Hornsby Watts, PLLC Legal Blog
Doctors accused of sexual abuse often avoid the justice system
When doctors sexually abuse patients, not only may they be breaking the law, but they are violating the all-important doctor-patient relationship. However, many doctors accused of sexual misconduct have been able to avoid not only the legal system, but professional...
Schools are legally responsible for students’ safety
As parents throughout Mississippi send their kids back to school, they worry about their safety. Schools are responsible for the physical and emotional well-being of their students. However, sometimes, they don't live up to that responsibility. If a child is harmed or...
How can electronic health records cause medical errors?
Those of us who are old enough to remember when doctors kept our records in file folders, clipboards with our information hung at the foot of our hospital beds and physicians scrawled barely-legible prescriptions on pieces of paper may still be getting used to our...
Mississippi ranked as having the 2nd worst drivers in the U.S.
No matter where people live in this country, it can sometimes feel as though the worst drivers are in your area. However, there is empirical evidence that drivers in some states are worse than others. A recent study by SmartAsset, a personal finance company, lists the...
How honest are surgeons about their errors?
When surgeons make an error or something goes wrong during surgery, are they required to tell the patient and family? They may not be.There are eight recommended disclosure practices when an adverse surgical event occurs. However, a recent survey of 60 surgeons at...
Stand firm after a semi-truck accident injures you
Semi-trucks that come through our area are often going fast. Think about the trucks that are traveling along I-10. Those heavy trucks are moving at high rates of speed and can easily crush passenger vehicles if there is an accident.When you are involved in a...
Are difficult patients more likely to be misdiagnosed?
Can your behavior affect the accuracy of your medical diagnosis? According to the recently-published results of two different studies, it appears that it can.Researchers asked doctors specializing in family medicine and doctors in training to review clinical case...
The risks of ‘distracted walking’
We've all seen the public service announcements and other campaigns warning about the dangers of texting and driving. Of course, here in California, texting while driving is against the law.However, texting while walking can be every bit as dangerous. Even if you have...
Do you understand your auto insurance policy?
Auto insurance is one of those boring parts about being an adult that you have to deal with, right? In fact, most Mississippi residents don't really know what their auto insurance plans cover, they just know that they have to pay for it every month.However,...
Boy still hospitalized after nearly drowning aboard cruise ship
Once again, a serious accident has occurred aboard a cruise ship. In this case, the victim is an 8-year-old boy. He was on the cruise line's Anthem of the Seas ship that had just left the port in Bayonne, New Jersey, when he was found in one of the ship's pools.The...