You expect quick action when you visit an emergency room. After all, the word emergency suggests urgency. Still, delays can occur and not every delay points to medical malpractice. The question often comes down to how the delay affected your condition and whether the...
Proven. Experienced Trial Attorneys
Memphis personal injury law blog
What are retained foreign objects from surgery?
During surgery, doctors and nurses use many surgical tools to clean, cut and care for the body. These tools can include surgical sponges, gauze, needles and clamps. In some cases, these medical instruments are left inside a patient’s body during a surgical or medical...
Why might people with crash fractures initially overlook their injuries?
Car crashes can cause a variety of traumatic injuries, including fractures. The intense force generated during a collision can cause catastrophic fractures. In severe cases where a bone breaks into many pieces or tears through the skin, people usually recognize...
What if the at-fault driver is uninsured?
Medical bills pile up quickly after a car crash, especially when injuries keep you from working. The situation becomes even more stressful when you find out the driver who hit you has no insurance. It’s understandable to feel lost and worried about how you’ll pay for...
Car crashes can cause some of the worst fractures possible
Car crashes can potentially cause devastating injuries. Some of the most dramatic injuries, including spinal cord injuries, occur due to car crashes. People can also suffer fractures (broken bones). When compared with a brain injury or the loss of a limb, a fracture...
Key elements of a medical malpractice case
Medical malpractice sometimes leads to significant injuries to a patient who is under a doctor’s care. That patient may believe that the doctor is at fault, and they may want to seek financial compensation for pain and suffering, medical bills, lost wages and much...
3 ways people hurt their brains in car wrecks
People involved in car wrecks can break bones, damage their spinal cords and even lose body parts because of the trauma they suffer. Catastrophic injuries typically cause permanent symptoms and massive financial consequences. Traumatic brain injuries (TBIs) are among...
What to know about diffuse axonal injury after a car accident
A diffuse axonal injury (DAI) occurs when the brain moves violently inside the skull, stretching or tearing nerve fibres (axons) that carry messages between brain cells. This often occurs in high-speed crashes, where the head is jolted or rotated suddenly, like in a...
Speed can determine the severity of crash injuries
Speeding has always been a leading cause of fatal crashes. However, the problem of speeding is becoming increasingly serious – in no small part because more drivers are going over the speed limit by a significant amount. Many drivers have been caught going over 100...
Why cancer in women is so frequently misdiagnosed
Cancer misdiagnosis is a serious concern, no matter who suffers from this particular diagnostic misstep. However, research shows that women often face particular challenges in getting accurate and timely diagnoses. Delayed or incorrect diagnoses can lead to more...

