SGB’s Liz McLafferty examines the issue of medical racism in her latest WSAJ Trial News article. She explores its history and how medical racism is still a pervasive issue today. She then breaks down how WLAD and RCW 7.70 interact, the challenges of proving racism in medical cases and where attorneys can push for systemic change.
For Washington State Association for Justice's May edition of Trial News, which focuses on Medical Negligence, SGB attorney Liz McLafferty explores a deadly condition known as heparin-induced thrombocytopenia (HIT) -- a life-threatening reaction to a commonly administered blood thinner -- and what attorneys should prepare for in litigating negligence cases involving HIT.
ACOG has published literature setting birth trauma causation criteria to deny justice to children and to defend against lawsuits. Sims Weymuller and Liz McLafferty wrote about this topic. The article was published by WSAJ in Trial News. Introduction Brains need oxygen. When deprived of oxygen, brain cells die. One of the more devastating forms of birth injury…