Medical Malpractice
It goes without saying that doctors and other medical professionals provide an invaluable service, often saving lives on a daily basis. However, even these professionals occasionally are guilty of negligence that results in injury or death to their patienst. While things often go wrong in medical procedures, sometimes the injury could have been avoided if simple actions or precautions had been taken. Medical negligence or medical malpractice can be committed by doctors, nurses, orderlies, hospitals, lab technicians, or any other type of medical professional or institution.
Medical malpractice occurs where a medical practitioner acts in a negligent manner when treating a medical condition. Malpractice can occur from an action taken by the medical practitioner, or by the failure to take a medically appropriate action. Examples of medical malpractice include:
- Failure to diagnose, or misdiagnosis of a disease or medical condition;
- Failure to provide appropriate treatment for a medical condition;
- Unreasonable delay in treating a diagnosed medical condition;
- Prescription medication mistakes.
We represent patients and their families in numerous medical negligence claims in all areas of medicine - against hospitals, doctors, surgeons, nurses and other providers whose negligence has resulted in serious injury or death to their patients. These cases can be complicated, but we have successfully represented many patients who have suffered loss because of medical negligence. When you are the victim in a medical malpractice case, you want to be represented by attorneys who have a proven track record in these difficult and complex cases. We will prepare you for the sometimes intimidating and emotional depositions and trial testimony required for malpractice cases. We'll also find and work with medical experts who can provide testimony on your behalf.
If you are looking for a lawyer to handle your medical malpractice case, our Chicago medical malpractice lawyers handle cases throughout Illinois on a contingency basis - "no recovery no fee" - and we advance all the expenses of any case we accept. Please call for your FREE initial consultation