The Brain Injury Association of America (BIAUSA) helps raise awareness about and provide resources to victims of brain injury. At Mishkind Kulwicki Law, we support BIAUSA's mission. This month, BIAUSA's Brain Injury Awareness Month, gives pause to reflect on the unique needs of our many clients, past and present, who have struggled with this poorly understood neurological [...]
Medical malpractice claims due to respiratory arrest can happen due to miscommunication between the surgical team, the anesthesia team, the post anesthesia caregivers and the caregivers that assume care of the patient on the medical surgical floor after surgery. Sudden respiratory arrest with catastrophic results in the immediate postoperative period is frequently due to the [...]
Injuries resulting from motor vehicle accidents can cause brain damage. Long after a patient's physical injuries have healed, the impact of the injury to the brain can surface. Closed head injuries or traumatic brain injuries are frequently missed, or under-evaluated by doctors and dismissed as being insignificant due to the nature of such injuries. It [...]
A jury awarded almost $14 million to an Ohio family earlier this year, finding the doctor liable for medical malpractice during the birth of their now 10-year-old daughter Haley. Debra and Okey Cobb alleged that the doctor's decision to not perform a cesarean section deprived the fetus of oxygen, causing brain injury which developed into [...]