Medical malpractice refers to injuries and death caused by the negligence of physicians, nurses, pharmacists, hospitals, and nursing homes. According to published reports, an average of 195,000 people in the United States die every year from preventable errors in hospitals alone, while 1.5 million people are harmed by prescription errors (7,000 die from these errors annually).

The personal injury lawyers at Gallon, Takacs, Boissoneault & Schaffer aggressively and successfully handle medical negligence cases. We have relationships with strong medical experts required to analyze and prosecute complex medical malpractice claims. Examples of the types of cases our lawyers have successfully handled include:

Cardiology - error in prescribing medication that resulted in the patient’s death.

Radiology - failure to properly detect and report a suspicious spot in the lung, resulting in delayed diagnosis of lung cancer and ultimately the patient’s death.

Anesthesia - failure to take appropriate pre-operative precautions resulting in the patient aspirating gastric content and suffering brain damage.

Hematology - failure of a hematologist to recognize and properly treat a patient who had been given an overdose of Heparin, a blood thinner, in a hospital who then bled to death in her hospital bed.

Nursing - failure to properly triage a patient’s phone call for assistance, resulting in the patient’s death.

Defective medical device - implanted medical device broke inside a patient’s body leading to numerous, very serious, life-altering complications.

Plastic surgery - negligent use of a medical laser resulting in a permanent, disfiguring scar.

Hospital administration - hospital policies were inadequate to notify a recent emergency room patient of a markedly abnormal test result once the patient had been discharged, resulting in the patient suffering a serious bout of pancreatitis, development of ARDS (a serious lung condition), three weeks in a coma, and an extended recuperation period.

If you, a family member or friend are injured by the negligence of a health care provider, you need to know your rights. Call Gallon, Takacs, Boissoneault & Schaffer and ask to speak with our medical malpractice attorneys immediately.