Wrongful Death

While keeping track of how many people die due to hospital or doctor errors in New Mexico and around the country is important, no one is quite sure what the correct number is. A 1999 study from the Institute of Medicine suggested that 98,000 people each year died due...

A doctor considers a combination of factors when diagnosing a pulmonary embolism. Standard approaches in New Mexico include looking for warning signs in the patient's medical history, and a physical exam follows next. As reported by the National Institutes of Health,...

New Mexico residents who suffer from a pulmonary embolus will require medical treatment immediately. A pulmonary embolus occurs when an artery in the lungs becomes blocked. Normally, a pulmonary embolus is caused by a blood clot in a vein that moves to the lungs. The...

If you have lost a loved one due to the negligent or wrongful actions of another person, you are most likely going to experience significant financial losses in addition to the emotional grief you are experiencing. Although filing a wrongful death case against the...

Residents in New Mexico may be able to relate to an ongoing legal dispute concerning a fatal medical error that occurred at a healthcare facility in Massachusetts. A 74-year-old woman died in November 2013 after she awoke from an operation that was supposed to be a...

In 2010, a golfer on the Ladies Professional Golf Association Tour committed suicide. She was 25 years old. The story rocked the tour and it left many people wondering why the golfer did it. Part of the reason may have been the medications she was taking and the...

New Mexico is one of 35 states that have enacted what are commonly called medical malpractice caps. These are laws that put an upper limit on the amount of money that juries can award to plaintiffs who win their medical malpractice lawsuits. Usually, the caps apply to...

When an accident that results in an individual suffering painful and serious injuries occurs, it's important to seek medical attention. This is exactly what a 62-year old woman did after she fell some 6 ft. from a ladder. While examining and assessing the woman, a...

We have discussed often on our New Mexico medical malpractice blog about how sometimes, things can go wrong in a hospital or operating room that come as a complete shock. This is certainly the case for the family of a 13-year-old girl in California. The girl went in...

When people pick up prescription drugs at their local pharmacy, they generally trust that the pharmacist behind the counter has given them the correct dosage. Because most people in New Mexico have little pharmaceutical training, it’s often difficult for them to...