Posts Tagged ‘military medical malpractice attorneys’
Do I Need a Military Medical Malpractice Injury Lawyer?
Can I Sue the Government? Yes. If you have been injured at a military hospital or health care facility and believe you may have a claim for medical malpractice, a military injury lawyer can help you determine what avenues of recovery are available. Active-duty members are able to bring medical malpractice claims against the government…
Read MoreVeteran Alleges Cancer Misdiagnosis at a Military Facility Delayed Treatment
According to VT Digger, a Vermont Newspaper, Veteran Wesley Black has filed a military medical malpractice lawsuit against the White River Junction VA Medical Center. After Black had gone to the medical center in 2013 for intestinal issues, he was diagnosed with irritable bowel syndrome without receiving any tests. Again in 2014 and then 2016, Black…
Read MoreArmy Reserve Captain and Mother of Two Alleges She Suffered Military Misdiagnosis of Cancer
According to the Tampa Bay Times, Jessica Purcell, a captain in the Army Reserve, was pregnant with her first child when she first noticed a swollen lymph node under her left arm. After seeking care at a MacDill Air Force Base clinic in 2017, health-care providers told Purcell that it was likely an infection or something…
Read MoreU.S. News Reports that Hospitals Performing Fewer Surgeries May Have Higher Rates of Military Medical Negligence
Patient shortages in military hospitals may contribute to military medical negligence. U.S. News examined three decades of data drawn from every military hospital worldwide from 2012 through 2016, looking into 10 categories of procedures: weight-loss surgery, hip replacement, knee replacement, mitral valve repair, surgery to patch abdominal aortic aneurysms, carotid-artery stenting, and operations to remove…
Read MoreHow the New Military Medical Malpractice Law Became Part of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA)
Since 2018, Sgt. 1st Class Richard Stayskal has been fighting to hold the military accountable for the military medical malpractice that resulted in the misdiagnosis of his terminal lung cancer. Making a 330-mile drive at least once a month, to Washington from Ft. Bragg, Sgt. Stayskal and his wife Megan met with members of Congress…
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