Mar 11, 2023 | Medical Malpractice
Lower Keys Medical Center in Key West has been ordered to pay roughly $25 million to the parents of a Key West child who was born with mental and physical disabilities because of the handling of the birth of the child by hospital staff in 2021. An administrative law...
Mar 1, 2023 | Medical Malpractice
Cerebral palsy is life-changing for children and their parents. It can affect nearly all aspects of a child’s life, and it requires a lifetime of management and care. The financial costs of a cerebral palsy diagnosis can also be substantial, quickly climbing into the...
Feb 27, 2023 | Medical Malpractice
On February 16th, 2023, Silva and Silva P.A., a leading Florida catastrophic injury law firm, received a $25,000,000 medical malpractice arbitration award against Lower Keys Medical Center, owned and operated by publicly traded healthcare giant Community Health...
Jan 1, 2023 | Medical Malpractice
When you have an illness or injury, obtaining an accurate and timely diagnosis is the first step toward getting the treatment you need. Pathology is a fundamental element of medical practice, and all doctors should have the knowledge required to either (i) accurately...
Aug 1, 2022 | Birth Injuries, Medical Malpractice
Each year, tens of thousands of newborns in the United States are diagnosed with birth injuries. These injuries result from a variety of different causes, and while some of them are unavoidable, many are not. This is an unfortunate reality of our modern healthcare...
Jan 1, 2022 | Medical Malpractice
While there is no excuse for medical negligence, statistics show that it is alarmingly common. Each year, tens of thousands of Florida residents suffer unnecessarily and lose loved ones due to mistakes in the health care setting. But, while the prevalence of medical...