White Plains Medical Malpractice Lawyers
Medical Negligence Attorneys in White Plains Help Patients Harmed by Their Healthcare Providers’ Errors Throughout New York, Including Westchester County, Bronx County, Rockland County, and NYC
Medical errors harm many people each year. Unfortunately, some victims of healthcare provider negligence never obtain compensation and justice for the harm and loss they’ve suffered. According to the National Practitioner Data Bank of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, New York State had 807 medical malpractice payment reports in one recent year. If you have been harmed due to a healthcare provider’s negligent mistakes, you deserve to pursue financial compensation and justice. Turn to the White Plains medical malpractice lawyers at Marvin A. Cooper, P.C., for help. For more than six decades, our firm has provided strong, experienced, and empathetic legal advocacy for victims of medical providers’ negligence. We strive to offer a caring, compassionate environment for clients of all backgrounds. Trust us to do whatever it takes to help you recover from catastrophic injury or medical harm or malpractice.
Reach out to Marvin A. Cooper, P.C., for a free initial claim evaluation to speak with our medical negligence attorneys in White Plains, NY, about your legal options for recovering compensation from negligent healthcare providers. Let our firm advocate on your behalf to demand accountability and justice for the harm you suffered at the hands of careless physicians and medical professionals.
What Is Medical Malpractice
Medical malpractice is defined as the failure to render treatment to a patient according to the applicable standard of care. While the exact standard of care will differ for each patient, it is generally defined as the treatment decisions and actions that other healthcare providers of similar training and experience would undertake in identical circumstances. Thus, not every adverse outcome to medical treatment is the result of medical malpractice. If other healthcare providers would have acted the same way, there may be no liability. However, a provider may be held responsible for errors that occur due to negligence such as:
- Failure to confirm patient identity before administering medication or treatment
- Failure to confirm the medication, treatment, or procedure to be administered
- Failure to confirm medication dosage or contraindications
- Fatigue, including fatigue caused by inadequate staffing
- Provider alcohol or drug intoxication
- Failure to monitor a patient’s condition
- Failure to promptly respond to signs of distress
- Failure to provide post-procedure/discharge instructions to a patient
- Failure to follow up with a patient
- Provider inexperience or lack of training
- Failure to consult or obtain a second opinion
- Failure to order diagnostic testing
- Laboratory errors
- Misinterpretation of diagnostic testing results
The White Plains Medical Malpractice Lawyers at Marvin A. Cooper, P.C., Handle a Wide Variety of Claims
Turn to Marvin A. Cooper, P.C., for help from our medical negligence attorneys in White Plains, NY, after you have been harmed by malpractice such as:
- Misdiagnosis, delayed diagnosis, and failure-to-diagnose
- Surgical errors, including anesthesia errors
- Birth injuries
- Medication errors
- Improper treatment or failure-to-treat
- Hospital-acquired infections
- Premature discharge
- Lack of informed consent/failure to explain risks of treatment
White Plains Medical Malpractice Lawyers Acknowledge That Financial Recovery Is Available After Being Harmed by Medical Malpractice
Although no amount of money can undo the trauma you endured from medical malpractice, you have the right to recover compensation for harm and loss you suffered due to a healthcare provider’s negligence. The White Plains medical malpractice lawyers of Marvin A. Cooper, P.C., will work tirelessly to ensure you receive maximum financial recovery for your:
- Medical and rehabilitation expenses
- Costs of long-term healthcare and personal support
- Lost wages/income, future earning capacity, and employment benefits
- Physical pain and suffering
- Emotional trauma and distress
- Reduced quality of life or life expectancy
Let Our Medical Negligence Attorneys in White Plains, NY, Seek Accountability and Justice for You
After you have been harmed by a medical provider’s negligence, you deserve legal representation that will listen to your concerns and pursue the financial compensation you need to recover and get your life back on track. At Marvin A. Cooper, P.C., our White Plains medical malpractice lawyers will handle all the details of your legal claims, including:
- Gathering evidence for your case, including your medical records, treatment notes, staffing records, surveillance footage, or witness statements
- Working with medical experts to build a strong, persuasive case on your behalf
- Documenting your ongoing and future estimated expenses and losses from your medical harm
- Identifying the parties who may have liability to compensate you
- Negotiating with insurance adjusters, hospital representatives, and defense lawyers on your behalf to secure a fair settlement for you
- Going to court and trial if necessary to demand the maximum compensation and justice you deserve
Contact Marvin A. Cooper, P.C., for a Free Case Review to Discuss Your Legal Options
Contact our firm today for a free, no-obligation consultation to learn more about how our White Plains medical malpractice lawyers can assist you through the process of obtaining compensation for the harm and loss you have suffered. We believe you should not bear the financial consequences of a healthcare provider’s negligence, so let us fight to demand justice for you.
White Plains Medical Malpractice Lawyers Answer Frequently Asked Questions
In New York, the statute of limitations on medical malpractice claims gives you two and a half years, or 30 months, to file a lawsuit against a negligent healthcare provider. However, this 30-month deadline sometimes does not begin until the last date of negligent treatment, or until you discover or should discover that you have suffered from a foreign object left in your body or from a delayed diagnosis/misdiagnosis of cancer. In addition, you may have shorter notice deadlines for medical malpractice claims against city or state-owned hospitals … sometimes as little as ninety (90) days. Because the deadline for your medical malpractice claim can vary based on the facts of your case, you should reach out to Marvin A. Cooper, P.C., as soon as possible to ensure the timely filing of your case.
Any type of healthcare professional may have liability for negligent care they render, including doctors, nurses, physical therapists, chiropractors, radiology technicians, medical laboratory technicians, or pharmacists. In addition, healthcare facilities such as hospitals, ambulatory surgical centers, or medical practices may have liability for negligence committed by their employees.
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