TAMPA PERSONAL INJURY BLOG

The Florida-Birth-Related Neurological Injury Compensation Association faces a federal lawsuit involving its status as the payer of last resort in birth injury cases. The Association tried to get the lawsuit dismissed based on sovereign immunity, but the 11th U.S....

Any patient's worst nightmare when entering surgery is that the surgeon might operate on the wrong site, or even perform the wrong procedure altogether. While relatively rare, wrong-site surgery can occur as a result of negligence and possibly result in death. Your...

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) requires a series of clinical studies and testing before releasing a new drug to the public. Physicians must consider the consequences of prescribing certain drugs. Patients could face damaging results and physicians could face...

A cesarean section is a surgical procedure to deliver a baby from the mother's womb. It is sometimes necessary due to complications during childbirth, such as abnormal positioning, fetal distress or prolonged labor. Because of the risks associated with cesarean...

When you go to the emergency room for care, it is the staff's responsibility to do everything they can to care for you. According to the U.S. News, the Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act protects people from being removed from a hospital for the...

All surgical operations have risks. However, no surgical operation should come with the risk of errors or mistakes. According to the National Library of Medicine, medical errors are a serious public health hazard and a leading cause of death. Recognizing safety...

One of the more common questions posed to team members here at the Valenzuela Law Firm, P.A. by clients following a medical misdiagnosis in Florida is how could doctors (with years of experience and modern clinical technologies supporting them) possibly misdiagnose...

You go to the doctor to get answers when you do not feel well. What happens if the answer does not end up diagnosing the proper condition? If the underlying problem is cancer, it may result in a catastrophic outcome. Cancer remains a mystery to the medical community....

If you are carrying a few extra pounds, you are far from alone. In fact, according to a recent survey from WebMD, almost half of Americans claim to have gained weight between March 2020 and April 2021. While shedding your excess weight is an admirable goal, being...