Chicago Medical Malpractice Lawyer
Medical malpractice occurs all too often. Medical error can result in serious and permanent injury and a lifetime of pain and suffering for both the patient and loved ones. An experienced personal injury lawyer can help to determine whether medical malpractice occurred in your case.
At the Scanlan Law Group, our Chicago medical malpractice attorneys have represented individuals who have been given the wrong diagnosis, received improper medical testing, or were otherwise victims of medical negligence for over 30 years. We have sued doctors, nurses, hospitals and other health care givers who have committed medical malpractice, and we have recovered millions of dollars in verdicts and settlements on behalf of our clients. Contact us for a free initial consultation.
Among the many types of medical malpractice cases we've handled are:
- Misdiagnosis (including failure to diagnose cancer)
- Misread x-ray/radiological errors
- Misread pap smears/laboratory malpractice
- Accidental amputation
- Birth injuries, including failure to monitor fetal symptoms
- Failure to maintain sterile conditions during surgery, leading to infection
- Improper administration of anesthesia
- Failure to properly read a patient's chart
- Pharmacy filling wrong prescription/pharmaceutical negligence
Our personal injury attorneys also provide legal help for traumatic brain injury, spinal cord injuries and more. Defective drugs and defective medical devices also are at issue in many medical malpractice cases.
If you have been the victim of legal malpractice or psychiatric or medical malpractice, contact the Scanlan Law Group to learn what your case may be worth.
