Painter Law Firm

Jury awards $11 million to man who lost leg because of a botched IV line

IV infiltration or extravasation can cause serious injuries

Woman in her 20s complained of lump, but nurse practitioner didn't order diagnostic imaging

This form of cancer is usually successfully treatable when timely diagnosed

Expert report was critical of ophthalmologist failure to perform dilated eye exam

Delay in diagnosis and treatment allowed neuroblastoma to spread

Misdiagnosis and delayed diagnosis and treatment top the list of closed claims

Catching it quickly and getting prompt treatment are critically important

Surgical resection of a tumor is a precise process that needs confirmation by a pathologist

Cutting too much or too little around the melanoma tumor causes problems, new guidelines should help surgeons get it just right

Colorectal cancer is the most treatable type of cancer...if you get screened