5 Important Tips on How to Avoid Birth Injuries

It is a joyous moment when you welcome a new member into the family. Before the delivery, you do everything to ensure that the child is delivered safe and healthy. At the hospital, all the health care providers attending to you have a duty of care to you and your child. Sometimes, during labor or delivery, some things can happen that lead to the child sustaining injuries.  Suppose your child suffers serious injuries during birth due to a healthcare provider’s negligent actions or omissions. Read more [...]

The Elements of Gross Negligence

To prove someone caused an accident, you have to show their actions were negligent. As a society, we owe a duty of care to each other, meaning our actions should not harm other people. Negligence refers to a situation where someone fails to observe the duty of care, leading to negative consequences like injuries or even death. Negligence occurs in two ways: ordinary negligence, and gross negligence. Gross negligence occurs when a person is aware of their duty of care to other people but chooses Read more [...]