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Medical malpractice can have life-altering consequences for patients and their families. Navigating the complexities of these cases can be daunting, but understanding your rights is crucial. At Tiano O’Dell, PLLC, we strive to educate and empower those who believe they have been victims of medical negligence and malpractice, helping them take appropriate action and find…

In West Virginia, medical malpractice accounts for any harm a patient receives because a medical professional failed to meet his or her standards of care. This means that if another reasonably skilled specialist would not have made the mistake that caused an injury, the patient can seek compensation through a medical malpractice suit. But who…

Surgery can be intimidating, but when it is necessary, we rely on our medical professionals to make sure an operation goes smoothly. We trust surgeons to do their jobs correctly, but no matter how accomplished they are, there is always the risk of error. An error in this sense is an act or decision that…

Wrong-site surgical procedures are negligent medical errors and shouldn’t happen. Unfortunately, human error leads to chart mix-ups and other grave mistakes that cause surgeons to operate on the wrong body parts. These claims often fall under the doctrine of res ipsa loquitur, which means “the thing speaks for itself.” In practice, this doctrine holds that…

Many surgeries are considered elective which means they are not emergency procedures or necessary to preserve a patient’s health. Rather, they are surgeries patients choose to have done as a preventative measure, as a result of medical diagnoses, for quality of life, or for superficial reasons. However, that does not mean they are any less…

Surgeons have tough jobs. Not only do they have to know the human body like the backs of their own hands, they must also take into account an individual’s personal medical history and balance all of the information under time constraints and in high-pressure environments. Unfortunately, mistakes do happen in those settings. Surgical errors are…

The most common surgeries in the United States are so routine that many people do not think twice about their associated dangers. The majority of these common surgical procedures, in-patient and out-patient, are second nature procedures for surgeons. They complete them as a matter of routine, and most go according to plan. However, popular procedures…