The attorneys and staff of Young Conaway Stargatt & Taylor, LLP have been hosting a Back-to-School Drive for the Frederick Douglas Stubbs Elementary School over the past six years. Donated backpacks contained items such as pencils, markers, erasers, and paper for...
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Supervised driving time reduces teen fatal crash rates
Learning to drive can be exciting for teens, but many do not have a real concept of the danger they are in every time they get behind the wheel. They see the abilities of parents and other experienced drivers and assume they will easily acquire the skills. According...
Understanding misdiagnosis and pediatric malpractice
A report from the Institute of Medicine reported that most, if not all, individuals living in the United States will experience a misdiagnosis within their lifetime. Unfortunately, this misdiagnosis can occur as early as birth.As a parent, it is your job to secure...
How long do you have to file a retained surgical object claim?
Retained surgical objects are what health care practitioners refer to as "never events," meaning they should never happen. Yet every year, unsuspecting patients leave operating rooms with unintended foreign objects left behind in their bodies. A retained surgical item...
How much do you know about your doctor?
The default for most patients is to trust their doctors. After all, medical professionals, especially those with specialized knowledge, have gone through extensive education and hands-on training to obtain their licenses. A healthy sense of trust is important for an...
An urgent care center may not be as good as you think
Nobody enjoys feeling sick. After all, if you are under the weather, you may miss out on work, family obligations and recreational opportunities. While scheduling an appointment with your primary care physician may seem like a hassle, it may be better than stopping at...
Emotional trauma is just as likely to occur in car accidents
When it comes to car accidents in Wilmington, very few people realize how traumatic they are until faced with the aftermath. Most motorists are so concerned with how badly damaged their vehicles are that they often overlook their own personal safety and injuries....
Millions awarded to victim of urgent care malpractice
Multi-million-dollar medical malpractice lawsuit awards are generally associated with mishaps that occur in hospitals or surgery centers. In an unusual event, an urgent care facility treated a patient with such extreme negligence that a jury found the center guilty of...
Lookout for 3 of the most common malpractice injuries
When you go to the doctor, you want to believe he or she is paying attention to the signs and symptoms you present. However, doctors make mistakes, and these errors may come at a high price.When you face a doctor who may have gotten something wrong, you may not fully...
A crash, a traumatic brain injury and recovery expectations
A traumatic brain injury can occur whether you are in a bicycle, motorcycle, car or truck crash. No doubt you will be thankful to survive, but what then?You may think that such an injury leaves you with a significant impairment. However, the brain will begin to heal...