No one expects to be harmed by a doctor or healthcare provider. While many healthcare professionals do a good job, far too many healthcare providers cause serious personal injuries to patients. This includes wrongful deaths, where preventable medical errors are the third leading cause of death in the United States behind only heart disease and cancer. Victims of medical malpractice could suffer catastrophic and life-changing injuries due to these preventable medical errors, especially birth injuries. Despite being so deadly, insurance companies aggressively defend healthcare providers like no other type of claim. Often, insurance companies blame the victim—even a baby—for their injuries rather than take responsibility for a deadly or dangerous doctor. This isn’t right.
At Schlacter Law, we fight back at insurance companies protecting dangerous healthcare providers over you. We have recovered millions of dollars for our clients, including $2,076,758, $1,625,0000, $825,000, $800,000, $790,000, and $775,000 in major personal injury accidents. We make sure that insurance companies do not take advantage of our clients by blaming them for the accident or minimizing their catastrophic medical malpractice injuries. We offer a FREE consultation, and, if we accept your case, we will aggressively pursue your case, which may include hiring industry-leading professionals and medical experts to prove your case. There is no risk to ask for our help because we only get paid when we recover compensation for you. Call our award-winning law firm by dialing (305) 999-1111 or fill out a free case evaluation to discover what our medical malpractice lawyer at Schlacter Law can do for you.
When a healthcare provider’s mistakes made your condition worse or caused serious harm to you or a loved one, you need to hire a medical malpractice lawyer and not just any personal injury lawyer. There are special rules for medical malpractice cases that make them significantly more complicated. Most medical malpractice cases are against multiple defenses which means multiple defense lawyers. Insurance companies hire the best and largest teams of medical malpractice defense lawyers to stonewall injured victims.
In addition to needing to know the law better than multiple defense lawyers, your lawyer needs to know the medicine better than the defendant’s doctors. This is done through education and experience handling complicated medical cases as well as having consultations with leading medical experts. This is where medical malpractice cases are won and lost. Here at Schlacter Law, our award-winning firm can fight back at whatever the insurance companies throw at us to make sure you recover the compensation that you deserve.
We handle any medical malpractice claim where victims were seriously or catastrophically injured and a doctor or healthcare provider deviated from the acceptable standard of care. Some of the cases that our law firm would handle include the following:
Birth injuries Surgical errors Anesthesia mistakes Hospital falls PCA pump failures Misdiagnosis of cancer, stroke, heart attack, or other conditions Infections or sepsis Wrong-site surgeries or wrong-patient surgeries Medication errors or overdoses Patient neglect or abuse Wrongful death Any other medical malpractice mistakesUnder Florida law, damages are the measure of relief that a victim may be entitled to in a lawsuit. Personal injury victims are usually awarded monetary compensation for their damages. This means that victims may be entitled to compensation for the following:
Past pain and suffering from the date of the accident to the date of settlement or award Future pain and suffering from the date of the recovery to the rest of the life of the victim Medical bills and expenses Lost wages from the accident or medical treatment Lost future earnings if the victim is unable to return to the same line of work Loss of consortium and services from loved ones Loss of life’s enjoyment Wrongful death if the victim passes away due to medical malpractice Any other damages caused by the injuryThe amount of a settlement or jury award varies and depends greatly on many factors, including the facts of the case and the extent of your injuries. Expenses such as medical bills, car repair bills, lost wages, and other monetary losses can help start the process. Determining your compensation for pain and suffering is more difficult and is generally what is reasonable compensation for your injuries. There are many ways to calculate the pain and suffering component. Some lawyers take a multiple of the medical bills. For example, if your medical bills are $100,000, the pain and suffering award could be three times that amount at $300,000. Some lawyers only present a fair number depending on many factors such as the severity of the case, the jury, the judge and the insurance company. At Schlacter Law our goal is to maximize this amount, putting more money in our clients’ pockets.
Medical malpractice cases are usually more difficult and take longer to handle, especially without a medical malpractice lawyer. Here at Schlacter Law, we only make it more difficult for the insurance companies protecting their dangerous healthcare providers and doctors. If you suffered personal injuries due to the negligence of a healthcare provider or facility, call our medical malpractice lawyer at Schlacter Law for a FREE consultation to learn what your case may be worth and how we can start protecting your rights to compensation today.
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