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Cosmetic surgery malpractice is a common occurrence
Negligence happens when ill-equipped medical practitioners, like doctors, nurses, anesthesiologists, and other healthcare professionals carry out such relatively simple cosmetic procedures like botox injections and forehead lifts. Negligence of this kind is criminal. It can happen to anyone.

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	News about Medical Malpractice cases in Rhode Island and nationwide: Consumers Unlikely To Engage In Protective Behaviors To Prevent Medical Errors About 42 percent of the U.S. public says either they or a family member has experienced a medical error. Although the public has been provided with... Read more > Linder Votes To Protect Patients By Limiting Runaway Medical Malpractice Awards “Across the country, patient care is being jeopardized by a medical liability system that rewards trial lawyers,” said Linder. “I have seen many fr... Read more > Gov. Blagojevich Revives Medical Malpractice Reform Negotiations University of Illinois Hospitals’ Special Counsel and former Chief Judge of the Cook County Circuit Court Donald P. O’Connell to serve as mediator in ... Read more > More Medical Malpractice News >

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Collateral source rule

Definition:
Under this rule, compensation awarded to an injured party shall not be reduced by the amount of compensation available to him from his insurance company or other independent sources.

Negligence

Definition:
Failure to exercise that degree of care that a reasonable person would exercise under the same circumstances. When that failure causes another person to suffer an injury or financial loss, that person may be entitled to just compensation through our civil justice system.

Cleft Lip and Cleft Palate

Definition:
A cleft is a separation in a body structure. Clefts that occur in the oral-facial region often involve the lip, the roof of the mouth (hard palate) or the soft tissue in the back of the mouth (soft palate).

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Rhode Island Medical-Malpractice Attorney

If you live in the following cities and need an Medical-Malpractice attorney you should contact our Medical-Malpractice Attorney as soon as possible:

Barrington
Bristol
Central Falls
Coventry
Cranston
Cumberland
East Greenwich
East Providence
Johnston
Lincoln
Middletown
Narragansett
Newport

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North Providence
Pawtucket
Portsmouth
Providence
Riverside
Tiverton
Wakefield
Warwick
West Warwick
Westerly
Woonsocket

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