Posts by Crandall & Pera Law, LLC

Every now and then, we find a story that gives us hope – not only for the direction medical science can take us, but for the families of patients with terminal diseases. So it is our great pleasure to announce that former President Jimmy Carter is cancer free thanks to a new drug. In early…

A recent op-ed piece in the New York Times asks the same questions we have been asking: namely, should children – whose brains and bodies are still developing – be allowed to play football? It was written by Bennet Omalu, the man who discovered the link between chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) and football. The new…

Deiderich Healthcare is part of a group of companies which offer medical malpractice insurance to healthcare providers throughout the country. For the last four years, they have offered an analysis of medical malpractice payouts throughout the country, to help their clients understand the changing world in which they practice medicine. The 2015 analysis covers amounts…

If you watch hospital procedurals on television, you are already familiar with the concept of the bleary-eyed doctor being forced to operate after little to no sleep in the last 24 hours. We have looked into the effects of sleep deprivation in nurses, and it stands to reason that they are not the only group…

Hot Pockets are the irresistibly hot and “delicious” choice of children everywhere and college kids on a budget. Nestlé offers over 20 varieties of the microwave turnovers, ranging from breakfast to dessert. The frozen products have fed children and adults alike for over 30 years. But recently, the brand added a new skill set to…

When you are hospitalized for any reason, your healthcare facility has an obligation to make arrangements to protect you from any further harm. This includes considering the possibility that you may be unable to stand or walk on your own, especially following surgery or the administration of drugs. Whether hospital falls constitute malpractice is often…

Alizabeth and Elvin Hana were devastated when their daughter was born with a brain injury in 2004. The birth injury was caused by severe oxygen deprivation, and the prognosis was not good. According to the Chicago Tribune, their daughter lived only three years because of the severe brain injury caused by the doctors at Rush…

In the simplest of terms, medical malpractice occurs when a patient is injured by a medical professional during the course of medical treatment, and that injury was the result of an act of negligence. This is a somewhat over-simplified definition because each state has its own rules about the process for filing the lawsuit, the…

Forbes Magazine ran a thought-provoking piece on the real truth behind tort reform in the beginning of March. Here are some of the more telling highlights: 6%: the average return for medical malpractice carriers 1,000,000: estimated number of avoidable deaths in relation to medical negligence or malpractice each year, according to a 2011 study by…

John and Sonya Butler were expecting in April of 2005. Sonya had a normal pregnancy; no issues were detected and no problems were anticipated. However, an unfortunate combination of events led to her daughter, Alex, suffering umbilical cord injuries during birth that left her a quadriplegic. The case that the family filed against the hospital…