On behalf of Colley Shroyer Abraham | Oct 31, 2019 | Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury
A Columbus, Ohio, hospital recently diagnosed two patients with Legionnaires’ Disease. Unfortunately, this is not the area’s first encounter with the disease. What is Legionnaires’ disease? The United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) explain...
On behalf of Colley Shroyer Abraham | Aug 20, 2019 | Medical Malpractice
Living with pain can be debilitating. Few pains are as debilitating as severe pains in the back as this can be difficult to treat. Surgery is often indicated in Ohio as a possible means to relieve back pain. A woman who experienced severe pain in her back and tingling...
On behalf of Colley Shroyer Abraham | Aug 12, 2019 | Medical Malpractice
Construction jobs involve certain risks and Ohio workers typically take appropriate precautions and safety measures to try to avoid injury. Even in the best situations, accidents still happen. When an accident resulting in an injury occurs in the workplace immediate...
On behalf of Colley Shroyer Abraham | Jul 29, 2019 | Medical Malpractice
Heart disease is a major cause of death in both men and women. Improved care and new techniques can do more than ever before to improve one’s chance of survival after suffering a heart attack or other heart event. Possible complications from an emergency heart...
On behalf of Colley Shroyer Abraham | Jul 22, 2019 | Medical Malpractice
A woman was watching television with her husband and started to experience trouble breathing. He took his wife to the hospital to find out what was wrong and get treatment. She died a few hours later from an overdose of fentanyl, a powerful pain medication. She was...
On behalf of Colley Shroyer Abraham | Jul 15, 2019 | Medical Malpractice
When a loved becomes ill and needs to go to the hospital for care, one typically trusts that the medical staff at the hospital will do their best to deliver the highest level of care possible. At an Ohio hospital where 25 people recently died, that does not appear to...
On behalf of Colley Shroyer Abraham | Jul 11, 2019 | Medical Malpractice
A child’s birth is one of the most eagerly anticipated events in a woman’s life in Ohio. Everyone hopes for the birth of a healthy baby and entrusts their care to the medical community in the expectation that they will do everything possible to deliver a...
On behalf of Colley Shroyer Abraham | Jun 25, 2019 | Medical Malpractice
Hospitals are typically where sick or injured people go to get well. As such, one would certainly expect a certain standard of cleanliness and freedom from bacteria, particularly in a newly opened facility in Ohio. There have been two lawsuits filed against Mount...
On behalf of Colley Shroyer Abraham | Jun 19, 2019 | Medical Malpractice
The anticipation of the birth of a new baby can be one of the happiest times in a woman’s life in Ohio. If a woman is in her 30s or older, concern for the health of the unborn baby may prompt her to undergo certain tests to help determine the health of the...
On behalf of Colley Shroyer Abraham | Jun 7, 2019 | Medical Malpractice
Mount Carmel Grove City hospital has reported an outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease with at least 14 confirmed cases, including one death. The $361-million facility opened on April 28, and the first case of Legionnaires’ was reported on April 29. This could...
