At New York Lawyers Team, our lawyers represent medical malpractice victims in Saratoga Springs against doctors, hospitals, dentists and other healthcare professionals who negligence led to injuries, illness or the death of a loved one.
Even though most medical care providers are highly qualified and competent, medical errors kill or permanently disable roughly 98,000 Americans every year. Our attorneys achieved regularly achieve record settlements in a medical malpractice claims.
In order for our experienced attorneys to consider a medical malpractice claim in Saratoga Springs, a person must have suffered serious and permanent injury directly caused by substandard care, treatment, or evaluation by a doctor, hospital, or other healthcare provider. Examples of substandard care include, but are not limited to:
If you or a loved one has been the victim of medical malpractice, our New York and Tucson medical malpractice attorneys will discuss your case with you free of charge.
Medical and healthcare providers in Saratoga Springs can be sued for injuries caused by their negligence under the theory of medical malpractice, also referred to as medical negligence. Medical malpractice occurs when treatment falls below the standard of care generally accepted and established by the appropriate medical community.
In a medical malpractice case, our New York state & New York City attorneys must prove that the medical provider did not meet the applicable standard of care in your or your loved one's particular case in order to recover monetary damages. Doctors, dentists and other medical specialists, including hospitals and surgical physicians, have an obligation to conduct themselves professionally and not harm their patients. When they make mistakes, patients in their care can be seriously injured. Unfortunately, such errors are often avoidable and result from medical professionals who are inadequately trained or who are just too busy to be thorough.
A bad or undesired result does not automatically mean medical malpractice occurred. In order for a doctor or hospital to be liable for medical malpractice, our lawyers must show their medical services fell below the standard of care and therefore, they were negligent when providing their medical services. Examples of negligence include administering too much anesthesia, performing a procedure improperly or failing to do something which was medically necessary. Other common instances of medical malpracticein in Saratoga Springs include wrong-site surgery, objects left inside patients, medication errors, and failure to diagnose a time sensitive illness before it is too late.
Medical negligence cases are sometimes complex. For this reason, our medical malpractice lawyers often consult with other law firms and expert witnesses to provide our clients with the best legal representation possible.
New York law requires our medical malpractice attorneys serving Saratoga Springs and elsewhere, to produce an expert who will confirm under oath that your medical provider did not meet the applicable standard of care required under the specific circumstances. At New York Lawyers Team, we can help find the medical experts who can make such a determination. While clients remain liable for costs under New York law, we can front these costs to obtain qualified expert witnesses.
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We can help you find out if you have a meritorious medical malpractice case against a medical care provider. When a patient has a bad result or is left with a greater disability than before the medical treatment, there is a possibility that medical negligence caused the bad result and disability.
To determine whether or not you have a case, you need to consult with our medical malpractice lawyers serving the Saratoga Springs area. We will supervise a focused interview with you, provide answers to you concerning general matters, and then decide whether further investigation is warranted by obtaining your medical and hospital records.
Upon receiving your medical and hospital records, our experienced and knowledgeable medical malpractice attorneys and legal team will read and analyze the information recorded in your medical records. Even though the events relating to the medical negligence are often not recorded in a patient's records, a review of the records is still mandatory. After we have finished our review, and if we believe it is appropriate, we will then consult with a physician who has extensive knowledge of your illness or condition in an effort to determine whether medical malpractice occurred and whether your injuries could have been prevented.
If it is determined that you or your loved one is the victim of medical negligence, our Saratoga Springs medical malpractice attorneys will work hard to obtain the full amount of compensation you are entitled to under the law.
Medical malpractice involves a very small percentage of doctors and hospitals. However, doctors are human beings, and they can make mistakes and be careless. In cases where negligence caused serious injury, we can help victims recover monetary compensation. If you have been the victim of medical malpractice, our Saratoga Springs lawyers want to help. Contact New York Lawyers Team to schedule a free consultation.
Hospital malpractice is a form of medical malpractice. It occurs when a doctor, nurse or other hospital staff member causes harm by committing an act of negligence when caring for a patient. Our lawyers in the Saratoga Springs area have represented hundreds of hospital patients who did not receive proper or timely medical care during their hospitalization and were thereby hurt by medical or nursing negligence.
