by Bell Law | Dec 17, 2025 | Advice for Patients, Malpractice
Few medical errors are as shocking—or as preventable—as wrong-site surgery. A surgeon operates on the wrong knee. A patient loses a healthy kidney instead of the diseased one. A mastectomy is performed on the wrong breast. These “never events” continue to...
by Bell Law | Dec 15, 2025 | Advice for Patients, Malpractice
Medication errors represent one of the most common—and preventable—forms of medical malpractice. When pharmacists, doctors, or other healthcare providers make mistakes with prescriptions, the consequences can be devastating. From incorrect dosages to entirely wrong...
by Bell Law | Dec 15, 2025 | Complaints
The negligent lawsuit Waldrop v. Dermatology Associates of Atlanta arises out of negligence that led to failed diagnosis and delay of treatment. In 2013, Dr. Joseph Payne removed a cancerous lesion from Tony Waldrop’s right ear that pathology confirmed contained...
by Bell Law | Nov 25, 2025 | Advice for Patients, Malpractice
When you’ve suffered harm due to medical negligence, understanding the trial process is critical to securing fair compensation. Georgia’s 2025 tort reform legislation introduced significant changes to how medical malpractice cases proceed to...
by Bell Law | Nov 24, 2025 | Advice for Patients, Malpractice
A Case No Family Should Ever Experience: When Hospital Negligence Kills a Child On October 10, 2024, two-year-old Maya Getahun arrived at Piedmont Eastside Hospital’s emergency department in Snellville, Georgia after fire ant bites triggered a severe allergic...