According to a report released by the American Society of Plastic Surgeons, 279,143 women had cosmetic breast augmentation in 2015. Breast surgery is now the most common type of cosmetic surgery performed. Unfortunately, not all women have a successful result which may form the basis of a medical malpractice action. The number one reason women chose to have breast implants is to feel better about themselves and boost their self-image. Reconstruction of breast material lost due to a mastectomy or genetic deformities also falls into this category. Regardless of the personal basis for a breast implant, all breast implant surgeries are considered cosmetic. Women most likely to choose breast implants have certain characteristics: a slender build; under the height of 5’4″; and below the age of 40 (86%).

Commercial truck driving is a very demanding job. The difficulty of the job translates into the following five principal factors contributing to large truck accidents:

The insurance company is going to hire a team of experts to try and pay you the least amount of money possible for your motorcycle injury case. They will use professionally trained insurance adjusters, nurses, doctors, economists and lawyers. If you do not hire an experienced personal injury attorney then you may be at a great disadvantage. If you represent yourself you may create major problems for your motorcycle injury case that could cost you tens of thousands of dollars. We at Hastings, Cohan & Walsh, LLP have almost decades of experience in representing injured cyclists and their family members.

An attorney’s improper involvement in a client’s business affairs or entrepreneurial interests can raise conflict of interest issues and may form the basis of a Connecticut legal malpractice claim.

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Once all of the medical records and reports are obtained, it is time to decide whether or not your personal injury, accident or injury case is ready for evaluation. The major issue that all claims representatives address prior to evaluating a claim is whether or not the injuries claimed appear related to the loss. If there are any concerns about a particular injury being related to a loss, the claims representative will usually consider obtaining a peer review, where a doctor will review the claimant’s records and comment on both the reasonableness of the treatment and whether or not the injuries appear to be related to the accident, and/or an independent medical evaluation, where a doctor selected by the insurance company will examine the claimant and then write a report setting forth their findings.

As a patient you have the right to be fully informed by your primary health care provider about any treatments or surgeries that he or she recommends. It is the legal responsibility of your physician to obtain your informed consent. If your doctor does not obtain your informed consent prior to any procedures and you have suffered adverse consequences, you may have the right to sue for damages resulting from medical malpractice. For an informed consent to be given, you must be provided with sufficient information regarding the procedure to make an educated decision. This information must include:

A number of insurance companies have implemented a new program aimed at reducing the amount of money you are paid as a result of your motor vehicle accident. Under this program, insurance companies are making low settlement offers on all soft-tissue injury claims involving low-speed crashes and minor vehicle damage.

Arbitration is a procedure used to resolve legal disputes efficiently and generally at a lower cost than a jury trial. Arbitration is a voluntary procedure where both sides to a dispute agree to have their case heard by a neutral, independent, third party who will hear the evidence and then render a decision. These cases could involve a medical malpractice, doctor malpractice, hospital malpractice or a serious personal injury case. Arbitration can resolve a case much quicker than a jury trial which might take years depending on the jurisdiction.

Document all evidence and matters related to your car accident, motor vehicle accident or Connecticut personal injury case so that the information can be reviewed and used by your attorney in helping to properly develop your case to get you more money. Specifically, you should at least do the following:

How to Increase the Value of Your Connecticut Medical Malpractice Case – A day in the life of video documents for the jury the physical, emotional, social and economic challenges that a seriously injured person, resulting from a medical malpractice or serious personal injury case, experiences in their day to day life. It has been said that if a picture is worth a thousand words then a video tape is worth a million.

When you are a patient with a serious injury, medical malpractice case, condition, or other health care challenge, there are many things you can do to get the best care from your medical providers. What you must remember is that you are the captain of your health care team, and, ultimately, it is you who makes the decisions that affect your care and treatment.

An intentional tort involves an action or activity calculated to harm or offend the victim. Examples of these torts include assault, battery, false imprisonment, intentional infliction of emotional distress, defamation, trespass to land, and trespass to chattels (taking personal property). In certain situations, the conduct involves not only tort law but also criminal law.

One of the functions of the National Practitioner Data Bank is to report the number of malpractice payments made as a result of medical malpractice actions throughout the country. It is interesting to note that the number of payment reports in any given state is affected by specific provisions of each state’s malpractice statute. State statutes, as they relate to medical errors, can make it more or less difficult for an injured party to sue a health care professional or health care facility for medical malpractice.

Unlike an employer-employee situation where the calculation of lost income is much more straightforward, losing self-employed income is much more difficult to calculate in determining your losses for your medical malpractice case. As a self-employed businessperson, you could be entitled to lost income, loss of earning capacity, lost profits, lost business opportunities, and the loss of good will and/or the diminution in value to your company. It is your responsibility to lessen or mitigate your damages, to the extent possible.

As of 2007 it has been estimated that one and half million Americans had undergone some type of weight loss surgery. Obesity is a major health problem in this country with far reaching medical ramifications. It is estimated that one in five people in the United States is classified as obese and from these people one in twenty is considered morbidly obese. Morbidly obese is defined as an individual whose weight problem creates a health and livelihood peril for that person.

Birth injuries resulting from negligent care by obstetricians, physicians or nurses are known as “obstetrical errors”. The health care professional may not have intentionally harmed the child, but, regardless, birth injuries can be catastrophic for both the infant and parents. An obstetrician is compelled to provide a certain standard of care expected of all physicians. If the care given is not within these standards, the obstetrician may be liable for obstetrical malpractice.

If you or a family member has been injured by emergency room malpractice in Connecticut, we can assist with your claim. Our medical malpractice attorney coordinates the advance of all costs for your case including hiring experts to solidify your emergency room malpractice claim. Upon conclusion, we reimbursed the costs out of the awarded compensation. If the emergency room malpractice claim is unsuccessful, you do not owe anything for the costs and expenses of your case, which we incur. All medical malpractice cases are handled on a contingency fee basis, which means you do not pay us until we recover money for you.

When a person buys a product, the purchaser expects it to perform in a manner that does not cause injury. If the product is defective, the product will fail and the user may be seriously injured or even killed. If a person buys a product and suffers an injury in the course of its proper use, that person may be entitled to money damages for the injuries suffered by filing a claim for product liability against the manufacturer and other parties along the chain of commerce. A product is said to be faulty or defective if it causes some injury or damage to a person as a result of a defect in the product, or its labeling, or the way the product was used. The manufacturer, the distributor, the supplier, the retailer and others involved in the selling the product are often liable for injuries caused and the resulting damages.

You have paid your insurance coverage premiums for years without a claim. Now you have a claim, and are confident the insurance company will pay you the value of your claim immediately. The insurance company agent assured you that the policy fully covered you when you purchased it.

Richard P. Hastings, a partner with the law firm of Hastings, Cohan & Walsh, LLP was recently named a Connecticut Super Lawyer, 2011, Personal Injury – Plaintiff. Super Lawyers Magazine names attorneys in each state who receive the highest point totals, as chosen by their peers, and through independent research. The list represents the top 5% of the lawyers in the state.

The construction industry has one of the highest worker injury rates in the country. The causes of most construction accidents are:

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An alarming number of people who are the victims of doctor malpractice, hospital malpractice or medical malpractice do nothing about seeking compensation for their injuries and damages, many of whom suffer quite significant injuries that are of a permanent nature.