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If you have been a victim of a medical mistake, then you know that it can be life-altering. You need an advocate that’s well-versed in the field and ready to fight for the rights that you or your loved one deserves. That’s why getting in touch with a medical malpractice lawyer at Hampton &…

You might be wondering: what exactly is a hysterectomy? Maybe you’ve heard the term before, but you’ve never really understood what the surgery is. Well, it’s actually quite simple. In its essence, a hysterectomy is a surgery that removes a woman’s uterus. There are a wide variety of reasons for a woman to have…

In the United States alone, over 3.5 million babies are born each year. Most of these deliveries are completed without any complications and mom and baby are sent home without further assistance. However, some newborns don’t go home unscathed. And many of these injuries are preventable. This is why hiring a birth injury lawyer…

Loren Peters, an 85-year-old man, made headlines after he was admitted to the emergency room in 2013. His gums bled and his body was black and blue with bruising. The cause? An overdose of the widely-used blood thinner, Coumadin. Loren had been prescribed Coumadin in his nursing home due to his abnormal heart rhythm….

Expecting parents shouldn’t have to worry about filing a lawsuit over a birth defect. But each year, 3 percent of all babies born in the US have a birth defect of some sort. (Source: CDC) And some of those defects are caused by negligence. Pregnancy is both the most exciting and nerve-racking time in…

Imagine you’ve had surgery to have a benign abdominal tumor removed. After making an easy recovery,  follow-up appointments show that the surgery was a success. Soon you’re able to go back to work. But two years later, you’re hit with excruciating pain – for no apparent reason. The feeling worsens as the days drag…

Failure to diagnose may not seem like a big deal. But it can be incredibly dangerous. This analysis of 3 large observational studies revealed that doctors failed to diagnose or misdiagnosed over 5% of patients in outpatient settings. That adds up to approximately 12 million US adults per year. Not only that, but their research suggests that this…

Infant seizures are every parent’s nightmare. Their beloved baby has finally made an entrance after nine long months of waiting…only to start seizing and convulsing out of the blue. No parent wants to have to see a newborn seizures attorney (more commonly called a birth injury lawyer). But it happens more than you might…

Ever heard of a “cone-headed” baby? It sounds like something out of a movie, or a parent’s nightmares. But caput succedaneum is actually a common condition that occurs in babies after they’re born, to varying degrees.  It’s when a newborn’s scalp swells because of the prolonged pressure on it that can occur during vertex…

What Do Medical Lawyers Do? Medical lawyers are attorneys who go to law school and later specialize in medical law. But what do medical lawyers do? Well, for starters… They understand medical law better than other attorneys, things like: The standard of care doctors must uphold Terminology and procedures in the field Health law…