Medical Malpractice

Medical Malpractice Lawyers: New Jersey, Pennsylvania

An infant suffers a birth injury and the parents wonder how to provide life long care for a child with cerebral palsy. A radiologist fails to diagnose breast cancer and a woman dies before seeing her children grow to adulthood. An athlete enters the hospital for laparoscopic surgery, and suffers permanent nerve damage. Not every medical accident, or every unfortunate outcome, constitutes medical malpractice.

When does a medical error constitute malpractice?

Doctors, nurses, dentists, hospitals, emergency room staff—we trust medical professionals with our lives and those of our loved ones. Moreover, most professionals respond by providing capable and responsible care. However, when a professional individual or institution clearly has failed to meet the standard of care established by that profession, and it causes serious injury, the victim (in the case of a fatal medical accident, the victim's family) is entitled to a medical malpractice claim.

Attorneys at Merovitz, Cedar & Gruber, LLC, (MCG Legal), with offices in Mount Laurel and Philadelphia, have extensive experience in handling claims of medical negligence. In some cases, our attorneys are able to negotiate with the professional malpractice insurance provider and recover the victim/family a fair settlement. In other cases, it is necessary to file a medical malpractice lawsuit and take the matter before a judge or jury.

Have an attorney review your case before settling

What is the value of a claim for a surgical error or a hospital pressure ulcer? When should an obstetrician note fetal distress and perform a cesarean section? Medical malpractice cases are complex and difficult for professionals to navigate. If a member of your family was seriously injured, and it may have been caused by a medical professional or hospital, it is important that you have a lawyer with the appropriate experience review your case before you sign an insurance settlement agreement. We are prepared to handle claims, including those involving the following factors:

• Hospital bedsore injuries
• Failure to diagnose or misdiagnosis of cancer, heart disease, stroke, infection, or fracture (it is the physician's duty to investigate all possible reasons for a condition)
• Pharmaceutical malpractice, including prescription errors, drug overdoses, and dispensing the wrong medication
• Improper dialysis
• Chiropractic malpractice
• Radiologist misreading test results
• Surgical errors
• Emergency room errors
• Nursing home negligence

If you would like to speak with a member of MCG Legal, please contact our Mount Laurel office and arrange for a free, confidential consultation with one of our attorneys. We handle medical malpractice claims throughout South Jersey and Pennsylvania. In most cases our services are contingency-based, meaning our client pays no attorney fees unless we recover damages on the client's behalf.