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Understanding Medical Malpractice Claims

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Do I Have a Potential Claim for Medical Malpractice?

In the most basic terms, medical malpractice is when a doctor or other medical professional violates the safety rules of medical care or fails to follow accepted medical standards, which results in injury or death. It includes a wide variety of situations in hospitals, clinics, and medical offices, such as surgical errors, birth injuries, fetal death, misdiagnosis, late diagnosis, other diagnosis errors as well as medication mistakes, to name a few.

We understand the taxing difficulties of medical malpractice, especially if your doctor’s negligence has led to a great deal of pain and suffering, not to mention a mountain of medical debt. No matter the circumstances, our team will work with a host of medical professionals, including doctors, physical therapists, rehabilitation specialists, and our nurse practitioner, to help you obtain the compensation and justice you deserve for your catastrophic injury.

Quite simply, we believe that substandard medical care is unacceptable in our society and that negligent physicians and hospitals should be held accountable for the harm they cause to you or your loved ones.

Recent Medical Malpractice Cases

OBGYN’S Failure to Continuously Perform a 125 Blood Tests, results in Delay in Diagnosis of Ovarian Cancer and Plaintiff’s Death. Settled for low seven figures. (caption and Settlement Amount Confidential Pursuant to Agreement).

Plaintiff’s decedent, was a long time patient of the defendant, an OBGYN, who had been he decedent’s doctor for more than ten years. Since on

Doctor removes Perirectal Abscess but Fails to Give the Patient Prophylactic Antibiotics, Despite the Plaintiff’s Artificial Hip. Plaintiff Suffers Chronic Infection of the Right Hip, Requiring Removal, Parental Antibiotics, Seeding, Removal and Replacement of Hip. Case Settled for High Six Figures (Parties, caption and settlement confidential)

Plaintiff was 69 years old and had a medical history of: atrial fibrillation, coronary artery disease, hypertension, hypercholesterolemia, Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS), chronic liver disease,

Routine Hernia Repair Results in Negligent Removal of Artificial Urinary Spincter and Plaintiff’s Loss of Urinary Control Requiring Replacement of Device and Subsequent Sugery-Settled $225,000 (Parties names and caption confidential pursuant to agreement)

The plaintiff was a 72 year old male with history of prior urethral obstruction, which was addressed through the surgical placement of an artificial urinary

Surgeon During Cervical Epidural Uses Wrong Sized Needle, Punctures Patient’s Spinal Cord And Paralyzes Patient From Waist Down (Seven Figure Settlement. Settlement Amount and the Parties Names Confidential Pursuant To Agreement)

Plaintiff was provided medical care by Defendant, a spinal surgeon, for back and neck pain, resulting from an injury sustained during a work accident. The

Focus And Dedication You Need

We are not in the business of taking on as many cases as possible, but rather concentrating on a select number of important cases. This allows us to dedicate as much time as is necessary to achieve the best result possible.

We help patients and their family members protect their legal rights following a wide range of malpractice-related injuries, including any injury or wrongful death caused by:

Surgical mistakes and other related negligence
Post-operative errors
Failure to properly diagnose and/or treat certain conditions, including heart conditions or cancer
Misdiagnosis or late diagnosis
Failure to properly follow up medical care and coordinate with other medical professionals (i.e., dropping the ball)
Improper birthing procedures, which in turn lead to birth injuries
Improper reading of X-rays, MRIs, CT scans, and other diagnostic studies
Hospital infections or post-operative infections
Improper medication, including incorrect dosages
Any action by a health care professional that fails to meet the accepted level of care

Utilizing Decades Of Trial Experience

Unlike other firms, Gash and Associates won’t refer your case to another law firm if we can’t resolve it ourselves. Once you’ve decided to enlist our guidance and advice, we become intimately familiar with the medical facts and legal theories of your case, beginning at the earliest pre-trial stages and representing you through any final verdict and potential appeal. It means only working with one law firm from start to finish, streamlining the process and easing what can be a very stressful experience for our clients.

To bring the best results possible for our clients, we personally prepare every case for trial. After our nurse practitioner gathers and reviews all of the pertinent medical records, we consult with our network of medical experts to help determine the best way to present your case. With our range of resources and experience, our lawyers can handle even the most complex medical malpractice case.

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Gash & Associates, P.C. can help advise through a medical malpractice claim in New York and the Tri-state area with compassion and care. Call us today at 1-866-GASHLAW to schedule a free consultation.