Have you or a loved one experienced ROP in Tampa and have questions? Contact our office today and schedule a free consultation. ROP in Tampa stands for Retinopathy of Prematurity. When babies are born before 40 weeks, 38 weeks gestational time, the optic nerve doesn’t develop appropriately and there are procedures that are well-known that have a very very high success rate for taking care of that optic nerve so that a baby’s vision is preserved. If your baby had ROP or Retinopathy of Prematurity and was not treated and has lost vision then you have a likely medical malpractice claim. Downl ..read more

Was your child has been born with ROP in Florida and you have questions about ROP treatment? Watch this video, then give us a call today. Many people want to know what the treatment for ROP is, Retinopathy of Prematurity. That treatment is a laser procedure that once the baby is born still counting gestational time that there’s a window of opportunity of about a week and half to 2 weeks period of time where the optic nerve can be lasered to the appropriate growth pattern. The optic nerve is preserved and the baby’s vision is preserved. Download Our Free Medical Malpractice Guide If your ch ..read more

Do you believe you have a medical malpractice case?  If so, learn how to win your malpractice claim here and contact our Tampa attorneys now. Doctors Being at Fault If a physician tells you that something has occurred because it was their fault, you should ask that physician for a copy of your medical records. You should take them to a seasoned medical malpractice lawyer who can perform an evaluation for you. Here at Morgenstern and Herd we have a medical background. We evaluate and look at our client’s medical records in order to determine whether or not we can obtain an expert who will ..read more

Did you or a loved one get hurt or killed because of medical negligence? Learn about the potential medical malpractice damages and call us!   Up until earlier in 2014 there were caps on all medical malpractice cases, those caps were on non-economic damages, damages for intangible losses such as pain and suffering, loss of companionship, of a loved one.  Those caps were overturned as unconstitutional in a wrongful death case. I personally am of the belief that that case applies to all non-economic damages in all cases, but the defense bar in our industry has taken the position that ..read more

If you were injured by the hands of a medical professional, check out these 4 medical malpractice tips. Then, contact our Tampa lawyers today. 1. What is Breach of Duty? What that means is that in the context of medical malpractice that your doctors owe you the responsibility of providing you care that meets the standard within the community under the same and similar circumstances of your medical condition. If that care isn’t given then that’s a breach of that responsibility. 2. What is Causation? Many people want to know what the causation aspect of a case is. You have to have not only subst ..read more

If the ER doctor fails to diagnose your condition and you have questions about medical malpractice, watch this video. Then call us today. People often have the question as to whether or not they have a claim when an emergency medical provider fails to diagnose their condition. The answer to that question is that the standard of care that applies to an emergency provider is different than to your doctor who knows more about you. It is an emergency medical provider’s obligation to treat emergency medical conditions. You may often leave the emergency room without a diagnosis and be given inst ..read more

Learn what the next steps are after your child was injured during birth due to the negligence of another in this video. Then, give our Tampa lawyers a call to get started. There are a number of factors that are important to know about injuries that occur to babies during the birth process. The most important factor is that you have two years from the time that you knew or reasonably should’ve known that a claim occurred. With a child, that statutory period can be extended to the eighth birthday of the child because babies can’t tell us when something is wrong and sometimes the physicians d ..read more

Have you been injured due to the negligence of another? Watch this video about the treatment for ROP, then give our Tampa office a call. Many people want to know what the treatment for ROP is, Retinopathy of Prematurity. That treatment is a laser procedure that once the baby is born still counting gestational time that there’s a window of opportunity of about a week and half to 2 weeks period of time where the optic nerve can be lasered to the appropriate growth pattern. The optic nerve is preserved and the baby’s vision is preserved. Download Our Free Medical Malpractice Guide If your chi ..read more

Was your child injured during birth due to medical malpractice? Watch this video to learn more, then call our office in Tampa today. There are a number of factors that are important to know about injuries that occur to babies during the birth process. The most important factor is that you have two years from the time that you knew or reasonably should’ve known that a claim occurred. With a child, that statutory period can be extended to the eighth birthday of the child because babies can’t tell us when something is wrong and sometimes the physicians don’t discover it within that two-year t ..read more

Have you become a victim of medical malpractice and you have questions about a potential claim? Our Tampa lawyers break down what breach of duty medical malpractice claims mean: Breach of duty medical malpractice means is that in the context of medical malpractice that your doctors owe you the responsibility of providing you care that meets the standard within the community under the same and similar circumstances of your medical condition. If that care isn’t given then that’s a breach of that responsibility. In the State of Florida, you can’t jump right away into filing a medical malpractice ..read more