You trust your physician with your life. You depend on them to arrive at a timely, accurate diagnosis of any potentially serious health problem you may have. So what happens when they fail to recognize the symptoms of a particular […]

Medical malpractice is a complicated area of personal injury law. At the law offices of Lisa Levine, we encounter many clients who are unfamiliar with what exactly medical malpractice is, as well as their legal options after they’ve been injured […]

Have you become injured and unable to work due to the unanticipated results of a medical procedure or treatment? Making a decision to undergo any procedure — elective or not, emergency or not — often comes down to a question […]

A timely and correct diagnosis of cauda equina syndrome or arachnoiditis is vital if the patient is to get the medical treatment they require. Unfortunately, delays in treatment can occur because these two conditions share many of the same symptoms. […]

As a leading Fort Lauderdale medical malpractice attorney, Lisa Levine has represented many clients who have had their lives changed forever as a result of a medical error in diagnosing or treating a stroke. May is National Stroke Awareness Month […]

Cauda Equina Syndrome (CES) is a serious medical condition that occurs when the cauda equina nerves located at the base of the spine become damaged. Symptoms of CES can include loss of bladder and bowel control, paralysis and chronic pain. […]

When a patient is injured by a fall in an emergency room, doctor’s office or hospital, who can be held liable? Before you can answer that question, you must determine whether the fall was the result of medical malpractice or […]

In developed countries like the United States, cervical cancer is a highly preventable disease. When detected in its earliest stages, cervical cancer can be effectively treated and has a high survival rate. However, misdiagnosis or failure to diagnose cervical cancer […]

When a doctor fails to provide a patient with the proper standard of care — say, by misdiagnosing or failing to diagnose a serious medical condition — and causes injury to that patient, the patient has a right to seek […]

The results of a recent study “Physician Burnout, Well-being, and Work Unit Safety Grades in Relationship to Reported Medical Errors” published in the Mayo Clinic Proceedings revealed a startling relationship between doctor burnout and medical errors. Medical error related deaths […]