Scott Weidenfeller has limited his practice of law to representing individuals who have been permanently injured and families who have lost a loved one as the result of medical errors for more than 20 years.
There are a few conditions during pregnancy that can result in severe blood loss in both Mom and to a newborn baby. Placenta previa is one such condition. This is an uncommon, but not rare condition, which has the potential to affect any family. https://www.eonline.com/news/133876/mira-sorvino-gi
There are a few conditions that can cause rapid maternal and fetal blood loss around the time of delivery. One such condition is: Vasa previa. This is a relatively uncommon, but potentially life threatening condition for both Mom and a newborn baby. https://www.merckmanuals.com/home/women-s-health
Michigan law limits the circumstances in which an adult or a child may be involuntarily committed. In order for a person to be involuntarily hospitalized, they must meet the Michigan Mental Health Code definition of a “person requiring treatment.” A person may be seriously mentally ill – and still
According to the Centers for Disease Control, more than twenty-five thousand (25,000) deaths occur each year from Atrial Fibrillation (“Afib”). Afib is a quivering or irregular heartbeat (arrhythmia), where the upper chambers of the heart (the atria) do not effectively move blood into the ventricle
Currently, hypothermia (brain cooling) therapy is the only accepted HIE treatment, but recently, 2 new treatments have shown promise in protecting a baby’s brain after an oxygen-depriving insult. Sometimes, during or near the time of labor and delivery, events may occur that cause the baby…
Scott Weidenfeller discusses medical malpractice related to failure to timely diagnose and treat oxygenation problems during labor and delivery – and during the neonatal period. We see many cases in which healthcare providers fail to promptly diagnose and treat problems that cause reduced oxygenatio
Potential Healthcare Fraud: The FBI recently raided Allure Medical Spa after learning it was giving negligent varicose vein treatments and phony Covid-19 treatments – and failing to follow protocols to prevent the spread of Covid 19. Dr. Charles Mok of Allure Medical Spa has been…
Ventilators have received a lot of attention in the news lately. Why are they so important? A ventilator (vent) is a machine that can breathe for a person when her lungs are not functioning properly. The vent will help the patient ventilate (eliminate carbon dioxide)…
Medical malpractice attorney Scott Weidenfeller discusses medical malpractice lawsuits against government entities, including VA hospitals / clinics and military medical facilities. When a U.S. government employee is medically negligent and causes a patient to be harmed or injured, the case generall
Detroit medical malpractice attorney Scott Weidenfeller discusses DMC medical negligence and common medical errors seen in all hospitals, including the failure to perform crucial lab tests when patients are experiencing chest pain and/or difficulty breathing. Detroit Medical Center – which is owned
Birth injury attorney Scott Weidenfeller discusses treatments for HIE / neonatal encephalopathy. When a baby experiences oxygen deprivation during or near the time of delivery, she may be diagnosed with hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy (HIE). HIE, also known as neonatal encephalopathy, is a conditio
THERE ARE MANY TYPES OF THERAPIES FOR CHILDREN WHO HAVE CEREBRAL PALSY – AND THERE IS CUTTING-EDGE TECHNOLOGY TO HELP CHILDREN EXERCISE, GAIN STRENGTH AND WALK – SUCH AS ROBOT-ASSISTED GAIT TRAINING AND ADELI SUIT THERAPY Children who have cerebral palsy have an array of…
