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Medical Malpractice

Medical errors kill or disable almost 100,000 Americans every year. Doctors and medical professionals are human, but when the lives of our loved ones rest in their hands, we trust that they will exercise the highest standards of care. When they fail to use proper care, people get hurt. Common types of medical malpractice cases include misdiagnosis, failure to diagnose cancer, birth injuries, surgical mistakes, and emergency room errors.

This is a very complicated area of the law and it has a very short statute of limitations and numerous regulations which must be followed, including sending the health care professional a notice of intent to sue. In order to recover damages, the claimant must show that the health care provider did not act with that level of care, skill, and treatment which, in light of all relevant surrounding circumstances, is recognized as acceptable and appropriate by reasonably prudent similar health care providers. A successful medical malpractice claim takes careful preparation, planning and a skilled legal presentation to make your case in the most effective manner possible. The Law Office of Piercy J. Stakelum has been helping people uncover the truth about medical malpractice for 20 years.

Other examples of medical malpractice include:

• mismanagement of labor and child delivery practices
• dispensing the wrong type or wrong dose of medicine
• blood transfusion errors
• accidents occurring during surgery
• mistakes in anesthesia
• infections stemming from treatment
• birth trauma
• preventable suicide
• restraint-related injuries
• burns, falls and pressure ulcers