Some examples of medical malpractice claims include some common injuries that may be the result of hospital error or negligence: birth injury such as Erbs palsy cerebral palsy or other types of brain damage; failure to diagnose as in cancer (such as lung or breast cancer) or appendicitis in a timely manner; medication errors like when handwritten prescriptions are illegible when abbreviations are used on the prescription and when two drugs with similar spellings are confused; wrongful death meaning when a patient dies as a result of medical negligence or hospital errors; nursing home abuse – when the elderly receive improper care or are otherwise abused physically mentally psychologically or financially in a home for the aged; and defective drugs or products – when the patient was not warned about the dangers of the product or if the product does not meet safety standards.

There are some interesting statistics about medical malpractice suits filed each year in the U.S.: there were 2696 total serious disciplinary actions in 1999 but it’s estimated that many times more injuries and deaths are caused by doctors’ negligence.  Estimates say that as many as 98000 patients may be killed each year in hospitals alone as a result of medical errors.  Meanwhile less than 1% of the nation’s doctors face any serious state sanctions each year.

Grossman Law Office represents clients who fall victim to medical malpractice. Visit our website for more information.