Insights On Medical Negligence Issues From The Perth Area And Throughout Australia
Interested talk at the recent annual ALA medical negligence conference in Sydney at which a stroke expert discussed the recently published large study of stroke treatment outcomes.
Such study clearly demonstrated the benefits, in terms of survival chances, of giving patients of any age thrombolytic treatment, if attending:
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One of the most emotionally demanding, complex and ultimately, often rewarding categories of case handled by medical negligence lawyers, are those cases arising from a negligent delay in diagnosis of cancer. At any one time, I am generally acting in 4 or 5 such cases.
Following the High Court’s decision earlier this year, in Tabet…
Further to an earlier post, a further recent skirmish in the matter of Pollard v Endale Pty Ltd is of note.
This latest instalment concerning this dispute between Ms Pollard and the operators of Mount Lawley’s Private Hospital, is a decision by Judge Davis on 28 August 2009 (Pollard v Endale Pty Ltd [2009]…
I was interested to read recent news reports concerning a case decided in Canada. An Indian/Canadian man, Mr Kahlong was awarded CAD $5 million in a claim against a Hospital in Vancouver.
According to news reports, Mr Kahlong who was 41 years of age suffered from low back pain for which he was referred for…
