Category: medical malpractice

Unfortunately, it can be difficult to prove a doctor committed medical malpractice in Los Angeles. Unlike with many other kinds of lawsuits, normally medical malpractice requires expert testimony. Experts will often testify about the expected level of care for patients in the same situation and whether the doctor delivered that level of care. Typically, both sides have their own experts who often reach different conclusions.

Generally, four things must be proven in order to be successful in a medical malpractice case. First, you must be treated by the defendant. The defendant must have failed to deliver the appropriate level of care. As a result, you must have suffered damages. Finally, you must be able to prove that those damages are a result of the defendant’s poor level of care.

Often, medical malpractice cases are difficult to prove and can take a long time to complete. However, that does not mean that if you are harmed by a medical professional you should not attempt to obtain compensation for your injuries. Some of the most common types of medical malpractice include mistakes during childbirth, surgical errors that result in damage to the surrounding areas of the body, a failure to diagnose a condition or making the wrong diagnosis, or an error with a prescription medication.

If you are harmed by a medical professional in the Los Angeles area, you should speak with an attorney who handles medical malpractice cases. Call me, Conal Doyle, Los Angeles medical malpractice attorney at 310-385-0567. I can help. Call today to learn more or to schedule a free consultation on your case.

I’m very sorry to hear about your diagnosis. A cervical neck fracture is extremely serious, and if not properly treated can lead to horrible consequences. If your neck fracture was not properly diagnosed, you should speak with an attorney to learn more about your legal options.

Severe impacts and accidents can cause serious neck injuries and cervical neck fractures. Some common causes of cervical neck fractures include automobile accidents, motorcycle accidents, slips and falls, injuries in the workplace, and sports. When a cervical neck fracture occurs, there are some common symptoms. These include severe pain, numbness, a stiff neck, lack of mobility, muscle spasms, swelling and tenderness, and bruising.

Many people may assume that a neck fracture is very easy to diagnose. However, they are not always clearly apparent on an x-ray. Even if a patient visits a doctor with common symptoms of a neck fracture, doctors often fail to correctly diagnose it. The doctor may fail to properly read an x-ray, the images may not be taken correctly, or the doctor may not order an x-ray at all.

When a cervical neck fracture is not properly diagnosed, serious complications can result, including paralysis. If that occurs, the patient can seek compensation for injuries. Call me, Conal Doyle, Los Angeles medical malpractice attorney at 310-385-0567 if your neck fracture was not properly diagnosed. I can help. Call today to learn more or to schedule a free consultation.

I’m very sorry to hear about your issue with your prescription. Pharmacists and the services they provide are critical. They are responsible for filling prescriptions from doctors as well as keeping track of all of the medications their patients take to ensure there are no potential conflicts between drugs. If pharmacists fail in their duties to patients and an injury results, the injured patient should speak with a pharmaceutical malpractice attorney.

It’s been estimated that about 1.5 million adverse drug events that are preventable occur in the U.S. each year. Many of those events are attributable to errors made by pharmacists. These errors can be considered pharmaceutical malpractice, which is when a pharmacist fills a prescription with the wrong medication or an incorrect dosage.

Prescription medication use in the U.S. is at a high. It’s been estimated that about 80 percent of Americans take at least one prescription medication about a quarter of all Americans take five or more. Because of so many patients using multiple medications, there is a high risk of potential danger if the drugs are not given in the correct dosage or do not have the proper instructions.

Pharmacists have a duty to use a high degree of care in administering medications to patients. When they fail in that duty, serious harm can result. Some examples of common pharmacy errors include giving the wrong medications or the wrong dosages, failing to warn of side effects, filling multiple prescriptions that could adversely react together, and failing to give the correct instructions regarding the use of a drug.

If you have suffered an injury that is related to a suspected error by a pharmacist or a pharmacy in Los Angeles, you should speak with an attorney. Call me, Conal Doyle, Los Angeles personal injury attorney at 310-385-0567. I can help. Call today to learn more or to schedule a free consultation on your case.

