Medical Malpractice

Health care professionals including doctors, nurses, anesthesiologists, dentists, pharmacists, and hospital staff must abide by a standard of care in treating patients. Sometimes doctors and hospitals are reckless, negligent, or just make mistakes. Traumatic injuries and death can result from this negligent behavior. The medical malpractice lawyers at Antin, Ehrlich & Epstein help hold medical professionals responsible for their misconduct.

There are an array of outcomes that surface from medical malpractice. Some common cases that Antin, Epstein & Ehrlich focuses on are:

• Misdiagnosis - misdiagnosing a disease or infection can lead to severe after-effects; A misdiagnosis by a medical professional can cause the orignal disease or infection to worse or led to unnecessary treatment for a problem which does not exist.
• Failure to diagnose a condition properly and promptly is a common form of medical malpractice. Effects of a failed diagnosis or medical misdiagnosis include injury, worsened state, and wrongful death.
• Prescribing the wrong or conflicting medicine. Medical professionals who prescribe the wrong medicine, give the incorrect dosage, provide incorrect instructions, or confuse patients’ medicines cause thousands of deaths each year.
• Delaying or failing to provide treatment. Failure or delay to provide treatment is a leading cause of wrongful death among victims of medical malpractice. Health care professionals deemed negligent are liable for any severe or fatal injuries a patient may experience.
• Surgical Errors. Patients are informed of the inherent risks in surgery. However, medical professionals who deviate from the standard of care they are obligated to uphold are liable for injuries and fatalities.
• Anesthesia Mistakes. Errors in administering anesthesia can be disastrous. Although these errors can occur from a number of reasons, the fault usually lies with the medical professional.
• Child Delivery Mistakes. Birth injuries are usually caused by extreme pressures put upon the baby while passing through the birth canal. Mistakes during child delivery can cause a number of permanent birth defects.

If you or your loved one has suffered from medical malpractice, don’t trust your claim to a personal injury attorney without experience in this highly specialized area of personal injury law. Contact the medical malpractice lawyers at Antin, Ehrlich, and Epstein, and we will work to obtain sufficient compensation to cover ongoing medical treatments and lost wages.