What Types of Surgical Errors Are Most Common in Medical Malpractice Lawsuits?
The most common errors in medical mal that I see are either contraindicated surgery that’s very popular overaggressive surgery, surgery that was not warranted for the particular patient’s problem. Patient had a, maybe a small cyst instead of biopsying it. Now all of a sudden the patient’s had a complete hysterectomy. We’ve litigated that case […]
What is Medical Malpractice?
Medical malpractice, as I’ve told juries for the past 41 years, is a departure from accepted standards of care. And what that means in English is, did a doctor do something he or she should not have done? Or did a doctor fail to do something that they should have done? Surgical example, cutting a […]
How The Sanders Law Firm Investigates Medical Malpractice Claims
It starts with the interview of sitting down and talking to the client and I want to hear everything they have to tell me. Quite often it’s cathartic for the client to explain what they’ve been through and then we start the the questioning about certain things that were done or not done for the […]
What is the Statute of Limitations for Medical Malpractice in New York?
The statute of limitations in a medical malpractice case is 2 and a half years from the date of malpractice. With that being said, that timeline can change. What I mean by that is, let’s use a surgical example. So, you have a surgery on a given day, you’re not getting better, and for the […]
Can You Sue a Doctor for Negligence in New York?
Oh, absolutely. Doctor’s failure to treat patients within the standard of care. And I always go back to that term standard of care. It’s medicine. It’s an art form. But there are certain requirements as to what is to be done or not done for patients. Medical malpractice cases, they’re time consuming because they are […]
How Much Does It Cost to Hire a Medical Malpractice Lawyer?
You have to bring a pen if we didn’t have one with us. I tease, there is no cost to you whatsoever. We bear the cost of running the case. And that’s why we spend so much time investigating to make sure it’s the right case for us and the right case for you. So […]
Is There Any Legal Recourse If a Healthcare Provider Alters My Medical Records?
When I started, all charts were paper and it was always amazing how portions of charts disappeared when we got to trial along the way. Today, since all records are digital, it is harder for them to quote unquote doctor or fix, but it does happen. And I have seen occasions where it has happened. […]
Can an ER Turn a Patient Away?
In the state of New York, it’s not supposed to happen. But like everything in the law, at times things happen. For example, if a ER is grossly overwhelmed with patients in the event of a disaster, they can not so much turn you away, send you somewhere else. If an ER knows that they […]