MEDICAL MALPRACTICE
Medical malpractice can cause devastating or fatal injuries and
it is more common than doctors or insurance companies would like
you to believe. Recent studies reported by the Institute of
Medicine found that medical errors are responsible for 98,000
wrongful deaths each year, more than all Americans killed on all
U.S. highways.
Hundreds of thousands more are injured and disabled because of
the medical malpractice of doctors, nurses and hospitals. A recent
New England Journal of Medicine study revealed that one
of every three doctors says that he or family members have been
victims of a preventable medical mistake, and nearly 30 percent
of doctors said they had seen a serious medical error in the past
year.
When medical malpractice happens, most people think the responsible
parties should be held accountable. Unfortunately, accountability
in medical malpractice cases is often the last thing those responsible
desire, where injuries or death have occurred from medical negligence.
Many professionals today actually teach future doctors and nurses
to avoid reporting medical mistakes of others or admit to medical
malpractice. As a result, in the absence of aggressive legal representation,
many medical malpractice suits are buried without the patient
treated ever knowing about the mistake, as well as anyone knowing
of the people involved in the mistake.
Patients are inherently vulnerable because they have no choice
but to trust their health care provider or physician with their
lives and health. Hospitals, nursing homes and other providers
are trusted with the well being of their patients. This is, and
should be, the basis for a special provider-patient relationship.
There is no place for carelessness or ignorance on the part of
health care providers.
Your doctors or medical providers are not going to disclose
their medical malpractice to you. If your doctors explain what
happened at all, they say they "did the best they could"
or that a death was "unavoidable." Maybe. Or maybe not.
You owe it to yourself and your family to know for sure.
The attorneys at Wilentz, Goldman & Spitzer, along with
their staff of investigators, nurse consultants and medical experts,
are experienced at sorting through medical records in medical
malpractice and nursing home cases, and discovering the truth
about your medical malpractice incident. While medical malpractice
matters may be cost-prohibited for other law firms or attorneys,
our vast resources allow us to aggressively pursue your medical
malpractice matter, leaving no stone unturned.
At Wilentz, Goldman & Spitzer, we possess the experience,
knowledge, innovation and financial resources required to effectively
handle your medical malpractice case.
Your Legal Rights
If you, or someone you know, have been a victim of a medical
malpractice, medical errors or negligence, contact our personal
injury & medical malpractice lawyers now. You may be eligible
to file a claim.
