Patients entrust their health to doctors, nurses, and many other medical providers and facilities. However, medical professionals can make major mistakes out of negligence or carelessness that severely harm you. It can be complicated to figure out if these medical errors are something you can take legal action for, so let our Palm Beach Gardens medical malpractice lawyers take over.
Our personal injury lawyers have spent decades handling medical malpractice cases, earning millions of dollars on behalf of people just like you. Your focus should be on recovering from your injury or illness, not going back and forth with insurers. You deserve a firm that can give your case the time and attention it needs, so please call our team today for a free consultation. Freidin Brown, P.A. is ready to fight for you.
Our Palm Beach Gardens Medical Malpractice Team Can Help With Many Cases
Medical malpractice covers a wide array of injuries and incidents for various patients. Malpractice can occur at any facility, with any provider, and to any patient. The attorneys at Freidin Brown, P.A. have seen it all. In our over 45 years in business, we’ve helped with cases involving:
Birth Injuries
Pregnancy and childbirth should be a happy time for many families, but malpractice can leave parents and children with severe injuries or fighting for life. Children may develop conditions or suffer injuries such as:
- Erb’s or cerebral palsies
- Shoulder dystocia
- Retinopathy of prematurity
- Hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy
- Newborn brain injuries
Doctors may fail to account for birth conditions that can increase the risks for these and other injuries, or they may provide other negligent care to the mother and child during pregnancy, labor, or after birth that put mother and child alike at risk.
For example, preeclampsia is a condition that pregnant mothers can develop, and it can quickly become dangerous to both parties if not properly monitored and treated. Doctors and other providers who fail to do their due diligence can create dangerous and deadly situations for mother and child.
Late Diagnoses, Failures to Diagnose, or Misdiagnosis
Your Palm Beach garden providers may diagnose you accurately, but it might come too late. Perhaps they initially gave you the wrong diagnosis, or they eventually identified the problem you were dealing with. A delayed diagnosis can mean you spent a lot of time and money trying to address an issue you didn’t have, and you may have been suffering and in pain the entire time.
Some conditions, like cancer, could progress and become harder to treat, or impossible to treat or cure altogether. Time is of the essence for many injuries and conditions, and a provider’s failure to give you a diagnosis in a timely manner can be considered malpractice. Medical providers may not diagnose patients with the correct illness at all, and like late diagnoses, the results can be catastrophic or fatal.
Surgical Errors
Surgeons and other surgical staff can make errors in their line of work. One common example is surgeons or surgical staff leaving surgical tools or equipment behind in a patient after an operation. Professionals may even perform an incorrect or unnecessary procedure that can leave patients untreated, in pain, and stuck with medical bills.
Medication Errors
Medication is often life-saving and necessary for many patients, but errors involving medication can cause new health issues, make pre-existing conditions worse, and even result in death.
Perhaps a doctor prescribed a medication that reacted poorly with another prescription or caused severe side effects when coupled with your current health concerns, or a pharmacist may have given the wrong dosage amount or instructions. Whatever the cause, malpractice involving medication errors costs lives.
Hospital Negligence
Hospitals and other medical facilities can also be held liable for medical malpractice, even ones like Palm Beach Gardens Medical Center. Maybe the facility refused to admit you, misdiagnosed your illness, or discharged you without addressing the condition you went in for.
Have You Been Injured Due to Medical Negligence?
Schedule a Free Case ReviewWhat Our Palm Beach Gardens Attorneys Will Do for You
You already know what a stressful time this is. You’re trying to manage your physical and mental health, job, finances, and relationships. You may be helping a loved one who is a victim of malpractice, or even dealing with the loss of a family member after malpractice caused their death.
Trying to take on insurers for a medical malpractice case seems impossible, and you may be ready to take whatever settlement is thrown your way. Here at Freidin Brown, P.A., we urge you to seek our help if you suspect medical malpractice caused your injuries. We are deeply familiar with Florida’s complex medical malpractice laws and know how to build a case that can deliver results.
Our goal is to provide personalized legal care while using our knowledge and experience to fight for the best possible outcome. We want you to rest and recover, not worry about talking to insurers or dealing with the court. As your medical malpractice attorneys, we will help by:
- Reviewing all forms of economic and non-economic damages you may have suffered
- Working with medical experts and other professionals who can support our claims of malpractice and the financial, mental, and physical impacts of the malpractice on your life
- Gathering and identifying evidence to support proof of harm and negligence
- Determining negligence and identifying these negligent parties
- Filing all necessary forms and following all processes related to a medical malpractice claim and lawsuit
- Communicating with insurers and negotiating settlements
- Litigating your case if we must go to court to seek damages
Our extensive experience in injury law, medical malpractice law, and civil litigation allows our lawyers to thoroughly prepare for every case and see it through from start to finish. Call our firm for a free case evaluation now.
Our Medical Malpractice Attorneys Have What it Takes to Help You
Many law firms say they handle medical malpractice, but they often fail to deliver satisfactory results. Our firm has dedicated itself to helping victims of malpractice, and our victories reflect our ability to seek full and fair compensation. Here are just some of our results:
Let Our Palm Beach Gardens Malpractice Team Work on Your Case
If you work with Freidin Brown, P.A., we can promise to fight hard for a settlement or verdict that addresses all of your losses and suffering. We strive to provide compassionate and knowledgeable legal care to right the wrongs you’ve suffered at the hands of negligent providers and facilities.
Please call our Palm Beach Gardens medical malpractice lawyers today to get started with a free and confidential case evaluation. We are available 24/7 and can even evaluate your case through a video call. Se habla español.
Our Palm Beach Gardens Lawyers Answer Common Malpractice Questions
Does Florida Have a Time Limit for Malpractice Cases?
Yes, medical malpractice lawsuits are generally subject to a two-year statute of limitations, outlined in Florida Statutes § 95.11. This window starts from the date of the malpractice incident or the date you knew or should have known of your claim, although there are exceptions to this deadline.
Determining the start date of your case can be complicated, and other factors can impact how long you have to act. Our lawyers can review your case to see how long we have to take legal action.
How Can I Afford a Medical Malpractice Lawyer in Palm Beach Gardens?
Our personal injury law firm takes cases on a contingency basis. This fee structure allows clients to seek our help without paying any up-front costs and fees. Instead, our firm is only paid if we are successful in getting a settlement or verdict on your behalf. We only receive a portion of these winnings while you get the rest.
We know the sheer cost of medical care is a burden for many, especially if you need multiple procedures and treatments. This payment method allows us to serve all potential victims in Palm Beach Garden, regardless of their financial circumstances. We want to make sure victims of malpractice have nothing to lose when working with our injury firm.
Is Every Medical Error an Example of Negligence?
No. Doctors and other healthcare professionals can make mistakes or deliver less than satisfactory results without it being malpractice.
The threshold for establishing malpractice is quite high in Florida; you must demonstrate that the practitioner did not provide care that was up to the standard of care and that their actions directly caused your harm. This means that the healthcare provider did or did not do what a reasonably careful healthcare provider would have done under the same or similar circumstances.
This is where the experience and knowledge of our medical malpractice attorneys comes in. We understand what qualifies as malpractice, and we know how to prove it.