Medical Malpractice Overview
Pittsburgh Medical Malpractice Lawyers
When you visit the doctor or other medical professional, you expect that you will receive an acceptable standard of care. When things do not go well because the provider acted negligently and did not provide the accepted standard of care, you have the right to seek compensation for your injuries, additional medical expenses, or the wrongful death of a loved one. Contact a knowledgeable and experienced medical malpractice lawyer to learn more.
Examples of medical malpractice
At the Pittsburgh medical malpractice law firm of Ronald J. Bua & Associates, our attorneys have helped many people seek compensation for their expenses, damages, and lost wages resulting from medical malpractice. Many of our cases arise from the misdiagnosis of harmful conditions, including heart problems, kidney diseases, and many types of cancer. We have also assisted many families grieving over the death of a loved one due to medical misdiagnosis.
Our cases have involved the death or injury of a patient due to medical mistakes and negligent accidents such as:
- Surgical errors, including wrong site operations
- Birth injuries caused by lack of oxygen to the brain and other preventable birth trauma
- Elder abuse in nursing homes, including dehydration and bed sores
- Hospital and nursing errors
- Failure to diagnose an illness and other serious diseases
- Failure to diagnose breast cancer
- Failure to diagnose colon cancer
- Failure to diagnose prostate cancer
- Failure to diagnose skin cancer
- Severe dental damage
- Medical records / forgeries and deletions
- Emergency room errors
- Incorrect diagnosis
- Failure to adhere to the medical standard in the medical community
- Medication errors causing problems such as severe drug interactions, and other serious injuries or death associated with prescription drugs such as Heparin made by Baxter.
- Improper monitoring
We fight insurance companies for you
Because insurance companies fight vigorously against medical malpractice claims, you need an attorney who will be thorough, energetic, and committed. Approximately 70 percent of medical malpractice cases tried to verdict in Pennsylvania are decided in favor of the defense or insurance company. At our firm, we have the resources to handle your medical malpractice case for as long as it takes to get you the compensation you need and deserve. We use our vast network of experts to determine the true value of your medical malpractice claim. Contact an aggressive attorney to negotiate or litigate your case so it will be resolved in your favor. Contact the medical malpractice lawyers at the law firm of Ronald J. Bua & Associates for a free initial consultation to discuss your claim.
