University of Miami Hospital Negligence Lawyer

Did negligent medical treatment at a University of Miami hospital injure you or someone you love? For over 45 years, Freidin Brown, P.A., has fought for medical malpractice victims across Florida. If you sought treatment at the University of Miami Hospital and suffered harm due to a medical error, our Miami hospital negligence lawyers can advocate for you.

Our law firm is prepared to take on medical facilities, insurance companies, and opposing attorneys for the maximum compensation. We will use our case experience, legal knowledge, and full resources to protect your rights and future. Contact us online or call today for a free and confidential case evaluation.

Understanding Hospital Negligence at a UM Hospital

Hospital negligence is a type of medical malpractice. It occurs when a hospital’s doctors, nurses, or staff fail to treat patients according to accepted medical standards, resulting in injury, illness, or death.

You may have a hospital negligence claim if you suffered harm due to negligent medical treatment at the UHealth Tower or another University of Miami facility. Examples of negligence include:

• Failure to diagnose or misdiagnosis. Doctors may fail to diagnose or misdiagnose a patient for many reasons, including failing to order labs or diagnostic imaging, misreading labs or test results, failing to take a patient’s health history, or failing to conduct a thorough examination.
• Failure to treat. According to the American College of Emergency Physicians, most hospital emergency departments are legally obligated to treat patients with emergency medical problems, regardless of their medical insurance or ability to pay. A hospital may be negligent if it did not treat you or discharged you before stabilizing your condition.
• Surgical errors. Surgical mistakes include wrong-site surgeries, unnecessary or invasive surgeries, botched surgeries, anesthesia errors, failure to prevent infection, failure to remove surgical objects (like sponges) from the body, and failure to provide post-operative care.
• Medication errors and adverse drug events (ADEs). Medication errors can occur at any stage, from the prescribing of a drug to its administration. Errors include giving a patient the wrong medication or the wrong dosage. They can also happen when doctors fail to account for how medications a patient currently takes may interact with a new prescription. A 2019 Patient Safety Network (PSNet) report found that ADEs are the most common preventable event in all healthcare settings.
• Negligent patient care. Hospitals must take measures to prevent patient infections and injuries. Negligent care may include a lack of facility cleanliness or sterilization, lack of patient supervision, or failure to share information with a patient about necessary follow-up care.

The University of Miami’s UHealth Tower hospital is part of Florida’s only university-based medical system, with nearly 1,800 providers. It can be daunting to go up against such a respected and powerful institution, but if malpractice at UHealth Tower or another hospital location caused you harm, you deserve the chance to seek compensation.

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Why Choose Freidin Brown, P.A. to Handle Your Hospital Negligence Claim?

Hospital negligence claims often involve complex legal and medical issues. Victims must seek compensation from hospitals and insurance companies that will aggressively defend themselves from allegations and fight to deny or reduce medical malpractice settlements.

Because of these and other challenges, you cannot entrust your case to just any law firm. You need a lawyer who is well-versed in proving hospital negligence and a legal team that will support you while you heal. Freidin Brown, P.A. is that firm. We have over 100 years of combined legal experience and a record that includes over 300 trials for medical malpractice and personal injury.

We limit our caseload to give every client our personalized attention. Unlike at big billboard firms, nothing is automated. Instead, we take the time to get to know you and listen to your story. At least two lawyers oversee strategy and planning sessions for every claim, and we will devote the time, experience, and resources necessary to get the maximum compensation possible.

Our Hospital Negligence Case Results

Freidin Brown, P.A. has won several claims against negligent hospitals and medical facilities in Miami and across Florida. Our case results include:

• $15.5 million: Our lawyers secured this jury verdict for our client, who was tragically left paralyzed from the waist down. Our client suffered an auto accident injury, and doctors at Holmes Regional Medical Center in Brevard County failed to properly read their MRI scan and stop the progression of spinal swelling.
• $12.7 million: This medical malpractice case involved a judgment for a 5-year-old child who suffered a brain injury due to negligent care at Nicklaus Children’s Hospital.
• $9.75 million: Our team secured this settlement from a Miami hospital on behalf of a woman who sadly suffered an ischemic stroke shortly after undergoing a cesarean section.
• $5.5 million: We achieved this settlement for negligence on the part of doctors and nurses at a hospital in New Port Richey, Florida. The case involved a pregnant woman who presented at the hospital’s ER with a high fever and swollen face.

