On behalf of Goode Law Office, PLLC | Jan 15, 2021 | Medical Malpractice
In this context, “malpractice” is another word for “negligence,” which is a lack of care. Doctors, lawyers, accountants, and most other professionals generally have a fiduciary duty. Physicians undergo years of training and patients usually have no medical knowledge...
by chrisgoode | Jan 6, 2021 | Medical Malpractice, Nursing Home Abuse And Neglect
The roots of today’s pressure ulcer claims usually go back to 2015. In that year, Medicaid allowed individual states, including Kentucky, to switch to a Fee for Service model. This program reimburses providers flat rates for certain kinds of services. As a result,...
by chrisgoode | Dec 7, 2020 | Medical Malpractice
In many ways, car wrecks happen before drivers get behind the wheel. A drink or two at a bar could cause a serious crash later. In the same way, many serious birth injuries essentially happen long before the mother reaches the delivery room. Shoulder dystocia (SD) is...
On behalf of Goode Law Office, PLLC | Oct 21, 2020 | Medical Malpractice
Shoulder Dystocia, or SD, is one of the most common labor and delivery emergencies in Kentucky. If the baby is too large to move down the mother’s narrow birth canal and becomes lodged in it, the umbilical cord keeps moving down. The cord could cut off oxygen supply...
On behalf of Goode Law Office, PLLC | Jul 13, 2020 | Injuries, Medical Malpractice, Products Liability
Federal investigators found high levels of a known carcinogen in some Zantac pills. The Food and Drug Administration urged Sanofli to recall the product, and the manufacturer complied. Testing indicated elevated levels of N-Nitrosodimethylamine, a highly toxic...
On behalf of Goode Law Office, PLLC | Jul 10, 2020 | Injuries, Medical Malpractice, Products Liability
A Florida federal judge recently unsealed some documents in a defective 3M earplug lawsuit. These documents cast 3M in a decidedly negative light. 26-year-old veteran Gabriel Thompson suffers from chronic ringing in the ears. He said it was “ridiculous” that he has to...
On behalf of Goode Law Office, PLLC | Jun 22, 2020 | Medical Malpractice, Nursing Home Abuse And Neglect, Premises Liability
Briefly, falls cause most nursing home stays. And, falls extend most nursing home stays. Fall injuries are the leading cause of nursing home admissions. Additionally, roughly two-thirds of residents slip and fall at least once during their stays. Most of these victims...
On behalf of Goode Law Office, PLLC | Nov 20, 2018 | Medical Malpractice
Medical errors take the lives of tens of thousands of people and injure many more every year. The toll is truly terrible. But legislatures sometimes make it even worse by trying to place restrictions on the ability of injured people or their families to bring lawsuits...
