Practice Areas
Medical Malpractice
You trusted your
health to a doctor
to correct your
medical problem, but
something went
terribly wrong. A
mistake was made
that caused you harm
through no fault of
your own. Now you
are looking at more
medical care and
perhaps additional
corrective
surgeries.
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Birth
Injuries
The birth of a
child should be a
joyous event in a
family’s life. But
injuries to a baby
during labor and
delivery can leave
the new parents
feeling angry and
overwhelmed rather
than elated. It is
an all too frequent
occurrence --
approximately 27 of
every 1,000 births
in the United States
involve a
birth-related
injury, statistics
show.
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Cerebral
Palsy
Cerebral palsy
refers to a number
of neurological
disorders that
appear in infancy or
early childhood and
affect body movement
and muscle
coordination. The
disorder stems from
abnormalities in the
brain that affect
muscle coordination.
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Erb´s Palsy
Childbirth
carries the risk of
many medical
complications,
including the risk
that the child will
suffer injuries as
he or she passes
through the birth
canal. If the
mother’s pelvic
bones form a small
birth canal or the
fetus is large, the
passage may be
difficult, causing
injury to the
newborn.
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Emergency
Room Errors
Most people who
go to the emergency
room receive a
timely diagnosis and
treatment. But each
year hundreds of
thousands of
Brooklyn residents
seek treatment at
area emergency
rooms. Given that
overwhelming number
of patients, errors
are inevitable and
patients in need of
help instead suffer
needless injuries.
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Failure to
Diagnose Cancer
Cancer cells are
dangerous to your
health because they
multiply out of
control and invade
other tissues. Time
is of the essence in
stopping the spread
of cancer. Doctors
must intervene
quickly before the
disease becomes
fatal. However, the
unfortunate reality
is that doctors
often fail to
correctly diagnose
cancer, allowing the
disease to advance
unchecked.
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Surgical
Errors
The number of
surgical procedures
performed in the
United States is
increasing each year
as our population
ages. Each procedure
carries some element
of risk, including
the possibility of
surgical error.
According to a 2008
report by the
Department of Health
and Human Services,
10 percent of all
patients who die
within 90 days of
surgery did so
because of a
preventable surgical
error. The
cost of those errors
is a staggering $1.5
billion dollars
annually.
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Hospital
Negligence
Brooklyn's
hospitals offer
state-of-the-art
equipment and
experienced
healthcare
professionals
working together to
treat every type of
illness or injury
imaginable.
However, when those
hospitals are
short-staffed or
overcrowded, lapses
in care can occur --
sometimes with
disastrous
consequences.
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Stroke
According to the
American Stroke
Association,
stroke is the number
third highest cause
of death in the
United States, as
well as a leading
cause of serious,
long-term
disability.
Although medical
professionals have
years of experience
and training, their
human limitations
mean that errors are
always possible --
and sometimes they
fail to properly
diagnose the
symptoms of a
stroke.
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Gallbladder
Surgery
Complications
Each year, about
a half million
Americans have their
gallbladders
removed. Most of
those surgeries are
performed as a
laparoscopic
chlolecystectomy, a
procedure which is
typically less
invasive than
traditional surgery
and requires less
recovery time.
However, medical
studies suggest that
complications from
gallbladder removal
have actually
increased since the
advent of this
modern surgical
technique.
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Anesthesia
Malpractice
Anesthesia refers
to the use of drugs
or medications to
control pain during
surgery or other
medical procedures.
Anesthesia is made
as safe as possible
by doctors who
carefully calculate
how much of the drug
a patient should get
and diligently
monitoring all vital
signs. But no two
patients are the
same and even with
precautions,
anesthesia errors
occur, sometimes
with long-lasting or
fatal consequences.
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Failure to
Diagnose Heart
Attack
Coronary heart
disease is the
leading cause of
death in the United
States, according to
the
American Heart
Association.
Unfortunately, the
failure to diagnose
a heart attack is
also one of the most
common forms of
medical malpractice.
When a diagnosis of
heart disease is
missed -- and your
health is harmed --
medical malpractice
may have occurred.
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