Posts by Crandall & Pera Law, LLC

At this point, it’s fairly common knowledge that medical procedures in hospitals are determined on a case-by-case basis. The hospital claims that this is because different agreements are worked out with different insurance companies, but in reality it is the best and most profitable system for the healthcare industry. The simple answer should be that…

 Sepsis, oftentimes we see it as a missed diagnosis following an abdominal surgery. Any time someone operates on your bowel, which is full of all kinds of nasty bugs, one of the risks is that you get an infection, and then you become septic. So anytime you have abdominal surgery, a physician following you…

Automakers and government regulations have been making cars smarter and safer than ever for more than four decades. Emerging technologies and stricter approval requirements first added crumple zones and airbags and later introduced seatbelt warning sensors; now, cars that drive and stop themselves are poised to become a reality in the next few years. With…

If you hire me as your lawyer, my goal is to change your perception of lawyers. The reason why I believe I am unique as a plaintiff’s attorney is that I have been an attorney on the defense side and the plaintiff’s side. When I started my career back in 1994, I defended physicians, hospitals…

Having been an attorney since 1994, I’ve worked in just about all 88 counties in Ohio. I’m also licensed in Kentucky. Throughout those years, I’ve had an opportunity to meet and work with plenty of fine families. I’ve also been fortunate enough to have a number of verdicts and settlements on behalf of those families.…

When you are pregnant, it’s only natural to think ahead to the day that you finally go into labor. One aspect of labor that is bound to cross your mind is pain; more importantly, ways to reduce the pain. There is little doubt that you will hear of various methods to deal with labor pain.…

The Concussion Legacy Foundation recently announced the results of a study from the VA-BU-CLF Brain Bank that found that former players from more than 100 college football programs were diagnosed with Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy, or CTE. The results confirm the message that the CLF has been promoting for years; that all football players, at all…

Surgical errors in the evaluation of medical negligence is important, but here’s the most important thing: individuals comes after they’ve had a bad surgery. There’s a bad result. That doesn’t necessarily mean there’s medical negligence. You have to get the medical records, and look at the anesthesia records, and especially the surgical records: the operative…

The holidays bring families together from across the country. Warm fires, turkeys shellacked to a high gloss, mountains of mashed potatoes and dozens of sides conjure feelings of coziness and warmth and satisfaction of being overstuffed in an overstuffed chair. Unfortunately, all that comfort and bliss comes at a high cost. The US Consumer Product…

Whenever clients come for an evaluation of medical malpractice, one of the most important things that they may not be aware of is that their care provider can be altering their written chart as well as their computer chart while they are still in the hospital. So one of the things that needs to happen,…