There are many good hospitals and other medical facilities in Ohio. Perhaps you and your family have been under the care of the same physician for years. Nowadays, however, it's not uncommon to see several different doctors every time you seek a medical examination,...
Leeseberg & Valentine
Did Dr. Husel Improperly Declare Patients Brain Dead?
Yesterday, put out a press release advising local media that it appears Dr. Husel failed to follow guidelines for determining when a patient is "brain dead". Attorney Gerald Leeseberg stated, based on guidelines from the American...
What is in Mount Carmel’s “Plan of Correction”?
We recently obtained a copy of Mount Carmel's "Plan of Correction," which details, among other things, the following information: How Dr. Husel, the nurses, and pharmacists were able to access such inappropriate doses of pain medication for patients; Mount Carmel's...
Labor and delivery is not supposed to lead to injury
Pregnancy and childbirth can be often one of the most joyful and rewarding times in a woman's life. However, if a doctor, nurse or other staff member is negligent during labor or delivery, what is supposed to be an exciting time can quickly turn into a devastating...
Two More Lawsuits Filed Against Mount Carmel, Husel
The attorneys at filed two more lawsuits against Mount Carmel, Dr. William Husel, a pharmacist, and two nurses earlier today. The cases were filed on behalf of the families of James Allen and Joanne Bellisari, both of whom were given 1,000...
Gerry Leeseberg, Anne Valentine Discuss Mount Carmel Cases on ABC6
Last night, Gerry Leeseberg and Anne Valentine were interviewed by ABC 6 in Columbus, where they identified the most recent victim of the Mount Carmel tragedy - James Allen. Mr. Allen died just 20 minutes before his 81st birthday, said Valentine. The attorneys also...
A surgical error could lead to sepsis or septic shock
Sepsis is a potentially life threatening condition that ordinarily arises out of an infection. Your infection doesn't have to be serious for this condition to occur. In fact, you may not even realize you have an infection before it turns into sepsis. However, if you...
Was Mount Carmel Tragedy Result of Medication Override?
The ASHP (American Society of Health-System Pharmacists) has published guidelines directed to the prevention of medication errors in hospitals. These were generated in part in response to the seminal 1999 study by the Institute of Medicine, To Err is Human: Building a...
LV Files Second Lawsuit Against Mount Carmel
The attorneys at just filed its second lawsuit against Mount Carmel, Dr. William Husel, and other medical staff on behalf of the family of Troy Allison. On July 15, 2018, Troy Allison went to the Mount Carmel ER for shortness of breath and...
Lawsuit Filed Against Mt. Carmel, Physician for Giving Lethal Doses of Fentanyl
The attorneys at filed a wrongful death lawsuit earlier today against Mount Carmel Health System and Dr. William Husel, as well as a pharmacist and a nurse, alleging they intentionally administered a lethal dose of the narcotic Fentanyl to...