Doctor Accused of Prescribing Painkillers

A Kansas doctor is being accused of unlawfully prescribing Cephalon's Actiq painkiller among other drugs. The medical malpractice case says that these prescriptions led to the fatal overdoses of 56 patients. Stephen Schneider is being sued for various matters and reportedly gave his assistants pre-signed prescription pads. Many other patients went to the hospital for overdoses he prescribed, but survived.    

You should be able to protect your rights when you are injured in a medical malpractice situation. When medical professionals do not operate properly and put your life in danger when they should be helping you, then you will want to pursue a medical malpractice case. Your life may be forever altered after malpractice, so the guilty party should be held responsible for the pain that they have caused you.

Working with a medical malpractice attorney will allow for you to have an expert on your side protecting your rights. A medical malpractice lawyer will know how to proceed forward with your case all while keeping your best interest in mind. A malpractice lawyer will guide you through this process, including dealing with insurance companies and court proceedings. Please take some time to contact a malpractice attorney today to begin discussing the details of your case.