Your Winning Team For
Victims Of Injury And Loss.
Attorneys Betsy K. Greene and Fred Schultz
According to the American Medical Association, 98,000 patients per year die due to "preventable medical error." More recent studies suggest that somewhere between 250,000 and 400,000 patients per year die in America due to malpractice. If it were ranked as a cause of...
Last week's Midwestern snowstorm did not affect many people in our region, but it served notice that snow will be coming soon. For those who have experienced snow storms during holidays, a near miss (as opposed to a blizzard) is always good news. However, another...
As we get into the holiday season, many of us will be attending office parties. Some are informal gatherings held on company property, while others take place in a local restaurant, bar or other venue. While most office parties no longer resemble something out of "Mad...
The U.S. Government recently reached a new trade deal with Mexico that raises safety concerns for Americans traveling on our nation's highways. Soon, Mexican trucking companies will be able to apply for the right to make long-distance trips through the United States....
For people who find the thought of sharing the self-driving cars frightening, the thought of trucks with no one behind the wheel is probably terrifying. However, it looks like it's going to be a reality. In fact, in Australia, driverless trucks are already in limited...
Those of us who have dogs want to believe that every dog is as gentle and well-behaved as ours. However, some dogs, for a variety of reasons, aren't. Dog bites can occur if a dog is frightened or startled, if the dog is protecting its owner or property or because it...
In our blog published on August 6 ,2015, we focused on a federal "whistleblower" lawsuit against IU Health for replacing OBGYN's with nurse midwifes. The allegations are that IU Health took federal money for doctors to treat high risk pregnancies for poor women, but...
A committee in the Indiana General Assembly is considering a proposal to raise the state's medical malpractice cap. The current cap of $1.25 million has been in effect since 1999. So far, bills that would raise the caps or the threshold for medical reviews have not...
Missed, delayed and wrong diagnoses are among the most prevalent types of medical malpractice. In fact, the majority of malpractice claims payouts and most of the money paid out for these claims are for diagnostic errors. People are nearly twice as likely to die due...
Volkswagen has been caught altering their exhaust emissions. VW engineers intentionally programmed their vehicles to be able to detect when it is being tested, and then - and only then, produce the emissions results required to meet U.S. and California emission...