Medical Malpractice

Oklahoma residents who have been the victims of accidents where they slip and fall on hospital grounds may face confusion as to the difference between ordinary negligence and medical malpractice. The distinction between the two types of claims is crucial because of...

As some Oklahoma people have unfortunately found out, surgical mistakes happen and may be responsible for many adverse events suffered by hospital patients. Some of these errors may include an infection that might have been avoided, surgery on the wrong site and an...

Oklahoma football fans may be interested to learn that, on Aug. 13, it was announced that a former safety who played for the University of California, Berkeley, has sued the school. The former player, who was active between 2004 and 2008, claimed that the school did...

As concern over surgical errors and fear that hospitals and medical personnel are not disclosing the errors that occur continues to grow, there are a few tools being considered as a way to have a record of what goes on during a surgery, including tracking the actions...

Childbirth-related deaths have been rising in Oklahoma and across the United States for the past 25 years. Meanwhile, maternal deaths have been falling in much of the rest of the world. In fact, the U.S. was one of only eight other countries, including South Sudan and...

Although Oklahoma patients expect their doctors to be able to diagnose their conditions, there are situations when one is elusive. Despite batteries of tests and multiple appointments, medical professionals don't always have the answer. Among the hardest conditions to...

Oklahoma patients may benefit from understanding more about some of the common mistakes made by all types of physicians. It has been estimated that 15 percent of all medical conditions are misdiagnosed initially. Misdiagnosis is currently the leading mistake committed...

Oklahoma patients may find of interest a recent study that examines the preventable surgical mistakes that occur in American hospitals. Approximately one in 100,000 surgeries results in a wrong site error, which often involves a procedure performed on the wrong part...

As kids, we believed that our family doctors knew it all. If we were sick, our physician would figure out what the problem was so that we could be treated. However, as you get older, you realize that doctors are just people too, and they certainly don’t know...

Anytime a person has to go through surgery they quite-literally have to place their lives in the hands of doctors and nurses. Unfortunately, even a minor mistake can lead to major consequences for the patient. Surgical errors are much more common than we would like to...