Anasthesia is one of the most serious types of medical malpractice. There are a variety of things that can go wrong with anesthesia, which is what makes it so dangerous.

Nearly 1 in 200,000  anesthesia malpractice cases is fatal. This is often caused by something as simple as using faulty equipment, administering an incorrect dosage or using the wrong drug.

If you or someone you know has been injured by medical negligence, contact the Washington medical malpractice attorneys of Fuller & Fuller at 800-570-4878.

Medical device manufacturing company Biomet had 27 medical malpractice suits brought against it by patients injured by a former West Virginia osteopath. They have settled the case pending approval.

The doctor implanted bone stimulators in about 120 patients whom he misdiagnosed, injured or killed. Biomet admits no wrongdoing on the part of the company.

If you have been injured because of medical negligence, contact the Washington medical malpractice attorneys of Fuller & Fuller at 800-570-4878.

The Feres Doctrine was established in 1950 by Feres v. United States. The basic effect of this doctrine is that active servicemembers cannot sue the military for medical malpractice. Unfortunately, this has led to subpar health care for service men and women.

Sadly, cases of malpractice occur in the military all the time, but the responsible parties are not held accountable. Now, and for the last 20 years, groups are trying to have the law repealed. The latest attempt is the Carmelo Rodriguez Military Medical Accountability Act of 2009. With any luck, this bill will give service members the medical treatment they deserved.

If you or someone you know has been injured by medical negligence, contact the Washington medical malpractice attorneys of Fuller & Fuller at 800-570-4878.

Surgical error in which a doctor operates on the wrong part of the body is unfortunately one of the most common forms of malpractice. It is also one of the most avoidable.

When any surgery occurs, several people should check to make sure that the correct body part is operated on. In many cases, the surgery site will be marked several times. When a surgeon operates on the wrong body part, negligence is the only cause.

If you or someone you know has been a victim of medical negligence, contact the Washington medical malpractice attorneys of Fuller & Fuller at 800-570-4878.

Misdiagnosis and late diagnosis of cancer are two of the most common types of medical malpractice. They are also two of the most dangerous forms of malpractice because of how they affect the patients.

Because of this, it is extremely important that a comprehensive paper trail exist. Since patients do not know exactly when their cancer metastasizes, the trail can be traced and the responsible party can more easily be found. 

If you or someone you know has been misdiagnosed, contact the Washington medical malpractice attorneys of Fuller & Fuller at 800-570-4878.

In Thomasville, North Carolina, a 22 month old child died at the Thomasville Medical Center emergency room in May of 2007. The child was brought in with fever, vomiting and diarrhea.

The child had a temperature of 103.2 degrees at 1am which rose to 105.7 degrees over the next hour. Instead of administering more tests, the physician discharged the child at 3:15am. The child was brought back to the emergency room later that day and was pronounced dead at 2:48pm. The hospital, attending physician and others are defendants in the case.

If you or someone you know has been injured by medical negligence, contact the Washington medical malpractice attorneys of Fuller & Fuller at 800-570-4878.

A 20 year old Ohio woman has been awarded $872,000 after suffering second degree burns while she underwent an operation. The woman was receiving oxygen while under anesthesia for a mole removal operation.

The plastic surgeon who worked on the woman used an electrocautery device which started a fire on the woman's face when it interacted with the oxygen. The doctor then lied to the woman and her parents about the cause of the fire and her injuries.

If you have been injured because of medical negligence, contact the Washington medical malpractice attorneys of Fuller & Fuller at 800-570-4878.