Medical Malpractice

Prescription errors, surgical mishaps, delayed diagnoses or misdiagnoses, inadequate patient monitoring, and mistakes in the administration of anesthesia may amount to medical malpractice. Although not every error that a doctor, nurse, hospital, or other health care provider makes is medical negligence, such occurrences may qualify as malpractice if the applicable medical standard of care was not followed.
 

The attorneys at Paul J. Passanante, PC & Associates have successfully represented many victims of medical malpractice. Notable medical malpractice verdicts and settlements include:

• The family of a woman who died of cervical cancer received a $4 million settlement because the staff of a medical laboratory failed to properly interpret the woman’s Pap smear. 

• A $3.8 million verdict was delivered after an obstetrician failed to recognize prolapse or kinking of the umbilical cord during delivery, resulting in the birth of a child with cerebral palsy. 
   
• A $2.2 million settlement was reached after a pharmacist’s failure to catch a prescription mistake resulted in death when the patient ingested a toxic amount of a rheumatoid arthritis drug.

• An $850,000 settlement was reached on behalf of a hysterectomy patient who sustained permanent brain injury after she was given a significant overdose of morphine by hospital nurses. 
   
• A $575,000 settlement was obtained on behalf of a woman whose botched hemorrhoid surgery left her incontinent. 

Patients who have been injured as a result of medical negligence may be entitled to damages for their physical, financial, and emotional losses. These damages include past, present, and future medical bills; lost income; and pain and suffering.
 

The spouse, children and parents of a person who dies as a result of medical malpractice may be able to recover damages for the loss of the society and companionship of their loved one, as well as medical expenses, economic loss, and funeral expenses.
 

Medical malpractice suits can be complex, expensive cases to pursue. It is necessary to hire medical experts who can testify as to whether a mistake amounts to malpractice. Economic experts may also be needed to calculate the future medical costs and loss of income resulting from medical malpractice.
 

Because Paul J. Passanante PC & Associates has the financial resources and legal expertise needed to handle medical malpractice cases, our firm is frequently sought out by other attorneys to represent clients on a referral or co-counsel basis. 
 

If you or a loved one has been hurt as a result of medical malpractice, fill out our online contact form or call 314-621-8884 for more information.