We all know that at times of medical crisis, we need to have confidence and trust in our doctors, nurses and other providers. But sometimes that trust is terribly misplaced. As we have learned in 35 years of medical malpractice work, despite all of their training and expertise, doctors and other medical professionals sometimes make terrible, sometimes shockingly terrible, mistakes of judgment or execution. One can say, “hey they are human, just like me and you” and that of course, is true. But, they are well-trained and well-paid and they have undertaken the duty to provide care to you within the established standard of care in their profession. And, unlike almost all other workers, when they have a bad day at work and deviate from the standard of care, people get hurt and sometimes die. So it’s not just about them having a bad day at work. It’s quite serious, and you’ll need our help.

These cases are defended tooth-and-nail and require an immense amount of work and resources, including expert witness testimony to establish liability and damages. But we’re up to the task. This demands that we carefully screen the cases we evaluate before filing, and because the statute of limitations period is only two years, it is critical that clients get their cases to us as early as possible. Medical records take months to assemble and then expert witnesses must be chosen and hired, and given the records for review and initial opinions long before the initial petition is filed in court. It is an expansive and very necessary process.

We’ve handled hundreds of medical malpractice cases, and have developed a cooperative relationship with a group of co-counsel we frequently work with. Together, we pool our resources and experience to give you a better team, making more considered decisions, and having more resources to expend for your benefit. We’ll need your cooperation throughout and have to start early because the two-year time limit is always a concern. So call us EARLY.

Some common examples of medical malpractice include:

• Performance of unnecessary or ill-advised surgery;
• Inadequate pre-surgical workup;
• Failure to timely obtain necessary specialist consultations;
• Failure to timely and properly diagnose condition(s);
• Failure to adequately monitor patient condition;
• Surgical errors;
• Failure to remove hardware or other foreign objects
  
  

Injuries suffered as a result of medical malpractice are often devastating, but causation is always a tricky issue. After all, the patient was already in need of medical care, or he or she would not have been getting treatment in the first place. And proof is difficult to obtain. The patient is usually in the defendant’s office or building, surrounded by the defendant’s staff, and often under anesthesia. There are no “bystanders” or “independent” witnesses, and the records of all events often are written and produced by the defendants themselves. Thus, the strength of expert witness testimony is of outsized importance in these cases, making them long and arduous.

Medical malpractice has only a two-year statute of limitations period, meaning you must have your case on file against all defendants (generally, with a few limited exceptions), within two years of the date of any negligent act, else the claim, or any portion of it not filed within that period is forever barred. So, don’t wait, don’t mess around–call us immediately so we can begin the process and have the time needed to prepare and win your case. As always, no recovery, no fee.