For more information on hospital malpractice, or if you wish to consult with our Saratoga Springs medical malpractice lawyers directly, please feel free to contact us.
Like all medical facilities, hospitals have a duty to use reasonable care when hiring and supervising its employees, including doctors, nurses, interns, technicians and aides. When a hospital staff member fails to act in a manner that is similar to how a reasonable staff member would act under the same circumstances, medical malpractice or negligence is likely to occur. As with other professions, all heathcare workers have a responsibility to conduct their practice of medicine in compliance with hospital protocol and state regulations.
Unfortunately, bad things can happen to good people. When a patient experiences an injury or disability after receiving medical treatment in a hospital, there is a possibility they are a victim of hospital malpractice. There are no guarantees that a physician can make a person's medical condition better or cure it. However, to determine whether or not you have a hospital malpractice case, you need to consult with a lawyer.
Our medical malpractice lawyers, who serve the Saratoga Springs area, are highly experienced in the prosecution of hospital malpractice. We will conduct an interview with you and potential witnesses of your medical care and treatment, and then we will decide whether investigation into a claim of hospital malpractice is warranted.
If you suspect you may be the victim of hospital malpractice, please contact our medical malpractice lawyers at the Saratoga Springs office. We will discuss your hospital negligence case at no cost to you.
A delay in the diagnosis of cancer is a form of medical malpractice. Recent statistics suggest breast cancer is the most common type of cancer to be misdiagnosed or not diagnosed in a timely manner. Statistics relating to breast cancer and its delayed diagnosis include:
Breast cancer is the most common type of cancer in women in the U.S. Delays in the diagnosis of breast cancer are the number one cause of all medical malpractice lawsuits in the U.S. One out of every nine women in the U.S. will develop breast cancer in their lifetime.
Breast cancer is the second leading cause of death for all women and the leading cause of death in women ages 40-55. About 85% of women whose breast cancer is detected before it has spread to the axillary nodes will survive at least 5 years.
Once the diagnosis of cancer is made, a physician will identify the type of cancer by analyzing the microscopic appearance of the cells. The doctor will then classify the cancer according to how advanced it is. This is called staging. Cancer treatments vary widely depending upon the type of cancer and its stage.
The incidence of medical malpractice related to the diagnosis and treatment of breast cancer is alarming. Breast cancer is the most common type of cancer in women in the United States and the second leading cause of death for all women. Nonetheless, too many women "fall through the cracks" when physicians negligently fail to diagnose their condition early on. The unacceptable result of this negligence is often the loss of treatment options and/or the loss of survival.
Any undue delay in diagnosing or treating breast cancer can have devastating consequences and result in a medical malpractice claim. The probability that breast cancer will recur in a patient is directly related to the stage of the malignancy when initially diagnosed. If breast cancer is detected and addressed before the cancer has spread to any lymph nodes, the chances of survival are significantly better than otherwise.
Unfortunately, too often obvious warning signs are ignored and/or precautionary measures are not taken. If the diagnosis and treatment of cancer is delayed by the negligence of a health care provider, you may be the victim of medical malpractice and entitled to compensation for the harm caused by the delay. If a doctor misinterprets a test result or x-ray and fails to make an appropriate diagnosis, the proper treatment may never be prescribed, resulting in further injury or even death.
The following are among the more common forms of medical malpractice by physicians in diagnosing and/or treating breast cancer:
Please keep in mind the foregoing are merely examples, and are by no means an exhaustive list of failures that may result in a delayed diagnosis of breast cancer. Anyone who believes a physician's failure to timely diagnose breast cancer may have resulted in loss of treatment options and/or loss of survival should contact our medical malpractice attorneys in Saratoga Springs as soon as possible in order to preserve and protect their legal rights.
Delay in cancer diagnosis is a form of medical malpractice. As a result, it is necessary to obtain an experienced expert witnesses to proceed with your case. Our medical malpractice attorneys serving the Saratoga Springs area have the experience and the resources to pursue these types of cases and we are available to help you. Please contact us Today.