Blog posts in Medical Malpractice

What Is a Catastrophic Injury? 42 U.S.C. § 3796b defines catastrophic injuries as injuries that permanently prevent a person from having gainful ...

Anesthesia is a medical treatment given to patients to prevent them from feeling pain during certain procedures (i.e. surgery, biopsies, screenings ...

While plastic surgery is a reconstructive procedure in order to repair damage or defects of the body, cosmetic surgery is a branch of plastic surgery ...

If you have been injured in an accident in Alaska caused by another person’s negligent or reckless actions, you may recover financial compensation for ...

People might think that birth defects and birth injuries are synonymous when they’re really two very different things. A birth defect is a structural ...

To succeed in a medical malpractice lawsuit, you must prove three elements: (1) a doctor-patient relationship existed between you and your health care ...

A medical malpractice lawsuit is complex and can be difficult to prove. Alaska also puts a cap on medical malpractice lawsuits and requires certain ...

Three Types of Torts A tort is a civil wrong that results in the claimant suffering loss or harm and resulting in legal liability for the individual ...

Even in our modern, digital age, prescription errors can and do happen from time to time. In fact, it’s estimated that about 1.5 million Americans ...