Monday, October 6, 2008

Medical Malpractice
3.7 percent of New York hospitalizations involve some sort of medical malpractice according to an IOM study.
Failure to Diagnose
Failing to diagnose an illness or disease is one of the most common forms of medical malpractice.
Surgical Errors
Nearly half of all medical malpractice cases filed in the United States involve lawsuits brought against surgeons.
Emergency Room Error
Misdiagnosis, delayed diagnosis, and mismanagements of medical tests are some of the most common emergency room errors.
Anesthesia Errors
Statistics show a mortality rate of 1 per 13,000 anesthetics administered in hospitals, day surgery centers, and by dentists.
Improper Medical Treatment
The improper treatment of a disease or illness can be as devastating as no treatment at all.
Medication error
Medication errors are one of the most common medical mistakes injuring about 1.5 million people annually.
Hospital Negligence
Some estimates show that as many as 98,000 people may die in hospitals from medical errors every year.
Birth Injury
Estimates show 27 in every 1,000 births in the United States involves some type of birth injury.
- Cerebral Palsy
- Erb's Palsy
Medical Claim Denials
Insurance companies are for-profit businesses often putting their financial interests over the health of their insureds.

Surgical Errors

Prominent New York Surgical Malpractice Attorneys

Surgery is not without risk. However, a bad surgical outcome, caused by a surgeon who deviates from the accepted standards of care, is not risk; it is medical malpractice. The attorneys at Oshman & Mirisola, LLP have represented individuals and families impacted by surgical errors for more than thirty-five years.

$850,000 - Medical Malpractice. During a nine hour surgical procedure, a patient's arm was left in a hyper-extended position without adjustment as required by accepted medical practice. As a result, he developed a severe brachial plexus palsy to his right arm.

According to the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Statistics nearly half of all medical malpractice cases filed in the United States involve lawsuits brought against surgeons. While a majority of these cases involved surgical mistakes, many others involved errors that occurred during the pre-operative examination of a patient and the post-operative recovery period.

Our firm has obtained verdicts and settlements in a wide range of surgical malpractice cases. We are prepared to handle any medical malpractice claim, including cases resulting from:

Gastric Bypass Surgery
Laparoscopic Surgery
Cosmetic Surgery
LASIK Eye Surgery
Failed Back Surgery Syndrome
Unnecessary Orthopedic Surgery
Blood Transfusion Reaction
Post-surgical Infection
Foreign Objects & Surgical Instruments

The attorneys at Oshman & Mirisola have recovered tens of millions of dollars for victims of surgical malpractice. We recognize the impact these injuries can have on our clients and their families. We work with accountants, medical professionals, rehabilitation experts, and life care planners to help ensure our clients get the financial resource they need to make an optimal medical recovery and move forward with their lives.

Contact Our New York Surgical Malpractice Lawyers

If you or a member of your family has suffered serious injures as a result of a medical error, please contact Oshman & Mirisola, LLP. Our firm can be contacted toll free at 1-800.400.8182, by e-mail, or by filling out the intake form on our Contact page.