Our Personal Injury Lawyer Practice Areas
Free Attorney Advice for Medical Malpractice & More
For more than 30 years, each personal injury lawyer at Shapiro Law Group has helped victims seek justice from health care professionals who committed catastrophic harm. Filing a lawsuit is about seeking fair compensation to pay for expenses that you had no control over. Another person or company made a mistake, and they should be held accountable for the harm caused. While no amount of money can ever truly compensate anyone severely injured by medical malpractice, that person should at least be made as comfortable as possible and provided the best medical and attendant care following unreasonable medical negligence.
Our team has represented clients suffering from all types of medical malpractice. If you or a loved one has questions about what to do in the aftermath of the following injuries, we invite you to schedule a free consultation to discuss your options with us by calling (800) 258-HELP.
When to Hire a Medical Malpractice Attorney
We accept cases for victims of all of the following:
- Physician mistakes, including poor decisions made during an operation
- Hospital mistakes, such as discharging a patient before the appropriate time
- Surgical mistakes, such as leaving equipment inside a patient
- Blindness caused by medical malpractice, including victims of untreated Retinopathy of prematurity (ROP)
- Failure to diagnose a serious condition like cancer
- Delayed diagnosis, such as failing to diagnose a critical injury or illness in a timely manner
- Misdiagnosis of a medical condition
- Medication errors, including:
- Improper dosage of medication
- Prescription error given by the doctor
- Pharmacy mistakes, such as filling the wrong prescription or providing poor instructions
- Birth injury, including:
- Cerebral palsy, often the result of an error before or during delivery
- Spastic quadriparesis, a debilitating form of cerebral palsy involving paralysis and other developmental disabilities
- Encephalopathy, a range of brain injuries
- When a lack of oxygen leads to hypoxia or anoxia
- Retinopathy of prematurity (ROP), a condition that if left untreated, can cause permanent blindness in newborns
- Cerebral palsy, often the result of an error before or during delivery
- Catastrophic personal injury, including
- Traumatic brain injury (TBI), including:
- Spinal cord injury and paralysis
- Spinal cord injuries caused by truck and car accidents
- Seeking compensation for the costs of spinal cord injuries over a lifetime
- Spinal cord injuries in children
Even if you are suffering from an affliction not listed above but may have been hurt due to medical negligence, please call us. We offer free attorney advice to answer any questions you have about medical malpractice lawsuits and about how we prepare a case. You are not responsible for any upfront charges, and you owe no attorney fees or other costs unless your case ends in your favor.
