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At Donlon Brand, we represent patients who have been harmed by medical negligence and errors. Our experienced medical malpractice attorneys work with top medical experts to build compelling cases that hold healthcare providers accountable when they fail to meet the standard of care. We understand the devastating impact medical errors can have on your health, finances, and quality of life.
What is Medical Malpractice?
Medical malpractice occurs when a healthcare provider—such as a doctor, nurse, hospital, or other medical professional—deviates from the recognized standard of care in their field, resulting in injury or harm to a patient. The standard of care refers to the level of skill and treatment that a reasonably competent healthcare provider with similar training would have provided under the same circumstances.
Medical errors are alarmingly common in the United States. According to studies from Johns Hopkins Medicine, medical errors rank as the third leading cause of death in America, accounting for more than 250,000 deaths annually. Countless more patients suffer serious, non-fatal injuries due to preventable medical mistakes.
Not every poor outcome indicates malpractice. Medicine involves inherent risks, and sometimes complications occur despite appropriate care. However, when providers fail to deliver treatment that meets professional standards, and that failure results in harm, patients have legal rights to seek compensation for their injuries, additional medical expenses, lost income, and pain and suffering.
Common Examples of Medical Malpractice
Our firm regularly represents patients in cases involving:
Diagnostic Errors
Failing to diagnose cancer or other serious conditions in a timely manner, allowing the disease to progress beyond effective treatment.
Surgical Mistakes
Operating on the wrong body part, damaging surrounding organs, or leaving surgical instruments inside patients.
Medication Errors
Prescribing the wrong drug, incorrect dosage, or failing to recognize dangerous drug interactions.
Birth Injuries
Mishandling delivery complications leading to cerebral palsy, brachial plexus injuries, or other permanent disabilities.
Anesthesia Errors
Administering too much or too little anesthesia, improper intubation, or failing to monitor vital signs.
Emergency Room Negligence
Discharging patients with serious conditions, delaying treatment for heart attacks or strokes, or misdiagnosing critical symptoms.
Medical malpractice cases are among the most complex in personal injury law, requiring both legal expertise and medical knowledge. Our attorneys work with leading medical specialists to evaluate your case and identify deviations from the standard of care.
Medical Malpractice Focus Areas
We provide specialized legal representation across all forms of technological surveillance and privacy violations:
Misdiagnosis & Delayed Diagnosis
Our attorneys handle cases where healthcare providers failed to correctly diagnose serious conditions or delayed diagnosis beyond the point of effective treatment. We represent patients whose cancer, heart disease, infections, or other life-threatening conditions were missed or misidentified, leading to worsened prognosis, more invasive treatments, or irreversible harm.
Surgical Errors
We represent victims of surgical negligence, including wrong-site surgery, wrong-patient procedures, and retained surgical instruments. Our firm addresses cases involving surgical infections due to poor sterilization, anesthesia complications from improper monitoring, and damage to surrounding organs or tissues that should have been avoided with proper surgical technique.
Medication Errors
Our team tackles cases where patients received the wrong medication, incorrect dosages, or suffered preventable adverse drug reactions. We hold physicians, nurses, pharmacists, and healthcare facilities accountable when they fail to take proper medication histories, ignore dangerous drug interactions, or make critical dispensing errors.
Birth Injuries
We provide compassionate representation for families whose children suffered birth injuries due to medical negligence. Our attorneys have extensive experience with cases involving oxygen deprivation during delivery, improper use of delivery tools, failure to recognize fetal distress, and delayed C-sections that result in permanent disabilities like cerebral palsy or Erb’s palsy.
Failure to Obtain Informed Consent
Our attorneys address situations where medical procedures were performed without properly informing patients of the risks, alternatives, or when providers performed unauthorized procedures. We recognize when healthcare professionals have failed in their duty to ensure patients truly understand the potential risks of treatment.
Emergency Room Negligence
We represent patients who suffered harm due to emergency department errors, including misdiagnosis of heart attacks or strokes, improper triage decisions, and failure to order appropriate diagnostic tests. Our firm understands the unique challenges of emergency medicine and when true negligence has occurred.
Hospital & Nursing Errors
Our team addresses systemic failures in hospital care, including negligent hiring practices, inadequate training, understaffing issues, and hospital-acquired infections. We help patients navigate complex cases involving multiple care providers and identify when corporate policies prioritized profits over patient safety.
Medical Device & Equipment Failures
We handle cases involving defective medical devices, improperly maintained equipment, and situations where healthcare providers misused medical tools. Our attorneys collaborate with medical engineering experts to determine when device failures contributed to patient harm.
Failure to Treat
Beyond litigation, we provide comprehensive support to help clients detect hidden tracking, secure their devices, obtain protective orders, and connect with resources for ongoing protection from technological abuse.
Cancer & Chronic Disease Mismanagement
We specialize in cases involving missed cancer diagnoses, delayed treatment initiation, inappropriate treatment plans, and inadequate disease monitoring. Our attorneys understand the devastating impact when treatable conditions become terminal due to medical negligence.
Need Help?
If you believe you or a loved one has been harmed by medical negligence, don’t wait to get answers.
Contact us today for a free, confidential consultation. Our medical malpractice attorneys will review your case and help you understand your options for seeking justice and compensation.
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