Were you or a loved one the victim of medical malpractice?
Medical malpractice is common in today?s medical practices, labs and hospitals. Many people know that their injury or condition is the result of medical malpractice, but others may only suspect that malpractice took place. Whether you are certain or not,
Law Office of John S. Wallach, P.C. can help. Our firm helps medical malpractice victims recover medical expenses, lost wages, and damages for pain, suffering and mental anguish.
Medical Malpractice occurs when a health care provider fails to act reasonably based upon what would have been expected from similar health care providers under the same circumstances. Doctors, nurses, technicians, clinics, labs and hospitals may all be party to malpractice. Some examples of malpractice include:
- Failure to perform a caesarian section during childbirth
- Using excessive force to deliver a child
- Failing to timely diagnose a serious condition such as cancer
- Improperly performing surgery including operating on the wrong body part, leaving surgical instruments in the body, and not sanitizing properly
- Failing to properly monitor a patient's condition
- Prescribing or giving the wrong or incorrect amount of medication or anesthesia
- Failing to order or incorrectly interpreting the results of diagnostic tests
There are a host of other errors that can occur when you entrust your doctor to perform a procedure or surgery or to diagnose an illness or disease. If you or a loved one were the victim of medical malpractice of any type, contact Attorney Wallach at
jazzdad39@aol.com or call (314) 241-2500 to learn how we can help with your case.