If you agree to a settlement you may lose the right to sue your attorney for malpractice. If you believe your attorney has committed malpractice, speak to a legal malpractice attorney before agreeing to a se...

Boating accidents are tragedies multiplied by legal complexity that only a personal injury attorney who specializes boating accidents can untangle. How so? Layers of state and federal laws cover situations where injury, death and property damage occur as a result of the boating mishap. Add to tha...

In the current economic environment, it is routine news that households facing hardship often file for bankruptcy. Serving this unfortunately large and growing segment of the population are law firms that are sometimes called “bankruptcy mills,” which work at lower fees with scores of...

Cosmetic surgery helps improve their self-confidence or correct for an injury or a birth defect. But when surgery causes new problems – disfigurement, illness or death – responsible doctors, professional staff, medical facilities or pharmaceutical manufacturers should cover the costs ...

Every human being is capable of error: house painters, schoolteachers, doctors and lawyers. When those mistakes are made in the course of one’s professional work, however, there needs to be accountability. A painter may be asked to redo a job, and a teacher may be reprimanded. When doctors ...

Going to a dentist is about more than just having a million dollar smile. Proper dental care is also about good health, having a healthy set of teeth and gums that keep the patient in overall good health.

But dental negligence (also known as medical malpractice) can occur during even simp...

A patient places trust in doctors, pharmacists and manufacturers when he or she uses a pharmaceutical or medical device. But the widespread incidence of prescription malpractice shows we aren’t always getting the best medicine – and that legal action may be necessary in order to obtai...

If a dentist is negligent in the services he performed in connection with your crown or bridges, is it time to contact a medical malpractice attorney.

The answer to that question is most likely &ldq...

Lawsuits that involve attorney negligence typically involve recovering compensatory damages from subpar legal representation. The courts will sometimes also award punitive damages to the plaintiff as a result of a lawyer’s breach of his fiduciary duties. These types of lawsuits are referre...

If your dentist failed to detect oral cancer, it may be time to call a medical malpractice attorney

A diagnosis of oral cancer is heartbreaking, but learning that your dentist failed to make a timely diagnosis can be devastating. If this describes what has happened to you...