Diagnostic tests, such as ultrasounds and x-rays, are great tools but may only be as effective as the professionals reading them. Unfortunately, if a doctor fails to properly notice or diagnose a condition revealed in a test, that can result in serious injuries. If one of these expensive tests is performed, you should be able to reasonably expect that doctors will accurately identify problems shown by the tests.

There are some serious health issues that in decades past could not be readily identified. However, today’s technology allows us to look beyond the surface of the body and identify areas of concern. Some examples of serious issues that can be identified with ultrasounds or x-rays include traumatic brain injuries, internal bleeding, developmental issues with pregnancies, and the development or spread of cancer.

If your condition was not diagnosed, you must identify the responsible parties in order to seek compensation. Your doctor may have failed to properly diagnose you. However, a lab technician may have committed an error in administering the test, or another medical professional may have failed to communicate with you about your test results.

If you have been harmed by a medical professional who failed to properly diagnose your health problem in spite of diagnostic tests, you should speak with an attorney. If you are in the Los Angeles area, call me, Conal Doyle, Los Angeles medical malpractice attorney, at 310-385-0567. I can help. Call today to learn more or to schedule a free consultation on your case.

I am sorry to hear about your infection. Brain infections are called encephalitis when the brain tissue is involved in the infection, or meningitis when membranes covering the brain form the infection. When a brain infection occurs, the symptoms vary greatly. They often depend on the type of bacteria involved, the person’s age, the infection location, the type of infection, and how serious the infection is. Some common symptoms include vomiting, severe headaches, fever, intense pain when moving the head or neck, nausea, lethargy, and drowsiness.

Brain infections can be caused by a number of medical conditions. The success of recovering from brain infections is often highly dependent on whether the infection is diagnosed early and properly treated. Often, health care providers will detect brain infections through an exam. This may involve an eye exam, MRIs, CT scans, or other brain imaging tests. Treatment normally involves antibiotics and steroids.

In order to be successfully treated, the infection must be properly diagnosed. If it is not, the patient could die or be left with lifelong severe neurological disabilities. If the health care provider did not properly diagnose or treat the condition quickly, the health care provider may be liable for medical malpractice.

If you or a loved one has suffered injuries as a result of a brain infection that was not properly diagnosed or quickly treated, you may be able to seek compensation. Call me, Conal Doyle, Los Angeles medical malpractice attorney, at 310-385-0567. My team can help. Call today to learn more or to schedule a free consultation.

I’m sorry to hear about your medical issues. Deep vein thrombosis occurs when a blood clot forms in the leg, and the clot moves to the brain, heart, or lungs. It’s not uncommon for individuals to develop these clots while they are under the care of a doctor or hospital, and to suffer from serious medical complications as a result. It is important that health care providers make an effort to recognize and prevent blood clots, and to promptly treat patients who develop them.

In many cases, individuals who develop deep vein thrombosis do not have any symptoms. Those who are at the greatest risk of developing blood clots are those who have had recent surgery or suffered physical trauma. Blood clots are a normal part of the healing process, but if they develop in the wrong spot in the body they can become a problem. Some individuals who develop deep vein thrombosis have pain in a leg, a tender feeling, changes in skin tone, swelling, or a warm feeling in the leg. If it is not quickly identified and treated it can be fatal.

A common way to treat blood clots is to administer blood thinning medications. Patients can also use pressure socks or stockings. There are also surgical options to prevent and treat deep vein thrombosis. If your deep vein thrombosis was not promptly diagnosed and treated, you may have legal options. Call me, Conal Doyle, Los Angeles medical malpractice attorney at 310-385-0567. I can help. Call today to learn more or to schedule a free consultation on your case.

The flu epidemic has been hitting the U.S. extremely hard this year. This year’s strains are serious, and the flu shot has proven to be mostly ineffective. There have been reports across the country of large numbers of deaths, even among some young, healthy individuals.

