Month: July 2020

How do dangerous doctors stay in practice?

On Behalf of The Law Office of Daryl G. Hawkins, LLC | Jul 24, 2020 | Medical Malpractice

More than 30 years ago, Congress established an entity called the National Practitioner Data Bank with the idea that there needed to be a way to protect the public from health care abuses and bad doctors. The NPDB was meant to serve as a sort of clearinghouse that...

Why do pedestrians get hit in crosswalks?

On Behalf of The Law Office of Daryl G. Hawkins | Jul 10, 2020 | Car Accidents

In theory, a pedestrian who is properly and legally using a crosswalk should never get hit. That’s the entire purpose of the crosswalk. It makes it safe and easy to cross the road. Of course, these accidents happen all of the time, and they lead to catastrophic...