On behalf of Frankovitch, Anetakis, Simon, Decapio & Pearl, LLP | Oct 14, 2020 | Medical Malpractice
Lewy body dementia is a form of dementia caused by the development of protein deposits known as Lewy bodies in the nerve cells of the brain. In West Virginia and across the U.S., an estimated 1.4 million people have LBD, but the actual number is likely higher because...
On behalf of Frankovitch, Anetakis, Simon, Decapio & Pearl, LLP | Sep 21, 2020 | Medical Malpractice
It seems that in recent years, the practice of medicine has become less and less personal. While patients once enjoyed routine and adequately long visits with their primary care physician, these visits have increasingly become shorter and more cursory in nature. In...
On behalf of Frankovitch, Anetakis, Simon, Decapio & Pearl, LLP | Sep 3, 2020 | Medical Malpractice
Many cases of medical malpractice revolve around complex medical issues. As such, juries may need the help of expert medical witnesses to explain the issues and to help understand how the doctor or hospital was at fault. But there are also cases where a physician’s...
On behalf of Frankovitch, Anetakis, Simon, Decapio & Pearl, LLP | Aug 28, 2020 | Medical Malpractice
An infant that suffers oxygen deprivation before or during delivery is at serious risk of developing a brain injury. Effects can include visual or audial impairment, cerebral palsy and epilepsy. These conditions can cause lifelong impairment for your child. Sometimes,...
