On behalf of Williams, Walsh & O'Connor, LLC | Mar 16, 2020 | Medical Malpractice
When you go in for surgery, you expect the procedure to help make things better. Unfortunately, there are times that does not happen. Despite being widely accepted as a relatively safe practice, the use of general anesthesia carries the potential for serious brain...
On behalf of Williams, Walsh & O'Connor, LLC | Feb 3, 2020 | Medical Malpractice
Medical care providers and facilities go through many years of schooling and training so they can adequately help people in need. However, this alone does not mean these providers are without fault. If a patient seeks help from a doctor or facility only to come away...
On behalf of Williams, Walsh & O'Connor, LLC | Dec 12, 2019 | Medical Malpractice
There is no such thing as “minor” or “harmless” medical malpractice. In all cases, a hospital, doctor or other health care professional injures a patient through a negligent act or omission. Although there are many kinds of medical malpractice, the most common forms...
On behalf of Williams, Walsh & O'Connor, LLC | Jul 1, 2019 | Firm News, Medical Malpractice
A report published by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) in January of 2018 discussed how injuries, illnesses and deaths that occur in group homes often go unreported. Developmentally disabled individuals often reside in these types of housing....
On behalf of Williams, Walsh & O'Connor, LLC | Jun 22, 2019 | Firm News, Medical Malpractice
Psychiatrists must go to medical school like any other physician to be able to diagnose and treat mental health disorders with medication. Psychologists and therapists attend graduate school to learn to identify and treat these disorders using nonmedicinal approaches....
On behalf of Williams, Walsh & O'Connor, LLC | May 30, 2019 | Firm News, Medical Malpractice
During your life, you’ve likely met someone in Connecticut with cerebral palsy, a shoulder dystocia or some other type of injury. If you were to ask them about their impairment, they’d likely tell you that they’ve had it as long as they can remember....
On behalf of Williams, Walsh & O'Connor, LLC | May 3, 2019 | Firm News, Medical Malpractice
A Connecticut couple has sued a Trumbell fertility clinic and their former doctor for malpractice. In their filing, they accuse the practice of having matched them with someone else’s embryo. In their lawsuit, which was filed in late 2018, the couple describes...
On behalf of Williams, Walsh & O'Connor, LLC | Apr 19, 2019 | Firm News, Medical Malpractice
A study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) earlier this month captures how so far telemedicine doctors haven’t been sued for medical malpractice by patients. Some safety analysts suggest that we shouldn’t take the study...
On behalf of Williams, Walsh & O'Connor, LLC | Mar 29, 2019 | Firm News, Medical Malpractice
Are you struggling with what seems like an intractable medical condition that doesn’t respond well to treatment? Is your doctor dismissing your fears and telling you that your symptoms are just “middle age” or nerves? Do you have a sneaking suspicion...
On behalf of Williams, Walsh & O'Connor, LLC | Feb 21, 2019 | Firm News, Medical Malpractice
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a medical condition that’s often difficult for doctors to diagnose. Individuals who have it often experience a wide variety of symptoms including tingling, heat sensitivity, pain, numbness and fatigue. There’s no test for it....
