Smiley Law New York Medical Malpractice Injury Attorneys

The term “medical malpractice” refers to any misdiagnosis, treatment, lack of treatment or other departure from the accepted standards of medical care, health care or safety on the part of a physician, hospital or other health care provider that causes harm to a patient. A medical malpractice injury can often result in catastrophic consequences.

Areas that fall under medical malpractice injury include (but are not limited to):

• Misdiagnosis by a physician, hospital or other healthcare provider
• Improper or substandard medical care or treatment
• Failure to provide treatment
• Delay in providing treatment
• Failure to follow up properly
• Errors in prescribed medications

Instances of medical malpractice injuries are not always apparent to the average person. Accurate identification of medical malpractice requires a sophisticated analysis by experienced personal injury lawyers—and of course, by the appropriate physicians and medical experts Smiley Law brings to your case.

If you think you have a medical malpractice injury case, call us at 866.SMILEYLAW (toll free) and let us explain how to protect your legal rights

Medical Malpractice Injury Issues

• Occurrences of medical malpractice are not always obvious to the average patient or interested party. A review and analysis by medical experts is essential.
• Medical Malpractice cases are usually handled on contingency fee basis. This means that your lawyer only charges for his or services if you receive a judgment by the court or a settlement. More than 9 out of 10 Smiley Law medical malpractice injury cases are settled before the completion of a trial—and many are settled well before the trial begins.

Smiley Law Medical Malpractice Injury Case Results

Examples of Results Obtained by Smiley Law in Medical Malpractice Cases

• A $1.5 Million medical malpractice settlement for failure to diagnose sarcoidosis, a chest condition that led to the death of a 39-year-old maintenance worker from Brooklyn
• $1.2 Million for a client who lost the use of his left arm and hand due to his doctor’s negligence during a routine surgical procedure
• A $1.2 Million medical malpractice settlement for the family of a woman who died during childbirth. Smiley Law successfully proved that the woman’s vital signs were not properly monitored following a high-risk pregnancy.
• A $1.56 Million Long Island verdict in the case of a man who died due to his doctor’s failure to diagnose a blood clot
• $1 Million medical malpractice settlement on behalf of man whose doctor failed to diagnose prostrate cancer, which proved to be terminal
• A $2.35 Million structured settlement for a man whose surgeon failed to timely diagnose and treat an infection which developed after an appendectomy procedure

Informative Links: Medical Malpractice Injury

American Iatrogenic Association
http://www.iatrogenic.org

Quackwatch
http://www.quackwatch.com

New York State Department Of Health- Professional Misconduct & Physician Discipline.
http://www.health.state.ny.us/nysdoh/opmc/main.htm

Medical Research
www.medicinenet.com

The background of our partners, associates and support staff is such that our knowledge and practice of law in virtually any area of New York medical malpractice, car accident injury, personal injury, construction accident injury, wrongful death, and product liability is unmatched. Smiley & Smiley are New York attorneys, practicing for over 40 years throughout Brooklyn, Bronx, Long Island, Manhattan, Queens, Staten Island, Westchester and New York State.