In addition to the deaths, there have been some reports of amputations among victims of the flu. In serious cases, flu can lead to sepsis and then a loss of a limb, or even death. Although the elderly and the very young are most at risk of serious or deadly consequences from the flu, everyone is at risk.

If you have lost a limb because of the flu, you may have some legal options to pursue to obtain compensation for your damages. If you went to visit a doctor because of the flu, and you were misdiagnosed or did not obtain the correct treatment, you may have a right to compensation for your expenses and pain and suffering from the doctor.

I am not only a personal injury attorney, I am also an amputee. I understand how an amputation can seriously impact the rest of your life. In addition, an amputation can result in massive expenses over the amputee’s lifetime.

Call me, Conal Doyle, Amputation Attorney, at 310-385-0567 if you have had an amputation that you believe was due to the negligence of a doctor or another medical professional. My team can help. Call today to learn more or to schedule a free consultation.

In any legal case you may have, choosing the right attorney to help you is critically important. A bad attorney can make or break your case. Choosing the right attorney can be especially important if you have a medical malpractice case. Medical malpractice cases can be very complex, and the stakes can be high.  

Normally, medical malpractice cases originate when a doctor or other medical professional commits an act or has an omission during the treatment of a patient that deviates from the normal standard of care, and the patient is harmed as a result. Some common examples of medical malpractice include the failure to diagnose a disease or condition, a misdiagnosis, a surgical error, an error during childbirth that results in harm to the child or the mother, medication errors, and anesthesia errors. If your doctor commits one of these errors or a similar error, you should contact a medical malpractice attorney.  

There are a number of factors you should consider in choosing your medical malpractice attorney. You should look for someone who is highly rated by clients and the state’s bar association, and who has a great deal of experience in medical malpractice cases. Find out what percentage of cases the firm handles are medical malpractice cases. Fees are also very important. Your medical malpractice attorney will most likely take your case on a contingency fee basis, which means he or she receives a portion of any settlement. You should also ask how the costs of the case are handled. When you meet with an attorney, find out how much of the work will be done by that attorney and how much will be handed off to others. Last but not least, find someone whose personality you are compatible with. You could potentially be spending a lot of time with this person.  

If you believe that a doctor or other medical professional committed malpractice against you and you were harmed as a result, you should speak with an attorney. If you are in Los Angeles, call me, Conal Doyle, Los Angeles medical malpractice attorney at 310-385-0567. I have experience in handling large medical malpractice cases and can help. Call today to learn more.  

I’m sorry to hear about your medical issues. However, you are not alone. The National Institutes of Health report that over a million Americans develop sepsis every year, and tens of thousands die as a result. Sepsis is a complication that comes from an infection. It occurs when chemicals that are released into the bloodstream to fight an infection trigger an inflammatory response throughout the body.

Experts believe the number of sepsis cases will continue to rise. This is partially because Americans are living longer, and sepsis can be common among the elderly population. Also, there has been an increase in the number of antibiotic-resistant infections, which can lead to the development of sepsis.

Sepsis can be difficult to diagnose. Some symptoms of sepsis include fever, rapid breathing, rapid heart rate, chills, discolored skin, disorientation, and unconsciousness. All of these symptoms can also be present with other medical conditions. In addition, there is no specific test to give for sepsis. Doctors can do cultures, but they could come back with a false-negative if the patient was recently on antibiotics.

Even though it is difficult to diagnose, that does not mean that your doctor may not potentially be held liable for medical malpractice if he or she failed to diagnose your condition. Medical malpractice occurs when a medical professional fails to give the appropriate level of care to a patient and he or she is harmed as a result. Medical malpractice cases are evaluated on a case by case basis.

If you or a loved one developed sepsis that was not properly diagnosed, and you are in the Los Angeles area, call me, Conal Doyle, Los Angeles medical malpractice attorney, at 310-385-0567. I can help. Call today to learn more or to schedule a free consultation.