Spinal epidural abscess cases
Tyler Goldberg-Hoss February 3, 2014
Medical-Legal issues related to delays in diagnosing and treating spinal epidural abscesses
The Medical Malpractice Attorneys at CMG Law are regular contributors to Trial News, the monthly publication of the Washington State Association for Justice (WSAJ). These articles support all medical malpractice attorneys in Washington and their clients with useful information about litigating such claims.
In addition, Tyler Goldberg-Hoss, Gene Moen, and Carl-Erich Kruse have each served as chair or co-chair of the WSAJ Medical Negligence Section. And in 2016, Tyler served as editor of the first Medical Negligence Deskbook, published in 2016.
Medical-Legal issues related to delays in diagnosing and treating spinal epidural abscesses
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