Would you visit a doctor who didn't have a cell phone? What about a doctor who didn't keep electronic medical records? Would you trust your health in the hands of someone who doesn't know how to use a computer? Many people would happily see this type of doctor,...
We hear a lot about the dangers of distracted driving and the danger of using a handheld device while operating heavy machinery such as an automobile. The advent of cell phones and other mobile devices has also increased a danger we hear little about: distracted...
A rise in medical malpractice lawsuits across the U.S. illustrates the stress America’s hospitals are experiencing due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Software data company Justpoint, which monitors medical malpractice complaints, says increases in infection rates...
On December 23, 2020, McKeen & Associates attorneys Brian McKeen, Kenneth Lee and John Malone won a critical decision in the Michigan Supreme Court case of Laveta Anderson v The Wellness Plan, et al, in Oakland County Circuit Court. The Supreme Court decided to...
As we’ve reported in this blog before, abuse in senior living facilities is a disturbingly common problem in the United States. You want to do everything possible to protect your loved one and advocate on their behalf if you suspect wrongdoing. However, if...
COVID-19 has created an overwhelming health care crisis in the United States and around the world. Hundreds of hospitals in the U.S. are at or near capacity treating patients with the most severe symptoms affecting their ability to breathe.But the virus has also...
Dr. Steven Horowitz is a retired neurologist from Maine and still teaches his specialty to future medical professionals at Tufts University School of Medicine. He is also a faculty member of the Maine Medical Center.However, a 2018 visit to California to visit his...
Recently, McKeen & Associates attorneys and Kenneth Lee reached a settlement in the amount of $600,000 for a client who received negligent medical care over the course of three trips in four days to the emergency department of the...
McKeen and Associates attorneys and Todd Schroeder recently settled a case for $450,000 in excess of insurance limits, for the wrongful death of a man due to the failure of his physician to recognize the clear signs and symptoms of...
Sometimes even the simplest procedure can cause very complex problems and even death as we have found recently with two cases involving catheter removal and insertion. In one case that McKeen & Associates attorneys and Kenneth Lee...
