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May 2020

Coronavirus-Related Medical Malpractice Lawsuits

By |2023-07-20T18:28:18+00:00May 15th, 2020|Medical Malpractice|

Ohio Medical Negligence Lawyers As medical malpractice lawyers, we anticipate many inquiries about wrongful death claims arising out of the COVID-19 crisis.  This is a new area for medical negligence attorneys, but some general principles apply. First, significant damages must exist.  If an individual contracts COVID-19 and has a full and complete recovery, I suspect [...]

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Covid-19 and Nursing Home Negligence

By |2023-07-20T18:28:18+00:00May 11th, 2020|Uncategorized|

Nursing Home Abuse Lawyer Cleveland OH As nursing home negligence lawyers, we anticipate many inquiries about wrongful death claims arising out of coronavirus-related deaths in nursing homes, group homes, rehabilitation centers, and skilled nursing facilities.  This is a new area for Ohio lawyers, however, some general principles of nursing home negligence law apply. First, nursing [...]

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Wrongful Death from Workplace Exposure to Covid-19

By |2023-07-20T18:28:19+00:00May 4th, 2020|Wrongful Death|

Wrongful Death Lawyers Wrongful death claims arising out of COVID-19 or coronavirus infections pose new questions for wrongful death lawyers, personal injury lawyers and workplace injury lawyers.   However, some general legal principles apply. Generally, any injury that occurs in the course of employment is covered by Ohio’s workers’ compensation laws.  The workers’ compensation law bars [...]

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April 2020

Immunity for Coronavirus-Related Wrongful Death?

By |2023-07-20T18:28:20+00:00April 11th, 2020|Medical Malpractice|

Medical Malpractice Lawyer Cleveland, OH As a Cleveland medical malpractice lawyer, my first interest is patient safety.  Having reviewed thousands of hospital records and office charts, I frequently see the catastrophic consequences of medical errors and medical mistakes.  Legislation has been proposed that will grant immunity to doctors and nurses on the front lines of [...]

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Insurance and Contract Claims Arising out of COVID-19

By |2023-07-20T18:28:20+00:00April 7th, 2020|For Patients|

Medical Malpractice Lawyer Cleveland OH The lawyers at Mishkind Kulwicki Law represent victims of catastrophic personal injuries, medical malpractice and wrongful death throughout the State of Ohio.  In the course of this representation, we have become champions for injury victims in their fight against the insurance companies that profit by preventing the recovery of full [...]

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Vicarious Liability in HIPAA Violation Cases

By |2023-07-20T18:28:21+00:00April 6th, 2020|For Patients|

Cleveland HIPAA Violation Lawyer In Ohio, a patient’s right to privacy of their medical records emanates from both federal law and state common law.  The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) provides the essential federal regulatory framework for protection of patients’ protected healthcare information.  OhioHealth Corp. v. Ryan (2012), 2012-Ohio-60, 10AP-937.  However, [...]

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FOR ATTORNEYS: Jury Instructions for HIPAA Violations

By |2023-07-20T18:28:22+00:00April 2nd, 2020|For Attorneys|

Cleveland HIPAA Violation Lawyer As a Cleveland HIPAA violation lawyer, I have researched the federal Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act (the “HITECH Act”), the federal Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA), the Ohio Revised Code and common law in order to prepare jury instructions for trial of a [...]

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Violation of Healthcare Privacy

By |2023-07-20T18:28:23+00:00April 2nd, 2020|For Patients|

Cleveland HIPAA Lawyer For patients, it is assumed that discussions between them and their doctor or nurse will remain confidential.  A privacy lawyer will tell you that all healthcare providers do indeed owe a fiduciary duty to their patients to protect their health information.  This basic tenant of medicine has been long established, but was [...]

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January 2020

Personal Injury Cases Arising out of Workplace Injuries

By |2023-07-20T18:28:23+00:00January 12th, 2020|Uncategorized|

Personal Injury Lawyer As a personal injury lawyer in Cleveland, Ohio, we are frequently asked if a civil lawsuit can be filed on behalf of a worker who is injured in the course and scope of their employment. Generally, when a worker is injured on the job, they are limited to benefits available through the [...]

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Blackouts and Motor Vehicle Accidents

By |2020-01-09T10:09:27+00:00January 9th, 2020|Car Accident|

Motor vehicle accidents are increasingly common and increasingly deadly. Yesterday, the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) published an alarming article about the incidence of car wrecks occurring due to driver blackouts. Drivers suffer loss of consciousness or syncope for a variety of reasons, including atrial fibrillation (“A Fib”) and other heart rhythm abnormalities, [...]