Medical Malpractice Cases:

Our healthcare providers (doctors, nurses, nurses' aids, hospital staff and pharmacists), like everybody else, can make mistakes. The conduct and actions of healthcare providers are judged by the professional standard of care of the community in which they practice medicine or otherwise provide professional medical and medical-related services. A breach of the relevant standard of care, which in most cases must be established by competent expert testimony, is negligence.

The following is an example of a medical malpractice case the firm has handled:

Jeff Peraldo and co-counsel represented the estate of a woman who died from pneumonia after several months of complaints to her healthcare providers of pneumonia-like symptoms and complaints of upper respiratory distress. The woman, a wife and mother of two small children, treated at a local clinic and was given numerous cough medications and antibiotics, none of which successfully treated the symptoms. The woman made numerous repeat visits to the clinic and reported her continuing difficulties. A day prior to her death, the woman called the clinic and reported her then dire condition. The clinic staff, under the circumstances, was supposed to prepare an emergency note/report and deliver the information to a doctor, but failed to do so. Liability was denied by the clinic and litigation was necessary. After extensive discovery and expert testimony, the case was settled for a confidential amount.

To see other medical malpractice cases the firm has handled, please visit our Case Results page.

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