Every year, about 400,000 Americans die or are permanently disabled due to medical malpractice. What constitutes medical malpractice is broad, ranging from misdiagnosis, surgical errors, pre/post-op care, child delivery, incorrect medication, and more. While medical malpractice cases are complex to navigate, our Medical Malpractice Team leverages their 30 years of experience to recover the maximum compensation. If you or your client has suffered serious injury or wrongful death as a result of medical malpractice, McEldrew Purtell can be a trusted resource for referral or collaboration.
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Medical Malpractice Results
$16.5 Million
Failure to diagnosis leiomyosarcoma case vs. FCCC
$3.5 Million
Wrongful Death / Survival Action – failure to diagnose sepsis resulting in death of a 46-year-old woman.
$2.75 Million
Wrongful Death / Survival Action - failure to diagnose cervical cancer case of young mom vs. LabCorp.
$2.75 Million
CONFIDENTIAL
$2.1 Million
Death of 38 year old male for failure to provide 24 hour care and supervision to cognitively and mentally challenged inpatient resulting in choking death from ingestion of non-food item
$2 Million
Death of two month old newborn girl for failure to diagnose congenital heart defect
$2 Million
Death of 68 year old man from anoxic brain injury for failure to properly and timely intubate
$1.625 Million
Plaintiff underwent laparoscopic biopsy and during procedure deft Dr failed to ID bowel perforation due to surgical injury.
$1.4 Million
Medical Malpractice resulting in amputation
$1.4 Million
50 year old woman developed cauda equina syndrome for delayed treatment of onset of symptoms
$1.3 Million
Medical Malpractice resulting in compartment injuries to both lower extremities resulting in loss of function of right leg during urological surgery.