When you go to the doctor’s office or hospital for medical treatment, the last thing you expect is for the doctors or nurses to make a mistake while caring for you. Just like anyone else, healthcare professionals aren’t perfect and they can slip-up, but, because right and wrong in their profession is often a matter […]
Goodman Acker, P.C. has served Children’s Hospital of Michigan with a Notice of Intent to Sue regarding negligent medical treatment to a minor child who was under their care. The alleged malpractice resulted in the child suffering from significant decubitus ulcers, which required long term medical care and treatment. The Situation Our client, then age 15, was […]
No parent expects the happy event of their child’s birth to be marred by serious or fatal injuries, especially when those injuries were preventable. Unfortunately, all too many parents experience the concern, confusion, and anger that comes with caring for a child with a birth injury. Parents want the best for their children, and when the […]
Preventable birth injures resulting from the negligence of doctors, nurses, or other health care providers can have devastating and, in some cases, life-altering consequences. In addition to profound and emotional losses, many victims and families can find themselves facing exorbitant costs related to the medical care and future needs their child will require as they […]
Periodontal disease, commonly known as gum disease, is a serious condition which if left untreated can lead to bone damage and tooth loss. If you are currently living with this condition, you are not alone. Millions of Americans are reported to be living with and managing gum disease. While there are many risk factors for […]
Our Michigan medical malpractice attorneys at the law firm of Goodman Acker recently settled a $1 million settlement against a hospital in Michigan for negligence related to the hospitalization of a 30 year old man. Goodman Acker was there to defend our client and his family against the hospital for their negligence in Oakland County […]
At Goodman Acker, P.C., our Michigan medical malpractice lawyers represent patients who’ve been harmed or seriously injured as a result of a doctor, physician, nurse, or other medical professional’s error. Patients who suffer serious injuries are entitled to compensation for their pain and suffering, as well as reimbursement for their medical bills. Families of those […]
All surgeries involve an element of risk, however when a patient suffers serious injuries as a result of a preventable mistake or error during surgery, medical malpractice has taken place. Surgical errors go beyond the known risks of surgeries and therefore are considered a form of negligence. At the law firm of Goodman Acker, P.C. […]
Our Michigan medical malpractice attorneys at the law firm of Goodman Acker have recently filed a malpractice lawsuit against Henry Ford Macomb Hospital for failure to timely diagnose and treat a stroke patient, resulting in the patient’s death. Tim Sulolli, medical malpractice attorney at our law firm is representing the patient’s family against the hospital. […]
At the law firm of Goodman Acker P.C. our Michigan defective medical device lawyers are currently investigating cases for women patients who suffer from cancer as a result of a power morcellator used during a hysterectomy. Since the late 1990’s, the power morcellator has become a quite popular device to be used in hysterectomies (55,000 – 75,000 […]
