Medical Malpractice
Misdiagnoses (The Failure to Diagnosis):
- Breast Cancers
- Ovarian Cancer
- Lung cancer
- Prostate Cancer
- Stroke
- Heart and Cardiac Problems
- Fractures & Broken Bones
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Misdiagnoses of a Medical Condition:
There are two basic reasons why people visit doctors absent medical emergencies. First, patient seeks medical care because of a specific complaint or possible medical issue. Often an unusual pain, discomfort, or unusual bleeding will prompt us to seek medical attention. Another reason we visit doctors is for a scheduled visit or check up.
The first and most important step of the medical treatment process is to diagnose any medical problems.
Doctors are trained and educated to diagnose medical problems and recognize symptoms and signs to prevent future medical problems. Doctors cannot cure patients without first diagnosing a problem. This is the basic reason why patients visit doctors,
To properly diagnose medical problems, medical professionals need to take thorough steps in understanding a patient's medical history and in ordering all reasonable and appropriate tests to ensure that any potential medical problems do not become aggravated or chronic.
The Failure of Doctors to Understand Medical History:
One of the most basic reasons medical professionals misdiagnose health issues is because they do not understand or take the time to understand a patient's past medical history.
With time constraints and limitations from insurance companies on payments, doctors have to see a high number of patients. This process has led to an increase in the number of misdiagnoses cases. Our medical malpractice attorneys are experienced in handling misdiagnoses and failure to diagnosis cases.
When individuals suffer harm as a result of a misdiagnoses or failure to diagnosis, then the treating physician may be held liable for any and all injuries suffered thereafter.
If a doctor does not perform a thorough examination or does not order the proper tests or negligently misinterprets test results, the results can be devastating. Misdiagnoses and treatment of the wrong condition can make a patient's condition worse than it was before he or she saw the doctor. if you or a loved one believes that a medical profession may have misdiagnosed a serious medical condition, let our medical malpractice attorneys help you.
The Advantage of Having Physicians on Retainer:
FLAHERTY FARDO, LLC has a distinct advantage over many other law firms by having immediate and unfettered access to board certified physicians to review cases and to help with the prosecution of medical malpractice actions when negligence exists.
Our law firm is proud to have both Dr. Barbara Fardo, D.O. and Dr. Dean Fardo, on retainer to fully evaluate our potential medical malpractice cases.
Both Dr. Fardo's are board certified and operate their own medical practices respectively.
We accept about 1 out of 10 medical malpractice cases we review based upon the trusted judgment and advice of our physicians.
During trials, it is an enormous asset to have physicians answer key and complex medical questions.
Combining the trial experience of our law firm, with the expertise of our physicians, we believe gives us the greatest opportunity to maximize monetary recovery for our injured clients.
Pennsylvania Requires 'The Certificate of Merit':
In 2003, the Pennsylvania State Supreme Court approved a new rule requiring attorneys to obtain a "certificate of merit" from a medical professional establishing that the medical work in the case fell outside acceptable standards.
A lawyer failing to obtain the certificate cannot bring a case to trial. Public opinion and political pressure have left severely injured victims to face cynical juries.
Therefore, it is imperative that medical malpractice claims are investigated by competent attorneys who have immediate access to a variety of physicians for review.
No Fee Unless Recovery is Made:Our representation for medical malpractice and/or medical negligence cases involving misdiagnoses or failure to diagnosis is based on a contingent fee structure. There is absolutely no fee unless we obtain recovery for you.
If we represent you or a loved one in a medical malpractice case involving misdiagnoses, you can rest assured that we cannot make money unless we obtain monetary recovery for you or our client.
Our fees are often reduced in catastrophic situations. We truly believe it is your money and not ours. We will always reduce our fees in tragedies involving minor children.
In these cases, we advance all costs of investigation and litigation, and will not be reimbursed unless we are successful in settlement or at trial regardless of how much money we advance. Our Pittsburgh law firm advances large sums of money with zero risk to our injured clients.
If you are injured, we will make any necessary accommodations to offer you the most convenient consultation possible. Whether you are at home or in a hospital, we will listen to the situation which caused your injury.
Our goal is to win your trust and business as your attorneys and to maximize all recoveries available under the law. There is absolutely no fee or cost for any of our initial consultations.
If you or a loved one needs to speak to an attorney concerning a possible misdiagnoses or failure to diagnose, please call our Pittsburgh law firm. Consultations can be done in person, on-line or via telephone at 412.802.6666 or toll free at 1.877.766.3476.