Blog Posts in March, 2015 Posted By The Law Offices of Patrick L. Block, PC 25-Mar-2015 Malpractice & Emergency Situations When you need immediate medical care, the rules of medical malpractice change. In emergency situations, the need for treatment trumps the diligent need to protect a patient from mistakes, and first-responders are usually protected in the event of a ... Continue Reading Posted By The Law Offices of Patrick L. Block, PC 18-Mar-2015 When A Misdiagnosis Is Cause For A Lawsuit One of the most common ways that doctors, nurses, hospitals, and other medical providers harm their patients is though misdiagnosing or delaying the diagnosis of a medical condition that results in a delay or lack of necessary treatment. While not ... Continue Reading Posted By The Law Offices of Patrick L. Block, PC 11-Mar-2015 When Can I File a Medical Malpractice Claim? In many types of law, the ability that you may have to hold someone accountable for their actions is governed by the statute of limitations in the state you reside. This means that if a lawsuit against a doctor, nurse, hospital, or other medical ... Continue Reading Posted By The Law Offices of Patrick L. Block, PC 5-Mar-2015 Common Causes of Medical Malpractice Claims Medical malpractice occurs whenever a patient is harmed by the actions of a medical professional acting outside of the scope of their standard of care. In fact, every year, there are between 15,000 and 19,000 individual cases of medical malpractice ... Continue Reading