Surgical Error
A surgical error consists of a medical mistake during surgery, which can go unnoticed causing harm to the patient. Some surgical errors are noticeable and can be as grave as a procedure done on a wrong limb or body part. Within any medical procedure a surgical mishap could occur. This includes the simplest of cosmetic surgery as well as procedures both intrusive and/or non-intrusive.

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Non-economic Damages
These are damages payable for suffering, pain, and/or loss of companionship. They may also include punitive damages, but these types of damages are typically discussed separately.

Interrogatories
This is a form of detection from one party to another. This consists of one party submitting written questions to the other. During this unearthing the latter party is bound under oath and must answer truthfully or else dire implications could follow.

Fibromyalgia
Fibromyalgia is a non-inflammatory pain disorder consisting of muscle stiffness, fatigue, joint tenderness and widespread pain.

Anesthesia
Anesthesia consists of a drug administered as a method of sensation relief for the patient during medical and/or surgical procedures. Complications occurring from an anesthesia error unfortunately take place on a regular basis and can cause serious injuries to the patient including a possibility of death.

Affidavit
An affidavit is a written testimonial or declaration sworn under oath before an authorized legal council. This declaration is voluntary and is a pledge of truth towards those that it applies.

Discovery
That which is discovered includes the evidence found by the opposing party. The deposition location also known as the pre-trial process location is where the initial discovery of evidence found by the opposing party is divulged.

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Medical Negligence
This is consistent with the failure of a medical professional to meet his/her professional standards of conduct and/or duties. These standards are based on what a knowledgeable and skilled professional in the particular situation would or would not do.

Medications Malpractice
Medication malpractice covers claims of prescribing an inaccurate medication to a patient. This category also covers prescription of harmful dosage levels and/or the harmful combination of different medications given to a patient.

Cesarean
A cesarean also known as a “C-section” is a delivery procedure done surgically to retrieve the baby from a woman’s lower abdomen. Commonly, an epidural is administered to relieve the pain during delivery.

Birth Injury
Is any serious injury to the baby and possibly to the mother during the delivery of the new born that may place either the mother or the infant at risk of death. Birth injuries may consist of fractures, paralysis, brain damage, and other life long palsy conditions.

Cerebral Palsy
A name for a group of permanent brain injuries caused during and after child birth. The baby may have or developed confined motor skills, disabilities in learning, speech impediments, and other disabilities.

Cancer Misdiagnosis
A doctors mistake in determining cancer of a patient and causing the individual mental anguish or death. Types of misdiagnosis may include no cancer diagnosis, the wrong type of cancer, time delay in determining cancer, or determining cancer when in fact there is no cancer.

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