Unfortunately, medical malpractice takes place on a daily basis, and when it happens to you or someone you care for, you need someone on your side.
Medical malpractice is not only limited to physicians. Hospital errors and nursing staff’s failure to adhere to protocol come into play, too. The most common malpractice cases include:
- Traumas caused at birth
- Prescribing the wrong medication
- Improper diagnosis
- Failure to diagnose or treat cancer
- Post-surgical infections caused by a surgical instrument left inside the patient
- Surgical error, such as severing of a nerve or perforating a vital organ
What do you tell the parents of a child born with cerebral palsy resulting from a negligent birth injury? What do you tell someone who now has to undergo radical chemotherapy or extremely invasive surgical procedures to remove an undiagnosed late-stage cancer? What do you tell a patient who has undergone a surgical procedure and is left with a catastrophic injury or even death as a result of a surgical error? Who will bear the cost of the extraordinary medical expenses associated with the long-term care for this type of injury?