Across the United States, a baby formula shortage has devastated families who need it to keep their children alive. The crisis has especially impacted disadvantaged parents who can’t afford to go online and find expensive cans from individual sellers. Children with allergies, metabolic issues, and other health problems also need formula at higher rates. And in their desperation, some people blame lawyers and a pending baby formula lawsuit for these shortages. Here’s my response, as a Memphis baby formula lawsuit attorney myself. 1. Baby Formula Lawsuits Aren’t the Main Cause for These Shortages Firstly, the baby formula companies aren’t even pretending our pending lawsuits caused these shortages. They rightly blame record inflation, supply chain issues, and product recalls for this
Surgical mistakes often involve a wrong-site surgical error, where the medical professional operates on the incorrect body part or the wrong area of the patient’s body. In some cases, these errors involve surgical procedures performed on the wrong person. Even more concerning is the fact that surgical errors may involve a surgeon and his team leaving something inside the patient’s body that isn’t supposed to be left there, such as a medical sponge or surgical accessory. Why do these errors happen? Our medical malpractice law firm in Memphis, Tennessee knows that poor communication is often to blame for many of these errors. Surgeons, doctors, anesthesiologists, and other medical staff need to make sure they are all on the same page.
Doctors and medical professionals are people that society places a great deal of trust in. When these professionals make a mistake or act negligently it can cause a great deal of pain and suffering for the patient. Due to the nature of their work of prescribing the correct dosage and type of medicine, diagnosing possible illnesses or ailments, and more, they should be held to a high standard. If you have suffered from a critical error from a doctor or medical professional, contact a medical malpractice lawyer in Memphis, TN from Darrell Castle & Associates, PLLC. Our lawyers can help you out with your case and possible lawsuit against those who have left you in this unfortunate situation. Contact us
What is medical malpractice? Medical malpractice is a negligence claim against a doctor, nurse, or other medical providers. Doctors have an obligation to follow the appropriate standard of care when treating patients. If they fall below this standard and cause harm to the patient, they can be held legally responsible. Medical malpractice occurs when a doctor or other medical professional provides substandard treatments that results in injury to a patient. Common types of medical malpractice include surgical errors, misdiagnosis, delayed diagnosis, medication errors, birth injuries and anesthesia errors. If you have been injured due to an error made by a doctor, nurse, or other medical professionals you should immediately contact a medical malpractice lawyer. The first step is contacting a
What Workers’ Compensation Is, And What It Isn’t Perhaps you’re wondering, “What is workers’ compensation?” You’ve come to the right place. Workers’ compensation is a system created by state laws that provides benefits to employees who are injured or become ill on the job. These benefits include: medical care temporary disability payments permanent disability payments, and compensation for vocational rehabilitation How Is an Employee Eligible for Workers’ Compensation? Most states require nearly all employers have workers’ compensation insurance. This covers all employees under their employer’s policy. You don’t need to pay any premiums for this coverage. It just comes with working at a company. Does a Workers’ Comp Claim Affect My Job? No, it does not. You should never be
DIY Bankruptcy: What’s the Risk? If you’re facing debts you know you can’t pay, you may be wondering whether you can file bankruptcy on your own. Doing your own Chapter 7 bankruptcy isn’t impossible, but in my opinion, it’s also not advisable. It comes with special risks that could cost you even more in the long run. Doing your own bankruptcy is known as filing “pro se.” People who file pro se often want to save the money on attorney fees, which I certainly understand. However, if you go it alone, you may end up making mistakes that cost far more than an attorney. Just ask my clients who ended up needing our firm to fix those mistakes later! With
Why a Baby Formula Lawsuit Is Taking Place Baby formulas Enfamil and Similac have helped countless families feed their new babies successfully. However, they do not appear to be safe for premature babies. In fact, they could be quite deadly. Here’s why our attorneys are pursuing a baby formula lawsuit against Enfamil and Similac. Baby Formulas May Be Killing Premature Infants For premature infants, major studies connected these two formulas to something called necrotizing enterocolitis, or NEC. NEC is a relatively common and extremely dangerous digestive disease affecting premature babies. It often requires time on an IV or even surgery. Then, if the surgery doesn’t work, the NEC becomes fatal and the baby dies. This illness devastates families and steals
Probate Lawyer Whether you die with a will in place or you die without a will in place, chances are that your estate is going to be subjected to the probate process if you live in Tennessee when you pass away. There is only one surefire way to avoid the probate process and that is to have your assets placed in a revocable living trust instead of naming beneficiaries for those assets in a will. As a result of this reality, it is important to understand what the probate process entails in Tennessee, so that you can weigh the pros and cons of executing a revocable living trust in order to save your surviving loved ones from the hassle of
Why a CPAP Machine Lawsuit Is Taking Place CPAP machines, or Continuous Positive Airway Pressure machines, are supposed to help people with sleep apnea. Instead, for many people, they’ve caused permanent health conditions and even death. Here’s why our attorneys are pursuing a CPAP machine lawsuit. CPAP Machines Breaking Down When you use a CPAP machine, you connect a mask to your face then breath through the machine while you sleep. It’s critical the machine provides you with clean, fresh air, because it’s going straight to your lungs. But due to a product liability issue, the foam inside these machines sometimes breaks down. Its tiny particles release a list of incredibly dangerous chemicals. And if your machine has this flaw,
As a Memphis bankruptcy attorney, I’ve seen firsthand how harmful debt collection can be. Angry phone calls interrupt you at dinner. Strangers humiliate you at work. They’ll even bother your family members over a debt YOU owe. Putting an end to it will change your life for the better. But here’s why stopping creditor harassment can also help everyone else around you, including the creditors. Creditors Need to Know the Rules Stopping creditor harassment will always help us the consumers, but in some ways, it’s good for everyone. Up until recently, there weren’t a lot of laws on the books about what creditors could and couldn’t do. People weren’t aware of their rights, and creditors could come close to breaking