Whether someone experiences unnecessary suffering because of a misdiagnosis or pharmacy errors, there are many examples of medical malpractice. Sadly, these incidents occur too frequently in San Bernardino, California, and all over the United States. At Kampf, Schiavone & Associates, we work hard to hold negligent medical professionals accountable for
The average patient in a hospital will encounter a medication-related error every day, according to the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. The AHRQ reports that every year, 1.5 million people in hospitals in California and across the country will suffer an injury from a medication. At Kampf, Schiavone & Associates,
When patients undergo a medical operation, they may trust the health care professionals involved in performing the procedure. Unfortunately, an unacceptable number of people in San Bernardino and across the state of California have had their lives turned upside down due to a doctor error. From wrong-site surgery to an
From post-operative errors to wrong-site surgery, there are many types of medical mistakes. Sadly, far too many Americans have suffered serious injuries and even lost their life due to these dangerous medical mistakes, which continue to take place in San Bernardino and throughout California. These incidents can turn the lives
While there are many ways that a doctor can err when treating a patient, a failure to diagnose is among the most serious. When people in San Bernardino think of medical malpractice, they might think of an error in surgery or a doctor writing inappropriate prescriptions. However, a diagnosis error
When a patient treated by an attending physician unexpectedly dies, the deceased person’s loved ones usually have many questions. How did this happen? What caused my loved one’s unexpected death? People in this position may even scour medical records looking for answers. This is where some people investigating an unexpected
When people go to the hospital, they do it because they trust the knowledge and aid of an attending physician and hospital staff. Sometimes people visit the hospital in a life-threatening situation and other times it is due to treatment that is less life threatening. But what if people are
In recent news, a doctor formally practicing with a California license has been accused of several crimes related to medical malpractice and fraud. According to reports, this doctor told several patients that a type of medical implant would be placed in their spine. This implant, as the patients were told,
A California medical malpractice case was settled this past week for $7.5 million. It was reported that a child suffered brain injury from oxygen deprivation while being delivered after the mother experienced a ruptured uterus. It is alleged that the hospital failed to immediately diagnose the mother’s condition. When she
