Lexington Kentucky Personal Injury Law Blog

While most hospital and birth injuries result in harm to the body, sometimes negligent practice can result in emotional scars. Kentucky residents may be interested in a case in New York that drastically illustrates the need for sensitivity in the delivery room,...

A few weeks ago, we told you about a spinal surgeon who practiced in Kentucky and Ohio that was indicted on 36 counts of various health care fraud crimes. In addition, the surgeon has had over 160 personal injury lawsuits filed against him, with many former patients...

When people seek medical treatment, they expect to receive the proper diagnosis and care. Unfortunately, that doesn't always occur. The result can be life-altering illness or even worse. In Kentucky's neighboring state of Ohio, a woman sued the University of...

When a person from Kentucky or elsewhere in the country seeks medical treatment from a physician, he or she expects to receive the proper medical care. This includes the proper use of medical equipment used in surgeries and other procedures. There are instances,...

When a patient seeks medical care from a hospital, he or she assumes that the care they receive will be high quality. Medical professionals and entities have a responsibility to provide medical treatment that meets a standard of care. When this doesn't occur, the...

It is hard to imagine what it would be like to believe you were living with HIV for eight years, and then suddenly learn you never even had the virus. That is exactly what happened to a 43-year-old man from Kentucky, though. He was misdiagnosed back in 2004 after a...

In a perfect world, any care given by a medical professional would always be correct. There would be no misdiagnosis, no doctor errors and no hospital negligence. Unfortunately, the world we live in is far from perfect and medical negligence and malpractice happens...

According to many dentists, neglected oral care in nursing homes is not only leading to horrible pain for residents, but it can lead to other health problems, as well. Studies have shown that poor dental care in the elderly can be a contributing factor in pneumonia....

A hospital and two physicians in Fort Logan, Kentucky, as well as a clinic in Stanford, have been named as defendants in a medical malpractice lawsuit by the parents of an infant boy who died last month. The mother and father, who live in Crab Orchard, Kentucky, filed...

A spinal surgeon with offices in Kentucky and Ohio has been arrested by the Federal Bureau of Investigations on charges of making false statements in health care matters and for health care fraud. The FBI says the surgeon performed unnecessary surgeries on patients...