To learn more about how our University of Miami hospital negligence lawyers can help you pursue compensation, contact us online or call 24/7 for a free case evaluation.

Damages You Can Recover for a UHealth Hospital Negligence Injury

When hospitals harm patients with negligent treatment, they should pay. Our firm is committed to helping clients get justice by securing the maximum compensation possible. We will fight for every cent owed for economic and noneconomic damages, which may include:

• Current medical expenses
• Future medical costs
• Lost income and lost future earnings
• Reduced earning capacity
• Physical pain, emotional suffering, and mental anguish
• Lost quality of life

We can also pursue wrongful death claims for families of the fatally injured.

How Our University of Miami Hospital Negligence Lawyers Will Build Your Case

When you work with our University of Miami Hospital negligence attorneys, we handle every aspect of your case from start to finish. Our law firm will:

• Gather evidence. Our lawyers will obtain and review your medical records, consult with eyewitnesses, and collect medical and scientific research to prove your claim for compensation. Our decades serving clients in Florida have given us a network of medical professionals we can call on to provide expert opinions and testimony when needed. We also employ the latest in courtroom technology to help build a strong case.
• Identify liable parties. Depending on the cause of your injury, liability for hospital negligence may rest with a doctor, nurse, or hospital employee. In these cases, the hospital usually bears financial responsibility, but you may also have a claim against an individual healthcare provider. We can help with claims against non-employee doctors if they were responsible for your harm.
• Negotiate on your behalf. We will tirelessly negotiate with hospitals and insurance companies. We aim to get the most money we can so you have the resources to recover and move your life forward. Our hospital errors lawyers know the tricks insurance companies use to keep payments low and how to fight back. Freidin Brown, P.A. will protect you from bad-faith tactics and undue pressure.
• Take your case to trial. Before going to court, we will do everything possible to achieve an advantageous settlement. However, if the insurance company will not fairly compensate you, we will represent you at trial.

Florida’s Medical Malpractice Statute of Limitations Applies to Hospital Error Lawsuits

The statute of limitations for medical malpractice is generally two years, according to Florida Statutes § 95.11. This deadline applies to most cases, but there are exceptions that our attorneys can explain.

If you do not file your hospital negligence lawsuit in time, the court will likely refuse to hear your case. Once you remove the option to take legal action, you lose your bargaining power with hospitals and insurance companies, so the statute will also affect any attempt at securing a settlement.

In general, you should file medical malpractice insurance claims and start your case immediately. Our attorneys can help you do this and tell you more about timelines that may affect you.

Frequently Asked Questions About Hospital Negligence

What Are the Four Elements of Medical Negligence?

Our malpractice attorneys must establish the following four elements to prove hospital negligence occurred:

1. Duty of care. We must prove that the hospital was obligated to treat you (i.e., a doctor/patient relationship existed).
2. Breach of duty. Our team must then show that the hospital failed to treat you or did not treat you according to professional medical standards.
3. Causation. Our firm must prove that the hospital’s breach of duty led to your injury.
4. Damages. Our lawyers must show proof that you suffered economic and noneconomic losses.

How Much Compensation Can You Get for Hospital Negligence?

Every medical malpractice case is different. The compensation you can recover will vary based on details unique to you and your case, such as your age, your current wages, and the extent of your injury.

The strength of your case can also influence how much compensation you can recover.

What Should You Do If You Think You Are the Victim of Hospital Negligence?

If you think you are the victim of hospital negligence, you should seek medical treatment from a different healthcare facility. You should also document anything you remember about your negligent treatment and save bills and medical records.

Understand that anything you say to the medical malpractice insurance company could become part of your case. Consider enlisting the help of our University of Miami hospital negligence lawyers from the outset so we can protect your rights.

Contact Freidin Brown, P.A. About Your Hospital Negligence Case at the University of Miami

Our University of Miami hospital negligence lawyers are here to handle your medical malpractice claim. We serve clients in Miami and across the state. Call today or contact us online for a free case evaluation. We work on contingency, so there are no upfront fees or costs.