Clinton Townsend, Michigan, Medical Malpractice Attorney
While it has been said that medicine is “an art, not a science,” you expect a level of care, precision and accuracy when you are the patient of a medical professional. In many cases, negligence is inexcusable, not simply an unavoidable accident. If you or someone you love has suffered a severe or fatal injury while under the care of a medical professional, you may be entitled to significant compensation for your injuries. At Vincent F. Salerno, P.C., I have over 20 years of experience, and I am here to help medical malpractice victims and their families.
Medical malpractice causes serious injury and death. No patient should suffer because of negligent care or a hospital’s declining profits. Call 866-644-7402 today for a free consultation to protect your rights
Medical malpractice recovery and your rights to compensation
Insurance carriers and liable healthcare providers have lobbied to cap medical malpractice damages, arguing that it causes a rise in insurance premiums. However, liability for malpractice ensures that standards of care remain in place. Standards of care exist to keep patients safe. Doctors and other medical professionals must be held accountable for an injury or death caused by their negligence. If you are interested in learning more about medical malpractice and your rights, please contact my office.
I am experienced in medical malpractice claims involving:
- Surgical errors: Surgical errors may be caused by negligence in nicking or cutting a vital organ, failure to remove surgical implements, failure to monitor the patient while recovering or negligence in recognizing the signs of complications or infection.
- Pharmaceutical errors like writing a prescription for the wrong medication, providing the wrong medication to the patient and not checking for dangerous combinations of drugs.
- Medication errors including medication delays, overdoses, failure to administer the medication properly and administering the wrong medication.
- Failure to diagnose can involve failure to diagnose cancer, misdiagnosis, delayed diagnosis of heart attack or stroke (common in emergency rooms), diagnosis errors and delayed treatment of subdural hematomas or other closed head injuries.
- Birth injuries including failure to perform a timely C-section, hypoxia, breech delivery, cerebral palsy, Erb’s palsy and other learning disabilities caused by oxygen deprivation.
- Nursing home negligence and abuse.
- Wrongful death involving medical malpractice.
Contact Vincent F. Salerno, P.C. for a free consultation with an experienced medical malpractice lawyer. Maximize your opportunity for recovery today – call me toll-free at 866-644-7402 or send me an e-mail.
