Posts by Barry Nace
Medical Malpractice Lawsuit Filed over Serious Back Injury from a Botched Lumbar Puncture
When you are suffering from severe symptoms and you need emergency care, who do you trust more than your doctor at your local hospital to fix you up and send you on your way? In most cases, that is what happens. Unfortunately, an Illinois woman had a less than satisfying outcome after visiting Centegra Hospital-McHenry…
Read MoreTort Reform is a Myth, and Congress is Lying to You
As a society, we forget that we have certain rights especially if it’s not pertinent to our particular life at a particular time. We feel as if, “Well, I’m not affected, so why worry about it?” But this country has held that whoever you are, you may sue a person who injures you and eventually…
Read MoreBarry J. Nace Achieves Distinction Five Decades in the Making
Paulson & Nace, PLLC is proud to announce that Founder and Senior Partner Barry J. Nace has achieved something very rare. Mr. Nace has been representing victims of medical malpractice and hospital malpractice for more than 40 years. He has been representing plaintiffs in malpractice cases since 1972, when he won his first case: a $20,000…
Read MoreInadequate Postoperative Care that Amounts to Medical Malpractice
Medical negligence can occur with regard to postoperative care. Doctors and nurses must monitor their patients diligently following a surgical procedure to make sure that they are healing properly and that there are no complications. A fairly common postoperative complication is infection. An infection in the area of the surgical site can spread and lead…
Read MoreThe Correct Restraint System Can Save Your Child’s Life
Some parents might celebrate moving their child from a car seat to a booster seat and from a booster seat to a regular sea belt. After all, it is a big step for most kids. Parents should not be in any kind of hurry to do so because every time you “graduate” them to the…
Read MoreThe Importance of More Strict Commercial Truck Underride Guard Standards in Saving Lives
If you have ever been driving too close behind an 18-wheeler on the highway, you may have seen an underride guard. It is a strip of steel that hangs from the rear end of large, commercial trucks with the purpose of keeping passenger vehicles from riding up under the rear end of a truck in…
Read MoreIVC Filter Manufacturer Continued to Sell Defective Product Despite Knowledge of its Deadly Flaws
Last September, we discussed how defective IVC filters were linked with as many as 27 deaths and thousands of problems that required surgery. The manufacturer knew that the IVC filter could cause potentially fatal problems soon after it was released for sale, but they kept it on the market for five more years. In December…
Read MoreFDA Sets More Strict Requirements for Transvaginal Mesh Implant Devices for Pelvic Organ Prolapse Repair
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has taken action to warn consumers about the risks involved with surgical mesh devices that are implanted to repair pelvic organ prolapse (POP). On January 4, 2016, the FDA issued two final order to manufacturers of these devices. The first was to re-classify transvaginal mesh devices from class…
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