For the Injured And For A Safer Iowa
Yes. Medical residents can be held accountable for making errors that harm their patients even though they are “technically” not doctors until completing their residency. But statistics show that lawsuits against residents are unusual. One study, published in the...
On Oct. 23, Iowa-based grocery chain Hy-Vee warned consumers that onions sold at its stores between Aug. 13 and Sept. 1 are part of a multistate salmonella outbreak that has sickened over 160 people. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and Centers for Disease...
The Iowa Supreme Court announced on Aug. 31 the selection of attorney Brian P. Galligan and 17 other legal experts to a task force to review the Iowa Rules of Evidence. The task force members will evaluate and recommend changes to Iowa’s evidence rules, which were...
The Best Lawyers in America®, an authoritative publication recognizing excellence in the practice of law, has included Brian P. Galligan in its 28th Edition. The recognition is for his high-caliber work in the area of medical malpractice-plaintiffs and is based on a...
Johns Hopkins University lists hospital medical errors as the third-leading cause of death in the United States, accounting for more than 250,000 deaths annually. It amounts to people dying from seeking care rather than the disease for which they need treatment. While...
A driver is pulled over late on a Des Moines night. He’s been weaving his car back and forth across the lanes. He’s also been struggling to keep his vehicle at the appropriate speed, sometimes slowing way down and sometimes exceeding the speed limit. The driver’s...
Medical statistics show one out of every 100 hospital patients in the U.S. suffer harm due to medication errors. When studied in relation to drug injuries, these mistakes affect about 30% of patients admitted to health care facilities. While the percentages may appear...
Drinking and driving was on the rise in Iowa last year. This dangerous decision can put lives at risk, not just for the people making the wrong choice. Sioux City alone saw a 17% increase in drunk-driving cases, landing at 12th in the nation for such incidents. When...
A healthcare misdiagnosis isn’t just a setback. It could cost your life. Correctly labeling and treating a disease early is essential, but some of the biggest leaders in deaths also top the list of diagnostic errors. Vascular disease has historically been one of the...
You place an enormous amount of trust in your doctor when you aren’t well, and that trust has to grow with the severity of your illness. When there are serious stakes on the table, it’s important that doctors are doing the right things to make you better. Tens of...
