Medical Malpractice
Emergency Room Mistakes & Errors:
The medical malpractice attorneys of FLAHERTY FARDO understand that one emergency should not lead into another: Common emergency room mistakes include:
- Misdiagnosis of problem
- Delay in treatment
- Refusal to treat
- Mistakes during the intake process or triage
- Administering the wrong medications
- Failing to accurately diagnosis the problem
- Discharging the patient too soon
- Treating patients differently because of insurance (lack thereof)
NO FEE UNLESS RECOVERY
Delays In Treatment Can Be Costly:
We are thankful to have emergency rooms and emergency physicians available when they are needed. Unfortunately, many emergency rooms are understaffed, and are not adequately able to handle the patient load.
If a patient is visiting an emergency room, then there should be a sense of urgency to their care.
The reality is that most patients end up waiting significant time periods after entering the emergency room before they actually see a physician.
This delay period can sometimes aggravate an existing condition, and certain patients suffer severe or additional harm or even death because they were not examined by a physician in a timely manner.
Had these patients been properly treated immediatley upon their admission to the emergency room, their ultimate injuries may not have occurred.
One of the first steps at the emergency room is the triage assessment. This is where hospital personnel, most often nurses will triage (or assess) a patients condition to determine if immediate treatment is need or not.
We have experience handling emergency room lawsuits where mistakes were made in the initial triage that caused our clients greater harm. If you or a loved one believes your condition was aggravated because of improper treatment at an emergency room, let us and our physicians review your case for free.
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 emergency rooms 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 emergency rooms errors, 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.
Consultations can be done in person, on-line or via telephone at 412.802.6666 or toll free at 1.877.766.3476.