It's a situation you never want to face: stuck in the ER, desperate for answers about what's happening to a person who is dear to you. Far too often, the triage patients experience in these emergency department settings is brutal. The snap judgments are...
Month: August 2016
New Technology Designed to Prevent Retained Surgical Sponges
Last April, we posted a blog entitled "What Steps Do Hospitals Take to Avoid Retained Surgical Items?" While this remains a necessary component of patient safety in the OR, new technologies have been released in recent years to further minimize this risk. These new...
Saying sorry for surgical errors: How often do doctors actually apologize?
Apologizing to someone for an error on your part that injured the other person is basic human decency. Indeed, some psychologists believe that saying you're sorry is important even if you weren't at fault. It's a way of expressing empathy and showing you care about...
Former Client Competes in Paralympic Games
Former client Blake Haxton will compete in the 2016 Rio Paralympics as a member of the U.S. Paralympic Rowing Team. Blake was a standout athlete at Upper Arlington High School and was being recruited by several prominent national rowing programs until he had both of...
Leeseberg Tuttle Settles Cases for $200K Against OSU Wexner Medical Center
Last month, attorney Craig Tuttle of settled two cases on behalf of his clients against The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center. The first case settled for $75,000 and the second case settled for $125,000. Both cases, while...
Leeseberg Tuttle Settles Cases for $200K Against OSU Wexner Medical Center
Last month, attorney Craig Tuttle of settled two cases on behalf of his clients against The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center. The first case settled for $75,000 and the second case settled for $125,000. Both cases, while...
Postpartum care: make sure your concerns are addressed
Many stories are set in some long ago time in some land far away and feature some character or characters whose mother either died in childbirth or was somehow maimed and never the same. But those are far-away stories, right? Well, not entirely. With today's modern...