When you seek medical treatment, you place your life and trust in the hands of professionals. When that trust is broken through negligence or sub-standard care, the consequences are often life-altering. We represent individuals and families who have suffered catastrophic harm due to medical errors in hospitals, clinics, and private practices across New York and New Jersey.
Medical malpractice occurs when a healthcare provider – whether a doctor, nurse, or technician – fails to follow the accepted “standard of care,” resulting in injury or death.
Medical Malpractice
Cases We Handle
Our firm investigates complex medical claims across a variety of specialties, including:
Failure to Diagnose or Misdiagnosis: Missing the signs of cancer, heart disease, or stroke until it is too late for effective treatment.
Surgical Errors: Operating on the wrong site, leaving foreign objects behind, or damaging internal organs during a procedure.
Birth Injuries: Negligence during labor or delivery resulting in permanent conditions like Cerebral Palsy or Erb’s Palsy.
Medication & Anesthesia Errors: Administering the wrong dosage, the wrong drug, or failing to monitor a patient’s vital signs under sedation.
Hospital Negligence: Issues stemming from inadequate staffing, poor sanitation leading to infections, or failure to monitor a patient in distress.
Medical Malpractice
The Advantage of Our Specialized Knowledge
For our clients, particularly those within the immigrant community, a medical malpractice case carries unique complexities:
Future Care & Immigration Status: We understand how to calculate “future care” costs that account for your specific residency situation, ensuring you have the resources to receive treatment regardless of your status.
Overcoming Language Barriers: We often find that medical errors occur due to a failure to provide proper translation services. We hold hospitals accountable for these communication failures that lead to dangerous medical mistakes.
Expert Witness Network: Medical malpractice cases require testimony from top-tier medical experts. We leverage our nationwide network to find specialists who can pinpoint exactly where the standard of care was breached.
Medical Malpractice
Your Path to Recovery
Medical malpractice litigation is notoriously difficult and highly technical. Statutes of limitations for these cases are often shorter than other personal injury claims, making immediate action critical. We work on a contingency fee basis, giving you the opportunity to go up against large hospital networks and insurance companies with unlimited resources.