On May 3, 2023, a mass shooting occurred at a Northside Hospital facility in Midtown Atlanta, Georgia. It’s been all over the news and social media, so you have almost certainly heard about the tragic event. For us, the tragedy hit figuratively and literally close to...
If you or a loved one has sustained a significant injury, we know how overwhelming it can be to find the right attorney for your personal injury case. You’re likely familiar with the billboards and late-night television ads for personal injury lawyers. Maybe...
In recent posts, we explored negligence and causation, the first two elements of a medical malpractice case. In this installment, we examine the third element you have to prove: damages. In one sense of the word, damages refers to the harms the patient suffered as a...
A recent post outlined challenges in proving causation, the second of the three elements of a medical malpractice case. Here, we look at a related issue: indirect causation. Let’s examine the following hypothetical scenario. A woman arrives at the ER with a...
We recently provided an overview of causation—the second of the three elements of a medical malpractice case. We explained that causation is the essential link between a healthcare provider’s negligence and the patient’s damages. But how do you go about proving...
We recently described what it takes to prove negligence—the first of the three elements of a medical malpractice case. In this installment, we begin to describe what it takes to prove the second element: causation. Think of causation as the link between negligence and...
