Medical Malpractice 

OREGON MEDICAL MALPRACTICE ATTORNEY

WORKING TO OBTAIN YOUR DESERVED COMPENSATION

When you go to a doctor or hospital, you expect to receive the highest standard of care. However, when the actions of medical professionals fall below the basic standards of care, medical malpractice may result in catastrophic injury or death.

At The Helmy Law Firm, our experienced legal team works hard to obtain compensation for patients who have been injured by a medical professional's deviation from the standard of care or other negligent behavior. Medical malpractice cases are notoriously difficult, time consuming and expensive to prove. However, medical malpractice attorney Eric K. Helmy doesn't shy away from a challenge - especially in cases involving catastrophic injury, death, or egregious conduct by a doctor or other healthcare professional.

If you or someone you love has been injured as a result of a botched surgery, medication error, or other medical mistake, contact our medical malpractice attorney to discuss your potential malpractice case.

TYPES OF MEDICAL MALPRACTICE

Medical malpractice cases can involve several varieties of medical negligence or misconduct, all of which can devastate a patient's quality of life. Examples include:

• Failure to diagnose heart attack, cancer or other serious condition
• Failure to treat or monitor symptoms of illness
• Surgical errors such as operating on the wrong body part, leaving sponges or surgical instruments in patient's body, unnecessary surgery and other mistakes in the operating room
• Birth injuries caused by medical mistakes made in the labor and delivery room before, during and after birth, such as failure to monitor for fetal distress, failure to perform emergency C-section surgery, birth complications causing Erb's palsy, cerebral palsy, shoulder injuries and other harm to the infant caused by obstetrical malpractice
• Infection-related injuries caused by failure to adequately diagnose and treat infections, poor infection control measures in hospitals and clinics
• Lack of informed consent, failure to explain risks of surgery or medical treatment and alternatives to proposed treatment or surgery
• Emergency room errors, dumping uninsured patients, failing to transfer or provide adequate medical treatment to persons with a medical emergency or women in active labor in violation of the Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act (EMTALA), also know as the federal "anti-dumping act."
• Psychiatric malpractice
• Radiology mistakes and malpractice
• Anesthesiology errors
• Nursing errors
• Medication errors, giving the wrong medicine, administering the wrong dose of medicine, failing to administer medications as ordered, other medication mistakes

WHAT MAKES A GOOD MEDICAL MALPRACTICE CASE?

Medical malpractice ranks among the leading causes of wrongful death and serious injuries such as brain injury and spinal injury. The Helmy Law Firm takes pride in representing clients in medical malpractice litigation when appropriate.

Nevertheless, we stress that not all instances of medical malpractice are grounds for a viable medical malpractice lawsuit. Due to a variety of factors, juries are typically reluctant to issue verdicts against doctors, clinics, hospitals, and other healthcare professionals. In addition, jurors often hesitate to give those pursuing a lawsuit the full measure of compensation they deserve for injuries caused by medical malpractice.

Because of these realities, we strongly recommend that each of the following facts be present before our clients proceed as plaintiffs in medical malpractice litigation:

1. Serious Injury - First and foremost, the injury or injuries at issue must be serious or catastrophic. Examples include (but are not limited to):
   • Brain injury causing significant cognitive, sensory, motor, and/or behavioral impairments.
   • Complete spinal cord injury
   • Incomplete spinal cord damage causing substantial sensory, motor, or other functional limitation
   • Other physical injuries that seriously limit important life functions
   • Organ failure
   • Serious and/or large burns
2. Permanent injury - In today's jury environment, injuries must generally be permanent to justify the filing of a lawsuit, particularly in the context of medical malpractice. We strongly advise our clients not to proceed with medical malpractice litigation unless the serious injuries they have suffered are very likely to affect them for the foreseeable future. It is usually unwise to file a medical malpractice lawsuit where the injuries - no matter how serious - are subject to anything close to a complete cure.
3. Egregious misconduct - Simple negligence on the part of a physician or hospital often does not suffice to secure an adequate financial award. Strong medical malpractice cases will frequently involve blatant misconduct on the part of a physician or hospital.

Moreover, it is not enough for your lawyer in a medical malpractice lawsuit to simply argue that a defendant doctor was negligent. Another physician must be willing to testify that the conduct of the defendant doctor fell below the accepted standard of care. Other facts should make clear that the medical negligence at issue - and not some other circumstance such as a chronic disease - caused your injuries.

FIND HELP WITH A VALID MEDICAL MALPRACTICE LAWSUIT

If you or a loved one have suffered a significant and permanent injury as a result of medical malpractice, and your circumstances generally fit the description above, please feel free to discuss your circumstances with our skilled medical malpractice attorney at The Helmy Law Firm.

Please call 866-830-2437 or contact us online to schedule your free consultation.

If you have questions about a case please complete our case evaluation form and submit to our office.