Modern medicine has allowed Americans to live longer, healthier lives, but patients still remain vulnerable to wrongful acts committed by doctors and health care professionals. These wrongful acts, referred to as medical malpractice, cause numerous injuries and deaths each year, and it has the potential to change the lives of victims and families forever.
What qualifies as medical malpractice?
Examples of hospital malpractice, nurse malpractice and doctor malpractice include:
- Emergency room errors
- Infections
- Misdiagnosis of illness
- Failure to diagnose
- Birth injuries and defects
- Pharmaceutical errors
- Surgical errors
- Postoperative care errors
- Nursing home abuse
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The State of Missouri and Illinois have strict deadlines for when you can bring your claim. In other words, if you do not bring your claim within a certain amount of time, it will be forever barred.
Although no verdict or settlement can restore your health or undo the lasting impact of an injury, our firm will fight for all available compensation. From covering past, present and future medical expenses, to providing long-term nursing or at-home care, our firm will identify and pursue all available options.