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The medical malpractice law firm of Napoli Bern Ripka Shkolnik LLP represents injured people, not hospitals, pharmaceutical companies or big business. If you are the victim of surgical error, medication errors, anesthesia error, misdiagnosis or have a child with a birth injury, you may believe that you do not have the money to take on these giants. Medical Malpractice cases can be expensive and complicated, requiring not only the legal expertise of a staff of attorneys and legal professionals, but also the utilization of medical professionals and other specialists to assemble evidence.
We can help. We have the resources needed to commit to your case. Our firm handles medical malpractice cases on a contingency basis, meaning you pay nothing unless we win your case. This assures you that our medical malpractice attorneys will work hard to obtain justice and secure the largest settlement or verdict possible.
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Types of medical malpractice cases:
Medical malpractice cases often involve people who have suffered serious or life-long health consequences or lost a loved one from inadequate medical care.
There are many types of medical errors may result in medical malpractice cases. However, the basis of all medical malpractice claims is that the healthcare provider deviated from the standard of care. The standard of care is defined by what other health care providers with similar training and experience would do if faced with the same or similar situation.
Surgical Error
Medical malpractice cases for a surgical error can involve patients who suffered wrong site surgery, when a doctor operates on the wrong limb or part of the body. A surgical error can also be the result of improper or substandard surgical techniques, which may cause complications such as a failed procedure, bowel or organ perforation, or spinal cord injury. Sponges and instruments inadvertently left inside the surgical site are also a form of surgical error.
Misdiagnosis
Failure to diagnose, delayed diagnosis or misdiagnosis of serious health conditions are often, but not always, cause for medical malpractice cases. Misdiagnosis and other diagnosis errors can be the result of a physician’s failure to read medical tests, x-rays, scans or mammograms properly. Misdiagnosis can lead to improper or delayed treatment of conditions such as cancer or heart problems later resulting in heart attack and can have devastating consequences.
Medication Errors
Medication errors can occur when a medical professional gives a patient the wrong medication, wrong dosage or medication via the wrong delivery route, such as intravenously. Medication errors do not always happen in hospitals, but sometimes by illegible written prescription or error at the pharmacy. Medication interactions or allergic reactions may also be considered medication errors.
Anesthesia Error
An anesthesia error involves a mistake in the administration of general or spinal anesthesia during surgery. A general anesthesia error can cause damage to a patient’s brain or heart, while a spinal anesthesia error can result in spinal cord damage and even paralysis. An anesthesia error is usually the result of improper dosage, failure to monitor the patient properly, faulty monitoring equipment, failure to recognize complications or respond appropriately to them. A lack of anesthesia, causing the patient to experience the surgery in a state of awareness and pain, is also an anesthesia error.
Birth Injury
The most celebrated experience, the birth of a child, can turn devastating if the infant suffers a birth injury. It is heartbreaking for a parent to discover their baby is suffering from a birth injury such as Cerebral Palsy, Erb’s Palsy, bone fractures, brain injury or conditions caused by oxygen deprivation. A birth injury can be the result of a lack of pre-labor testing, improper monitoring during labor, surgical error, delay of C-section or the actions of medical personnel during the delivery.
We are top-rated medical malpractice attorneys.
Super Lawyers, an independent rating agency, has named senior partners Paul J. Napoli, Marc J. Bern, Alan S. Ripka and Hunter J. Shkolnik New York Super Lawyers®. Super Lawyers only awards this designation to attorneys who have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement.
Respected organizations have given our medical malpractice attorneys other prestigious honors, including Top 100 Trial Lawyers of New York, Top 500 Plaintiff’s Lawyers in theUnited Statesby Lawdragon, and selection for the invitation-only Million Dollar Advocates Forum.
Our medical malpractice law firm maintains a Martindale-Hubbell AV rating, signifying our legal ability and adherence to ethical practice of law.
If you suffer from a surgical error, medication errors, anesthesia error, misdiagnosis or have a child with a birth injury, call today for a free consultation with our medical malpractice attorneys and find out your legal rights.
