Medical Malpractice

Medical Malpractice is the failure of a health care provider, usually a physician, or hospital or other health care professional or institution, to give a patient treatment that meets a generally accepted standard of care as defined by the medical community. Occurrences of medical malpractice may not be obvious to the average person.  An illness or injury that seems unrelated may appear after childbirth or surgery.  An experienced medical malpractice attorney and the appropriate medical experts will conduct a thorough review and analysis to identify whether or not medical malpractice has taken place.  Other times, it is clear that a medical error has taken place, and a routine procedure may turn into a fatal injury.

Selecting an experienced Chicago medical malpractice attorney is critical to protecting your rights and the future financial well-being of you and your family. At The Allen Firm, we have the legal, medical and financial resources to fight for the rights of families who are dealing with the injury or death of a loved one as a result of medical malpractice.

Quality Medical Care is your Legal Right

Medical malpractice results when a doctor, nurse, or other medical professional fails to provide an adequate standard of care, or is otherwise negligent in providing patient care. An attorney who is representing someone in a medical malpractice claim must be prepared to expend the financial and legal resources necessary to thoroughly and aggressively investigate the circumstances of a case. Medical malpractice cases must be prepared for trial against the medical corporations and insurance companies responsible for the negligence, and the attorneys who protect them. At The Allen Firm, we represent clients in a wide-range of medical malpractice claims, including:

• Failure to Diagnose
• Wrong Diagnosis
• Surgical Error
• Surgical Negligence
• Surgical Complications
• Birth Injuries
• Brain Injuries
• Hospital Infections
• Drug-related Injuries
• Defective Medical Devices
• Dangerous Pharmaceuticals
• Failure to Treat
• Insurance Bad Faith
• Insurance/Refusal to Treat
• Wrong Surgery
• Blood Contamination
• Hospital Negligence or Malpractice
• Wrongful Death

Proving medical negligence is often a very difficult thing to do. For obvious reasons, those involved in neglectful care are rarely willing to document their errors. As a result, our firm frequently hires experts to look beyond the medical records to determine whether malpractice occurred. Our firm employs a nurse case manager who specializes in the review of medical malpractice cases, scouring through thousands of pages of medical records looking for evidence that the bad medical outcome could have been avoided through the use of established practices. Often information that is omitted from records turns out to be very useful in establishing malpractice.

Birth injuries due to malpractice are becoming an increasingly frequent occurrence. Problems often arise in the course of a pregnancy or delivery that are overlooked or ignored, resulting in catastrophic consequences.

Prescription errors are also increasing in frequency. While many times the error is detected in time, often the patient is not aware of the error and serious, sometimes catastrophic injuries occur. Our firm has successfully represented many victims of prescription errors.

Undergoing a serious medical procedure is stressful enough. When a family member is injured, or is left in undue pain or unable to work as a result of medical malpractice, we will aggressively pursue a claim on your behalf.

The Chicago Medical Malpractice Attorney of The Allen Firm help clients across Illinois and Wisconsin. If you or someone you know has been injured by a negligent medical professional, contact our experienced personal injury law firm for a free consultation.