On behalf of Vincent J. DeSalvo, Attorney at Law | Jan 15, 2020 | medical malpractice
Parenting can be a challenge, no matter where someone lives. However, those who become parents in Louisiana may not be as fortunate. In a recent study from WalletHub, the state was ranked 48th out of 50 states for childcare quality. The study examined several factors...
On behalf of Vincent J. DeSalvo, Attorney at Law | Oct 11, 2019 | medical malpractice
It’s frustrating to be sick and not know what’s wrong with you. It’s even more frustrating that doctors don’t always take the time to listen to their patients. Far too often, symptoms get dismissed as “just stress” instead of...
On behalf of Vincent J. DeSalvo, Attorney at Law | Oct 4, 2019 | medical malpractice
Do you know that your odds of being misdiagnosed by your doctor are about one in 20? That’s a pretty scary statistic because a misdiagnosis can — at the very best — delay important treatment for whatever you do have wrong. At worst, it could injure...
On behalf of Vincent J. DeSalvo, Attorney at Law | Aug 7, 2019 | medical malpractice
Patient abandonment is a type of medical malpractice that generally leaves the patient in a particularly fragile or vulnerable state. It most often happens when a physician decides to “wash his (or her) hands” of a patient that is — in some fashion...
On behalf of Vincent J. DeSalvo, Attorney at Law | Jul 10, 2019 | medical malpractice
Nobody wants to become the victim of a medical mistake, but is there anything you can do to prevent it from happening? When you’re sick, it’s easy to feel powerless over your situation. That tends to make people feel as if there’s nothing they can do...
On behalf of Vincent J. DeSalvo, Attorney at Law | Jun 27, 2019 | medical malpractice
If you’re injured by a doctor or hospital’s negligence, you generally have a right to sue that doctor or hospital — unless you’re a member of the military and the doctor or hospital that messed up your care happens to be a military doctor or...
On behalf of Vincent J. DeSalvo, Attorney at Law | Jun 14, 2019 | medical malpractice
If you have any kind of serious or chronic health condition, you want your doctor to be candid about the risks you face during any course of treatment or surgical procedure. Unfortunately, doctors aren’t always good about making sure that patients fully...
On behalf of Vincent J. DeSalvo, Attorney at Law | May 10, 2019 | medical malpractice
Ordinarily, if a hospital, nurse or doctor commits a grave act of negligence that seriously injures you or kills your loved one, you can sue for malpractice. Not so, however, if you happen to be a service member injured by a military hospital, nurse or doctor. The...
On behalf of Vincent J. DeSalvo, Attorney at Law | Apr 18, 2019 | medical malpractice
Cancer is one of the most common health problems people can face. According to government statistics, more than 1.7 million people will be diagnosed with cancer each year, and more than 600,000 will die. A timely diagnosis gives a cancer victim the best possible shot...
On behalf of Vincent J. DeSalvo, Attorney at Law | Mar 28, 2019 | medical malpractice
If you’re 40 or older, you probably remember a time when every doctor’s office had shelves of paper files that contained the important medical records of each patient who passed through the doors. Somewhere along the line, that changed. It gradually became...
