Table of Contents
Medical Malpractice Claims
- Failure to Diagnose
- Delayed Diagnosis
- Surgical Errors
- Birth Injuries
- Medication Errors
- Emergency Room Errors
- Anesthesia Errors
- Hospital Negligence
- Cancer Misdiagnosis
- Stroke Malpractice
- Sepsis Malpractice
- Brain Injury Caused by Medical Negligence
- Wrongful Death
Diagnostic Errors
- Misdiagnosis
- Missed Cancer Diagnosis
- Missed Stroke Diagnosis
- Missed Heart Attack Diagnosis
- Failure to Recognize Sepsis
- Failure to Order Appropriate Testing
- Failure to Follow Up on Abnormal Test Results
These are among the most common medical malpractice claims.
Surgical Errors
- Wrong-Site Surgery
- Wrong-Patient Surgery
- Retained Surgical Instruments
- Nerve Damage During Surgery
- Intraoperative Injuries
- Post-Surgical Complications Caused by Negligence
- Failure to Timely Return to Surgery
Medication & Pharmacy Errors
- Prescription Errors
- Wrong Medication
- Wrong Dosage
- Dangerous Drug Interactions
- Administration Errors in Hospitals
- Failure to Monitor High-Risk Medications
Birth Injury & Obstetrical Malpractice
- Cerebral Palsy
- Hypoxic-Ischemic Encephalopathy (HIE)
- Brain Damage from Oxygen Deprivation
- Erb’s Palsy/Brachial Plexus Injury
- Failure to Perform Timely C-Section
- Fetal Distress Mismanagement
- Maternal Injury Claims
Anesthesia Errors
- Improper Anesthesia Administration
- Anesthesia Awareness
- Failure to Monitor During Surgery
- Oxygen Deprivation Injuries
- Anesthesia Overdose
Hospital Negligence
- Hospital-Acquired Infections
- Failure to Monitor Patients
- Fall Injuries
- Communication Errors Among Providers
- Failure to Escalate Care
- Improper Discharge
- Emergency Department Errors
Emergency Room Malpractice
- Failure to Diagnose Stroke
- Failure to Diagnose Heart Attack
- Failure to Diagnose Sepsis
- Delayed Emergency Treatment
- Improper Triage
- Failure to Order Diagnostic Testing
Lack of Informed Consent
- Failure to Explain Risks
- Failure to Explain Alternatives
- Unauthorized Procedures
Physician & Specialist Negligence
- Primary Care Physician Errors
- Radiology Errors
- Pathology Errors
- Cardiology Malpractice
- Neurology Malpractice
- Orthopedic Malpractice
- Oncology Malpractice
- Gastroenterology Malpractice
- Ophthalmology Malpractice
- Plastic Surgery Malpractice
