Medical Malpractice

Medical errors are the third leading cause of death in the United States, responsible for an estimated 250,000 deaths each year. When a doctor, nurse, hospital, or other healthcare provider fails to meet the accepted standard of care, the consequences can be devastating and permanent.

What Is Medical Malpractice?

Medical malpractice occurs when a healthcare provider's negligence causes injury or death to a patient. This is not about bad outcomes; medicine is imperfect. Malpractice is about preventable errors: the missed diagnosis, the wrong medication, the surgical mistake that should not have happened.

These cases are complex and expensive to litigate, often defended vigorously by insurers and hospital systems. Effective representation requires substantial experience and the ability to take a case to trial.

Types of Medical Malpractice We Handle

• Misdiagnosis or delayed diagnosis of cancer, heart attack, stroke, or other serious conditions
• Surgical errors, wrong site, wrong procedure, retained instruments, anesthesia errors
• Birth injuries, including cerebral palsy, Erb's palsy, and brachial plexus injuries
• Medication errors, wrong drug, wrong dosage, dangerous drug interactions
• Failure to monitor or respond to patient deterioration
• Emergency room negligence and failure to treat
• Hospital-acquired infections and failure to maintain sterile environments
• Radiology and pathology misreads

Our Approach

Medical malpractice cases require a thorough understanding of medicine and the law. Felicia Weingartner works with leading medical experts to analyze records, identify the standard of care that was owed, and build a case that demonstrates exactly what went wrong, and why the defendant is responsible.