by Slate Stern | Apr 19, 2021 | Slate's Law Blog
Nobody wants to think about the possibility of visiting a healthcare provider for a diagnosis and treatment or picking up a prescription from a local pharmacy, only to learn hours or days later that a serious medication error has been made. Patients often assume that...
by Slate Stern | Feb 23, 2021 | Slate's Law Blog
Serious medical errors or what is often referred to as medical malpractice affect patients much too frequently, and relatively recent studies have continued to cite medical mistakes as a leading cause of death for adults in the U.S. Yet medical errors do not just...
by Slate Stern | Jan 15, 2021 | Slate's Law Blog
Patients who sustain serious or life-threatening injuries because of medication mistakes or medication error can struggle to determine who is responsible for their injuries. In many cases, the healthcare provider who prescribed the medication can be liable for harm,...
by Slate Stern | Nov 20, 2020 | Slate's Law Blog
When you schedule a routine surgery in a hospital or an outpatient facility, you should never have to experience anxiety about the likelihood of a serious surgical error that could result in severe or fatal harm. Yet medical mistakes are somewhat common—despite the...
by Slate Stern | Mar 13, 2020 | Personal Injury, Slate's Law Blog
These days the lines at the local pharmacy are long, and getting longer. Customers are flocking to the drugstore to make sure they have an adequate supply of their prescription medication on hand. Additionally, national pharmacy chains such as Walgreens offer a...
