Posted by Powers & Santola, LLP | Medical Malpractice & Errors
With too many patients and not enough beds, Syracuse hospitals face tremendous pressure to discharge patients as soon as possible. Nevertheless, hospitals owe patients a duty to not discharge them until it is reasonably safe to do so. Doctors also must give patients proper instructions on how to care for themselves at home before being …
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Posted by Powers & Santola, LLP | Medical Malpractice & Errors
Patients should not ever feel responsible for their own safety when they are visiting a health care provider. To be sure, patients should be able to expect that they will receive timely and appropriate care from any healthcare provider, and they should not have to fear that they will suffer an injury because of a …
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When you are grieving the death of a loved one, it can be incredibly difficult to even consider the possibility of a lawsuit. When a loved one has died as a result of another party’s negligence or wrongdoing, it is essential to seek help from a Syracuse wrongful death lawyer. While moving forward with a …
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Posted by Powers & Santola, LLP | Delayed Diagnosis
Learning that you experienced a delayed cancer diagnosis is devastating. When you see a doctor and seek an accurate diagnosis of a symptom, or when you attend all of your routine screening appointments, you should be able to expect that you will receive a clear diagnosis or that your health care provider will properly recognize …
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Posted by Powers & Santola, LLP | Medical Malpractice & Errors
On the one hand, any situation in which a health care provider makes a mistake and a patient suffers harm should never happen and might be understood as a “never event.” On the other hand, some types of medical errors are so damaging and egregious that we need different terminology to describe them. This is …
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Posted by Powers & Santola, LLP | Construction & Workplace Accidents
Construction accidents in New York can result in serious and deadly injuries, and they often occur because of another party’s negligence or wrongdoing. In most work injury cases, the injured worker’s only recourse following an accident caused by negligence is to file a workers’ compensation claim. However, in New York, injured construction workers are able …
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Posted by Powers & Santola, LLP | Construction & Workplace Accidents
After a devastating construction accident in New York State, an injured construction worker (or that construction worker’s family in the event of a fatal accident) should know how to file a lawsuit in order to seek compensation. It is important to know that, although workers’ compensation is an exclusive remedy for most types of workplace …
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Posted by Powers & Santola, LLP | Wrongful Death
Losing a loved one as a result of another party’s carelessness or recklessness can be absolutely devastating, and it can be difficult to consider the possibility of a lawsuit. Yet in time, it can also become extremely important to ensure that the responsible party is held accountable. Through a wrongful death lawsuit, the family members …
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Posted by Powers & Santola, LLP | Medical Malpractice & Errors
Patients can suffer serious harm as a result of many different forms of medical malpractice, from mistakes made in surgery to diagnostic errors that result in missed and delayed diagnoses. One common type of mistake that health care providers make is a medication error. Various health care providers can be responsible for injuries resulting from …
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Posted by Powers & Santola, LLP | Delayed Diagnosis
A delayed cancer diagnosis is often devastating for a patient and for their family members. Much too frequently, when a delayed cancer diagnosis occurs, a patient seeks an accurate diagnosis from a primary care physician or even sees a specialist, only to receive the wrong diagnosis. As a result of the misdiagnosis, the patient’s cancer …
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