure to follow up on medical tests can have serious consequences for patients, including delayed or mis diagnoses and death. And according to a recent study, 75% of hospital tests are not followed up on.Workers' Compensation
Falls still #1 cause of on the job death for construction workers
Falls kill more workers on the job than any other job related work injury or accident at work.Labels: injury injury at work
Insurance company profits = collect premiums and deny claims
A workers comp insurance company won't pay for medical treatment for an injured worker who is the owner of the business and has paid premiums for 20 years.Medical Malpractice
Overworked nurses and patient safety
Can medical mistakes be caused by fatigued, overworked nurses? A recent study indicates longer nurses' shifts may put hospital patients at risk.Labels:
In D.C., Maryland and Virginia, we represent people and families - patients injured because of preventable medical mistakes, children with cerebral palsy, workers with on the job injuries and people injured in serious car accidents, and families who have lost a loved one due to medical malpractice, work and car accidents.
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Medical Malpractice
- How do I get information about resources available for children who have cerebral palsy or other disabilities in D.C., Maryland and Virginia?
- If a patient was injured in the hospital, how do you prove a medical malpractice case against a hospital in D.C.?
As D.C., Maryland and Virginia medical malpractice lawyers, what are some of the types of medical malpractice cases you handle?- I want to investigate a medical malpractice case for my child who has cerebral palsy but I am the only one caring for him. What will I have to do to investigate my child's medical malpractice case and how much time will be required?
- When someone dies and has a D.C. medical malpractice case, who does the money go to when the malpractice case settles?
Workers' Compensation
- I'm a union worker and was hurt at work in D.C. I'm getting workers comp benefits now but how do I find the best lawyer to handle by workers comp case?
- I was hurt working in a restaurant and get tips in addition to my regular wages. Are tips included in the average weekly wage and can I get workers comp benefits based on tips?
- My husband was hurt at work in D.C. We don't want to sue his company, we just want fair compensation. What should we do?
- The insurance adjuster in my D.C. workers comp case sent me to an IME doctor who said I should have surgery but I'm not sure if I should. And now she won't pay my benefits until I have surgery. Can she do this?
- I was hurt at work in D.C. Can I sue my employer and recover damages for my back injury caused by my company's negligence?
Automobile Accidents
I was injured in a car accident and hurt my back. Recently, my orthopedic doctor diagnosed sciatica. What is sciatica?
- If I'm in an accident that was the other driver's fault, should I use my health insurance to pay for the medical treatment and bills I have from the accident?
- What should I do after getting into an accident on the Maryland Beltway?
- After a car accident (that wasn't my fault) I went to a personal injury lawyer. He said he would refer me to one of "his" doctors for treatment of the injuries caused by the accident. Is this a good idea?
- My brother was in a car accident in Maryland where it was the other driver's fault. How long does he have to see a doctor for his injuries? The insurance company said there is a time limit to see a doctor. Is that true?
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