Surgical Errors
Representative Cases
Pap Smear Cervical Cancer
The firm recovered financial remedies for a client against a clinic for the failure to provide test results in a timely manner, resulting in a fatal delayed diagnosis.
Laboratory Error
The firm recovered money damages for a client due to the failure of medical personnel to perform pre-surgery blood tests that would have revealed low hemoglobin in the blood, resulting in a stroke and permanent impairment.
Clinical Negligence
The firm recovered financial remedies for a client stemming from an injury resulting in burns due to the improper use of a laser as part of a skin treatment.
Clinical Negligence
The firm recovered damages for a client who underwent cataract surgery and lost the vision in his eye as a result of defective saline solution used in the surgical procedure by the facility.
Clinical Negligence
The firm recovered financial remedies due to a doctor’s failure to order an MRI of the client’s spine prior to spinal surgery, which would have revealed the presence of a tumor in the spinal column of the patient (with a known condition that causes tumors in the spine). A surgeon performed the surgery without the necessary MRI, resulting in paralysis below the waist and incontinence.