Medical Malpractice in Chicago
Medical malpractice occurs when a medical professional (doctor, nurse, hospital, physician’s assistant, etc.) commits an act or engages in continuing conduct that fails to meet the standard of professional competence and results in provable damages to his/her client or patient. However, be forewarned that not all negative medical outcomes are the result of medical malpractice.
Fighting for you! It is because deep knowledge and experience is critical in determining even if there is a cause of action to consider pursuing a medical malpractice claim that you must consult an attorney to see how best to proceed. Out team understands all aspects of these types cases. We can advise you on if you have a case, and if you do how to develop it and powerfully present it so that it provides you with the monetary outcome you need and deserve. Our team knows how to amass the information from doctors, insurers, expert witnesses, and actuaries to achieve a just outcome.
Unfortunately, there are a variety of medical people, practices and organizations whose malpractice (failure to provide the proper care) could be responsible for your or a loved one's injuries throughout the span of life beginning with injuries sustained at birth, and stretching to the inability to provide people an environment in which they can die in dignity. Such areas include:
- Birth injuries can be the most devastating event a family can experience because of the immediate and long-term impacts. What are birth injuries? A birth injury is an injury to an infant that incurs at any time during the entire birth process—from conception to post-natal hospitalization. Cause can be things like compression, traction, or anything that restricts blood or oxygen flow.
- Physician malpractice put plainly and simply occurs when a doctor by incompetence, negligence or even because of malicious intent, injures someone in the performance of his or her services.
- Hospital injuries occur in many ways. The wrong medication is given to a patient or the wrong dosage is given. A technician does not perform a test correctly and thus there is a misdiagnosis. There are too many examples to mention.
- Nursing home abuse and neglect happens when those in charge of the care of you or a loved one in a nursing home situation physically, emotionally, and sometimes financially, takes advantage of diminishing capacities of the person in his or her care. It is a heinous occurence, and whether intentional or not is an area for which having a lawyer fighting for you is critical for righting a wrong.
- Nursing and physician assistant malpractice extends the notion that a physician and a hospital are more than just the doctors, and that the standard to provide good care covers all individuals responsible for your well being, especially since in many cases he or she has the ability and responsibility to make decisions about you and are liable for the effects of those decisions.
