by Bell Law | Jan 22, 2021 | Advice for Patients, Malpractice, Podcast
It’s no small thing to accuse a healthcare professional of malpractice. I come from a family of doctors – my father, uncle and cousins. Doctors don’t want to be accused of hurting a patient. And that happens – sometimes they get accused when they shouldn’t. It’s...
by Bell Law | Jan 21, 2021 | Advice for Patients, Malpractice, Podcast
Medical error is the third leading cause of death in the United States according to a recent Johns Hopkins study – third only to heart disease and cancer. And by medical error, we’re talking about preventable medical errors. We’re not talking about just a...
by Bell Law | Nov 11, 2020 | Advice for Patients, Awards, Injury, Law, Malpractice, News, Podcast, Verdicts and Judgements
This fall, we launched the inaugural season of our “Face the Jury” podcast, complete with 7 episodes hosted by Lloyd Bell. The support from our listeners was tremendous. What we realized is that we’ve just begun to scratch the surface of topics to explore within the...
by Bell Law | Aug 13, 2020 | Advice for Patients
The coronavirus pandemic turned the world upside down in many regards, not least of which is healthcare. Back in the early stages of COVID-19, many people chose to put off non-essential healthcare checkups and appointments, opting for either telemedicine visits with...
by Bell Law | Jun 22, 2020 | Advice for Patients, Injury, Law, Malpractice
It’s arguably an unjust reality that the state you live in can make all the difference when it comes to recovering damages from medical malpractice litigation. This is due to what’s called ‘damages caps.’ If you have a case in progress, you might be wondering if...
by Bell Law | Jun 3, 2020 | Advice for Patients, Law, Malpractice
How are medical malpractice cases resolved? No one wants to be the victim of misdiagnosis, negligence or malpractice. After working with hundreds of clients, we know there is often hesitation to take legal action and sue another person. The legal process can feel...