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		<title>Medical Malpractice: Do I Have a Case?</title>
		<link>http://nylawthoughts.com/2012/01/24/medical-malpractice-do-i-have-a-case/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2012 23:05:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carol L. Schlitt</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A Long Island man needed surgery to repair a herniated disk in his neck. A surgeon in Nassau County performed the surgery which was a success. The operation relieved the man of the excruciating pain in his neck. However, immediately after the surgery, the man experienced pain in his right shoulder. After two weeks of pain, he sought help from a new orthopedist who diagnosed a torn right labrum. He needed a second surgery to repair the injured shoulder.   

To the man, the only explanation for the injury to his right shoulder was that the surgical team had injured him while he was under anesthesia on the operating table. In fact, the muscles of the body are very relaxed under anesthesia and it takes many staff members to move and position a patient. The man could have been injured due to the surgical team moving or positioning his body. Was this a case of medical malpractice?<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=nylawthoughts.com&amp;blog=12362478&amp;post=1047&amp;subd=newyorklawthoughts&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Settlement for a Slip and Fall in a Bronx Stairway</title>
		<link>http://nylawthoughts.com/2012/01/23/settlement-for-a-slip-and-fall-in-a-bronx-stairway/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2012 20:43:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carol L. Schlitt</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In late June 2011, a mother went to pick her daughter up from a charter school in the Bronx. While walking down an interior stairway, she slipped on a small puddle of water, fell down several steps and injured her ankle. A trip to the emergency room at Lincoln Hospital revealed she suffered a fractured ankle (lateral malleolus). The woman asked me to represent her in an effort to collect compensation for her injuries. After conducting an investigation of her case and negotiating with the insurance company for the charter school, we reached a settlement. In just over four months from the date the woman retained me, we settled her case, making for a very pleased client.<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=nylawthoughts.com&amp;blog=12362478&amp;post=1043&amp;subd=newyorklawthoughts&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Settlement for a Slip and Fall in a Brooklyn Supermarket</title>
		<link>http://nylawthoughts.com/2012/01/10/settlement-for-a-slip-and-fall-in-a-brooklyn-supermarket/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Jan 2012 21:21:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carol L. Schlitt</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In July 2011, a woman entered her local Pathmark supermarket in the Sunset Park section of Brooklyn. As she walked towards the front of the store, she slipped on a small puddle of water and fell. The slip and fall left her with injuries to her back and leg. She asked me to represent her in an effort to collect compensation for her injuries. After conducting an investigation of her case and negotiating with the claims manager for the supermarket, we reached a settlement. Less than 20 days later, her settlement check arrived today, making her a very happy client.<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=nylawthoughts.com&amp;blog=12362478&amp;post=1039&amp;subd=newyorklawthoughts&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>A Settlement in a Brooklyn Car Accident Case with a New York City Sanitation Truck</title>
		<link>http://nylawthoughts.com/2011/12/30/a-settlement-in-a-brooklyn-car-accident-case-with-a-new-york-city-sanitation-truck/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Dec 2011 18:16:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carol L. Schlitt</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In March 2011, a Brooklyn businessman rode in the front passenger seat in a colleague’s car when they came to a stop at the intersection of Troy Avenue with Fulton Street in Brooklyn. Suddenly, a New York City Sanitation truck hit them from behind causing minor damage to the car and sending both the driver and the passenger to Kings County Hospital. The Brooklyn man suffered soft tissue injuries and retained me to represent him. This week, we settled the motor vehicle case with the City of New York making the Brooklyn man very happy.<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=nylawthoughts.com&amp;blog=12362478&amp;post=1036&amp;subd=newyorklawthoughts&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Avoiding Car Accidents on Winter Nights</title>
		<link>http://nylawthoughts.com/2011/12/29/avoiding-car-accidents-on-winter-nights/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Dec 2011 16:27:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carol L. Schlitt</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I am a personal injury lawyer who handles many car accident and motor vehicle cases. These cases all involve negligent or reckless driving and therefore the injuries suffered by my clients could all have been avoided. Just recently, I settled several hit-in-the-rear car accident cases where drivers failed to pay attention and wound up crashing into my clients’ cars. When a client suffers injuries and other damages due to the negligence of another driver, I work hard to get my clients the most compensation in the shortest time possible. It is always good to deliver a large settlement or court victory to a client, but better yet would be to avoid the car accident altogether.<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=nylawthoughts.com&amp;blog=12362478&amp;post=1032&amp;subd=newyorklawthoughts&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>How Lazy and Impersonal Can a Lawyer Be? Insurance Company Responds to a Slip and Fall Case by Using Auto Accident Papers</title>
		<link>http://nylawthoughts.com/2011/12/16/how-lazy-and-impersonal-can-a-lawyer-be-insurance-company-responds-to-a-slip-and-fall-case-by-using-auto-accident-papers/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Dec 2011 14:32:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Law Office of Carol L. Schlitt</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I received some papers in a slip and fall case that are both comical and maddening. In response to a summons and complaint for a case where a woman suffered an injury in a stairway fall, the attorney for the insurance company responded with papers for an auto accident. <img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=nylawthoughts.com&amp;blog=12362478&amp;post=1029&amp;subd=newyorklawthoughts&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Settlement for Slip and Fall on Ice in a Supermarket Parking Lot</title>
		<link>http://nylawthoughts.com/2011/12/15/settlement-for-slip-and-fall-on-ice-in-a-supermarket-parking-lot/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Dec 2011 20:51:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carol L. Schlitt</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[On a chilly February morning, a woman went shopping at her local supermarket. After loading her bags in her car, she turned to return the shopping cart and slipped and fell on some uncleared ice. The fall left her with an injured back and a slight fracture in her wrist - an avulsion fracture at the base of the fifth metacarpal.  A slip and fall on ice can happen to anyone, but the cause becomes negligence when a store owner fails to clear the ice and snow from a parking lot. In this case, the woman asked me for assistance. We investigated the case, analyzed her medical records and prepared an assessment of her case. We then engaged in settlement talks with the defendants and reached a settlement this week that left the woman very pleased.<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=nylawthoughts.com&amp;blog=12362478&amp;post=1026&amp;subd=newyorklawthoughts&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The Failure to Diagnosis a Heart Defect [ASD] Becomes Medical Malpractice in New York</title>
		<link>http://nylawthoughts.com/2011/12/07/the-failure-to-diagnosis-a-heart-defect-asd-becomes-medical-malpractice-in-new-york-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Dec 2011 22:09:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carol L. Schlitt</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Medical Malpractice]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[A significant percentage of medical malpractice cases result from a failure to diagnose a condition and that failure to diagnose leads to later problems. I have recently taken on another failure to diagnose malpractice case here on Long Island. A man showed up at the local emergency room with symptoms of a stroke. Doctors admitted him overnight and ran a battery of tests, then discharged him with a referral to follow up with a cardiologist. Those doctors treated him over several months.

