http://www.krounerlaw.com/blog Law Office of Todd J. Krouner Thu, 18 Mar 2010 16:32:31 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en In 2005, I obtained a LASIK malpractice verdict against Mark Speaker, M.D., who was Medical Director of TLC in New York. Since that time, I believed that this LASIK super store, which touted Tiger Woods as its celebrity endorser, had a bankrupt business model. It paid optometrists to funnel ... http://www.krounerlaw.com/blog/lasik-surgery/tlc-improper-lasik-patient-screening-and-bankrupt-business-model/ According to the Chicago Tribune, the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation has finally shut down one of its most sued LASIK surgeons, after more than a decade of complaints. Dr. Nicholas Caro was found guilty of unprofessional conduct and gross negligence earlier this month. However, he has been ... http://www.krounerlaw.com/blog/information/the-wild-wild-west-of-lasik/ As a New York LASIK malpractice attorney, frequently, LASIK patients contact me and complain that they have suffered complications from their surgery. They quickly add that they fear that they signed papers (which they call a “release,” or more accurately, an informed consent form), prior to their surgery, preventing them from ... http://www.krounerlaw.com/blog/information/informed-consent-lasik-malpractice-lawyer-injury-attorney/ In a recent article, New York Times reporter Abby Ellin writes that Army doctor Erik J. Rupard, refers to LASIK as “the Tiger Woods of medical procedures: deeply and demonstrably flawed, but so many people love it that the few of us who speak ill of it are dismissed as ... http://www.krounerlaw.com/blog/information/how-safe-is-lasik-the-tiger-woods-of-medical-procedures/ The statute of limitations refers to the period within which you must start a lawsuit.  If you fail to act in timely fashion, a court will dismiss your lawsuit, no matter how strong your claim may have been.  Consequently, tardy victims can be left without any legal remedy.  The statutes ... http://www.krounerlaw.com/blog/information/the-statute-of-limitations-and-time-bomb-of-post-lasik-ectasia/ What is the true complication rate for LASIK surgery? Who knows?  Last summer, in the New York Law Journal, I reported that depending on the source it varies from 1% to 20%.  There are two explanations for this large discrepancy. First, most LASIK doctors do not report complications.  Hundreds of patients ... http://www.krounerlaw.com/blog/information/fda-to-study-lasik-patient-satisfaction/ June 15, 2009 Letters to the Editor The New York Times 620 Eighth Avenue New York, NY 10018 Re:    Obama Open To Reining In Medical Suits: Bargaining Chip Seen in Health Overhaul, Sheryl Gay Stolberg and Robert Pear, A1, June 15, 2009 Dear Madam or Sir: In the June 15, 2009 edition of The New York Times, ... http://www.krounerlaw.com/blog/lasik-surgery/letter-to-the-new-york-times-regarding-doctor-medical-malpractice-exemption/ PRESS RELEASE - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Nathaniel Chapman and Princess “Shelli” Chapman vs. Wilson Horsley, M.D., Horsley Eye Center, P.C., and Clear Vision Eye Center, Inc. United State District Court, District of Massachusetts Case # 1:09-cv-10325-JGD DR. WILSON HORSLEY SUED FOR LASIK MALPRACTICE - On March 4, 2009, plaintiff, Nathaniel Chapman, filed suit ... http://www.krounerlaw.com/blog/lasik-malpractice/dr-wilson-horsley-sued-for-lasik-malpractice-press-release/ If you think the benefits of LASIK surgery outweighs the risks, you should consider the following factors in selecting a LASIK surgeon: fellowship training in cornea significant academic credentials affiliation with a university teaching hospital a conservative approach to surgery, especially here, where LASIK surgery is entirely an elective procedure. If one doctor has expressed ... http://www.krounerlaw.com/blog/information/preventing-lasik-surgeon-malpractice/ A new report by the New York Office of Professional Medical Conduct suggests what New York medical malpractice attorneys have known for year – that New York is punishing fewer doctors than ever, though complaints against doctors have been on the rise for years. Now known ... http://www.krounerlaw.com/blog/medical-malpractice/new-york-%e2%80%93-not-so-tough-on-doctors/