Posts by Matthew Nace
Congratulations, Matthew Nace, on Being Named to the 2019 Best Lawyers in America List!
Paulson & Nace, PLLC, is thrilled to announce that attorney Matthew A. Nace has been recognized by Best Lawyers in America® for the first time for his work in Medical Malpractice Law – Plaintiffs, in Washington, D.C. The Best Lawyers recognition is a peer review process “of outstanding attorneys are compiled by conducting exhaustive peer…
Read MoreWho Is Responsible for My Baby’s Birth Injury?
Giving birth is a natural and (usually) safe process, with your obstetrician and other medical staff on hand to help it along and assist mother and baby in the event of any complications. During the birth process, babies are especially vulnerable, and if a doctor fails to treat, or improperly treats, a complication or condition,…
Read MorePlacental Abruption and Oxygen Deprivation
Thousands of women give birth every day in the United States, including here in the Washington, D.C. area. Labor and delivery is a common and safe experience for mothers and babies, but occasionally there are complications. If a baby is deprived of oxygen during the labor and delivery process, the child can suffer severe birth…
Read MoreNurse “Burnout” Leads to Dangerous Medical Mistakes
Nurses are often the unsung heroes of health care. They work long, grueling hours carrying out the doctor’s orders, they interact with doctors, patients and peers in often chaotic and emotionally exhausting environments and they often do this difficult work exhausted. Fatigue, burnout, exhaustion, overworked: regardless of how you describe it, due to their often…
Read MoreBaltimore Family Awarded Millions after a Medication Error Led to the Death of Their Loved One
Medication errors are a significant problem in modern health care. Also called adverse drug events (ADE), the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) reports that ADE’s account for nearly 700,000 emergency department visits and 100,000 hospitalizations each year. The AHRQ also reports that approximately 5% of hospitalized patients will experience an ADE making them…
Read MoreMedical Negligence and Hazards at Urgent Care Centers
If there is a strip mall near you, chances are good that it includes an Urgent Care facility. These are free-standing medical centers that operate as a hybrid between an emergency room and health clinic. Designed to treat patients with acute medical conditions and minor traumas. They do not serve patients with serious, life-threatening conditions.…
Read MoreA Defective Pacemaker Can Cause More Harm Than Good
A pacemaker is a medical device, first used in Sweden in the 1950s, for patients with heart problems. The device sends electrical impulses that help stabilize patients who have irregular heartbeats. Implanting a pacemaker is usually performed by a cardiologist or a surgeon. Unfortunately, some pacemakers have flaws which can cause death, heart attacks, or…
Read MoreCataract Surgery Malpractice Can Leave Patients with Permanent Vision Problems
Cataracts are cloudiness in eye lenses that cause vision loss over time. The exact cause of cataracts is not known but they are very common for people over 65 years of age. In cataract surgery, an ophthalmologist removes the defective lens and replaces it with an artificial lens. The two types of cataract surgeries are…
Read MoreAre Stem Cell Treatment Centers the Newest “Snake Oil” Salespeople?
Stem cells hold abundant promise that one day, they will be able to repair and regenerate tissue and create seemingly miraculous therapies customized for an individual. The problem is that stem cell therapy is still in its infancy; unless a patient is undergoing hematopoietic stem cell (HSC) transplantation, his or her treatment is an experimental…
Read MoreA Victory for the Victims: D.C. Appeals Court Allows Class Action Lawsuit against CareFirst to Proceed
Back in 2014, CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield was hacked, and the personal information of more than a million patients was potentially stolen. When the time came to file a class action lawsuit against CareFirst, those victims trusted Paulson & Nace, PLLC to fight for them in court. On August 1, 2017, the U.S. Court of Appeals…
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