Types of Medical Malpractice Cases We Handle on Long Island
When medical professionals make a mistake in treating patients, it often leads to injuries and results in medical malpractice lawsuits. Depending on the facts, you can hold the doctor, hospital, or medical provider accountable for your injuries. Many mistakes can lead to patients becoming injured, but some of the most common medical errors include the following:
- Birth Injuries
- Wrongful Death
- Misdiagnosis
- Failure to diagnose timely
- Emergency room errors
- Anesthesiology mistakes
- Undertreatment
- Overtreatment
- Adverse prescription drug events
- Failure to prescribe the correct medication or the correct amount of medication
- Mistaken patient identities
- Improper blood transfusions
- Surgical errors
- Wrong site operations & surgeries
- Errors in patient charting or communication
- Inadequate medical skills
- Failure to review a patient’s medical history
- Prescription drug errors
- Lack of informed consent
The Benefits of Working with an Experienced Medical Malpractice Attorney
Most doctors and hospitals carry medical malpractice insurance. Insurance providers generally have in-house attorneys who try to protect the insurance carrier from paying claims to Injured patients. As a result, medical malpractice claims may proceed to litigation. Working with an experienced attorney in Nassau & Suffolk County in Long Island, NY can help you level the playing field and obtain the full compensation you deserve. When you hire Dell & Dean, PLLC, you can rest assured we will:
circumstances leading
up to your injury
your injuries and identify
all at-fault parties
to gather evidence and build
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future expenses to maximize
the compensation
procedure is extremely traumatic,
and navigating the claims process can be even more difficult when trying to recover from an injury. Doctors, hospitals, and other medical providers are reluctant to discuss or disclose errors. During surgery, you may not be aware of any errors. Our attorneys can hold doctors and insurance carriers accountable.
Our Promise
We understand that victims of medical malpractice face significant financial difficulties, including mounting medical expenses and lost income from taking time off of work to recover. If you are considering filing a medical malpractice suit, you might be wondering how much it will cost.
Well, the answer? Nothing. Our firm advances all of the costs associated with prosecuting a case. We do not charge our clients legal costs or fees until we successfully obtain compensation for them through an insurance settlement, a lawsuit settlement, or a verdict in court.
We tell everyone who meets with us upfront the merits of their case and their chances of obtaining a positive outcome. If we take your case, it is because we can help you get the compensation you need. But, if the facts of your case do not merit a lawsuit, we will tell you and explain why.
Injuries Caused By Nursing Home Abuse
We help victims and families obtain justice when a loved one has experienced injury from nursing home abuse. Residents of nursing home facilities may be unable to communicate that they are receiving inadequate medical care. If you suspect that your loved one’s doctors, nurses, or other medical staff are negligently caring for your loved one’s medical needs, it’s important that you reach out to an attorney. Whether it is negligent care, financial exploitation, or physical abuse, we believe that individuals and institutions that do not properly treat their patients must be held accountable.