Understanding Elder Abuse in Ohio Ohio nursing homes and long-term care facilities consistently rank as some of the worst in the nation. In fact, there are approximately 15,000 cases of physical, sexual, and financial elder abuse reported in Ohio each year. Sadly, that number doesn’t account for the unreported cases because nursing home staffers try …
Dedication & Hard Work Pays off for Brown & Barron Our team of Baltimore personal injury attorneys is proud of the collective commitment to provide effective, personal legal service for our clients in each and every case. Our dedication is deeply rooted in our core values that when people are suffering from injuries or illness …
We know some of the serious injuries that are often caused by negligence in car accidents, trucking accidents, and other similar situations. However, in medical malpractice cases, the injuries often vary and may be internal or external. Having a firm understanding of the potential damages that may result due to medical malpractice is important. Knowing …
There’s no doubt about it: The trust between doctors and patients has been slowly eroding for the last decade. Where patients once looked to family doctors as the ultimate resource for medical knowledge, now we can instantly read accurate healthcare information on sites like WebMD, or schedule a quick appointment with another healthcare provider if …
Each year, millions of new parents bring home babies from the hospital. Most of these parents will have a joyous experience that will be treasured for the rest of their lives. In some tragic cases, however, new parents discover that their child has sustained serious brain damage during the birthing process. At Brown & Barron, …
In the medical world, there are a few things that should never happen, but if they do, they can cause significant injuries to anyone impacted by them. These are medical malpractice issues called never events, and they range in just how severe they can be.Here are the never events in the realm of medical malpractice …
Maryland nursing homes became the focus of intense public and political scrutiny after the Maryland Department of Health’s Office of Health Care Quality released its annual report in 2017. This investigatory report exposed a 34.4% increase in the number of resident complaints and facility self-reported incidents, including 1,749 quality of care allegations and 949 resident …
In most places, mortality rates during pregnancy and childbirth have been decreasing for three decades, as better technology becomes available. However, the United States has suffered from the opposite problem: Here, maternal death and injury rates have only continued to climb, making the U.S. the most dangerous place for a woman to give birth in …
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