J.D. Marsh, David and Ty Brown settled a case for an elderly woman who was injured at a rehabilitation facility in southeast Alabama. Following a total knee replacement, our client entered the rehabilitation center and was assessed as being a high risk for falls. The physician’s order admitting her required that fall precautions be placed to prevent our client from falling. While our client was feeling weak, disoriented and confused, she climbed out of her hospital bed and fell. No fall precautions or safety measures were in place at the time of our client’s fall. To make matters worse, her broken ankle and broken arm were only discovered twelve hours later.
Holding Device Makers Accountable In Court
Medical devices are designed to heal, restore function, and support better health outcomes. But when a product fails due to a design flaw or manufacturing defect, the consequences can be devastating. We've seen how defective implants, pacemakers, surgical mesh, and...