Medical Malpractice

The medical field establishes levels of professionalism that require expected standards of care, and for licensing, staff privileges and qualifications to work in medicine, practitioners must meet these set standards. Errors occur in any line of work, and within reason, these errors are tolerated as long as there are no grave consequences. The same is true in the medical profession. However, when a doctor, nurse, or other healthcare professional fails to meet the agreed upon standard of care, and exhibits negligence or improper treatment that results in injury or loss for a patient, there may be grounds for medical malpractice.

Medical malpractice occurs in any number of settings: a hospital, nursing home, medical testing facility, home healthcare situation, clinic or any facility where a patient receives medical treatment or attention. Additionally, the scope of professionals subject to malpractice lawsuits has broadened to include many specialized fields—chiropractic, dentistry, surgery, optometry, oncology, podiatry, psychiatry, and many others.

Errors scrutinized in malpractice lawsuits range from misdiagnosis, and failure to diagnose or failure to timely diagnose life threatening conditions such as cancer, heart disease, appendicitis, and diabetes, to name a few. Other errors may involve wrong medication or dosage administration, birth trauma, surgical errors, pressure ulcers, infections resulting from treatment, blood transfusion errors, improperly operated or malfunctioning medical devices, and inaccurate evaluation of x-rays.

At Leritz, Plunkert & Bruning, P.C., our attorneys represent plaintiffs in medical malpractice cases. With our extensive experience and access to medical specialists and expert witnesses, we have the resources to effectively litigate malpractice cases when initiating malpractice claims.

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