In a concerning development that has raised alarms in the medical community, Salem Hospital in Massachusetts recently disclosed a significant health scare involving the potential exposure of nearly 450 patients to bloodborne pathogens, including HIV, hepatitis B, and C. This incident, stemming from endoscopy procedures conducted over two years, has…
In recent news, Dr. Derrick Todd, a rheumatologist, formerly affiliated with Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston, and Charles River Medical Associates in Framingham is facing mounting allegations of conducting inappropriate pelvic and breast examinations. The hospital placed Dr. Todd on administrative leave and launched an investigation which led to…
As a firm that has stood at the forefront of personal injury and medical malpractice litigation for years, we at Jeffrey Glassman Injury Lawyers understand the importance of trust, particularly when it pertains to the healthcare sector and medical institutions. It is with a sense of concern and disappointment that…
Hospital mergers are in the news again, the latest warning sign when it comes to the risk of patient injury or death in the U.S. healthcare system. The nation’s largest hospital and health-care conglomerates often tout economies of scale and improved services when announcing acquisitions or otherwise swallowing up the…
Massachusetts state law is what controls the aspects of a wrongful death lawsuit that deals with who has the right to file the lawsuit in court. Typically, only immediate family members of the victim have standing to sue the person or entity that caused the death. But the definition of…
Boston Emergency Medical Services authorities report today that several first responders were dispatched to Soldiers Field Road. First responders were dispatch in response to a call for a motor vehicle accident. The call came late in the evening today. No further information is available at this time. Paramedic Accident Injury…
Not long ago, a series of mistakes at an eye surgery clinic in West Springfield resulted in five patients suffering from blindness. Each had been operated on the same Tuesday morning in what was promised to be a quick, 15-minute outpatient procedure. Blindness in general is a rare complication for…
When we are dealing with a medical malpractice cases, we are typically dealing with action founded under a theory of negligence. In a standard negligence case, the elements of the tort are duty, breach, causation, and damages. The duty is a duty of due care to act as a reasonable…
One of the more complex types of Boston personal injury litigation is medical malpractice. It occurs any time we go to the doctor as a serious illness could be misdiagnosed leading to serious personal injury or even death. However, many medical malpractice cases result from incidents that occur in a…
In Massachusetts medical malpractice law, the “loss of chance” doctrine permits recovery of damages for the destruction or reduction of the prospect of achieving a more favorable outcome. Plaintiffs are the ones who bear the burden in these cases of showing that the physician or other medical professional: Deviated from…