Despite these consults, the man later suffered a major stroke and went to a second Long Island hospital. At the second hospital, doctors performed a TransEsophageal echocardiogram (TEE) which immediately identified that the man had a hole in his heart and that condition had caused his strokes.  A short time later, the man underwent surgery to repair the hole in his heart and eliminate that cause of a potential stroke. The failure of the first hospital and the cardiologist to run the TEE meant they failed to diagnose the hole in the man’s heart. Had they properly diagnosed the man’s condition, he would not have suffered the second, more serious stroke and he would have avoided the problems it has caused him. This failure to diagnose provides the grounds for a medical malpractice claim.<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=nylawthoughts.com&amp;blog=12362478&amp;post=1024&amp;subd=newyorklawthoughts&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>A $25,000 Settlement in a Bronx False Arrest Case</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Nov 2011 19:06:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carol L. Schlitt</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This past April, on the Saturday before Easter, a manager at a health care firm left his office for the drive home. He had recently purchased a Jaguar sedan and he drove that car to work that day. On the way home, New York City police officers pulled him over and arrested the Bronx man for possession of a stolen car. Although the man presented his license, the registration for the car, the title to the car and a receipt for the bill of sale, the officers still arrested him. The police ultimately dropped the charges and the man retained me to represent him. He wanted the New York City Police to be held accountable for their reckless actions and compensation for missing the Easter holiday with his family. Last week, we settled the case for $25,000.<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=nylawthoughts.com&amp;blog=12362478&amp;post=1017&amp;subd=newyorklawthoughts&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>A Settlement in a Long Island Car Accident Case with a Rear End Collision</title>
		<link>http://nylawthoughts.com/2011/11/22/a-settlement-in-a-long-island-car-accident-case-with-a-rear-end-collision/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Nov 2011 19:32:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carol L. Schlitt</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A Huntington man sat in his car at a red light waiting for the light to change. Suddenly, a car struck him from behind, knocking the man forward and then snapping him back against his seat. The man went to the hospital and was discharged with lumbar and cervical pain. The man retained me to represent him in an effort to collect compensation for his damages.

The case proved challenging because the insurance company did not want to make an offer on the case because they did not deem the man’s injuries worthy of compensation. I developed a strategy to pursue the case through the legal system and use that as leverage to increase the insurance company’s offer. This week, we settled the case for an amount that made my client very happy and avoided a lengthy wait and ordeal of going all the way to trial.<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=nylawthoughts.com&amp;blog=12362478&amp;post=1014&amp;subd=newyorklawthoughts&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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