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Medical and Other Professional Malpractice

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Injuries that are a result of the failure of a professional to provide service that meets the accepted standards of practice for that profession constitute professional malpractice.   For example, professionals can include doctors, lawyers, nurses, accountants, technicians, therapists, and others.

For medical malpractice claims, the damages are usually physical injuries or loss of life.  Other professional malpractice claims may include damages such as an economic loss or emotional trauma.  In either circumstance, the attorneys at Segan, Nemerov & Singer, PC function as your aggressive advocates, fighting to protect your rights and win the compensation you deserve.

Medical malpractice

Medical and healthcare professionals are required to provide their patients with a standard of care that would be considered ordinary or normal by another professional in the same or similar situation.  Medical malpractice encompasses a wide range of negligent acts, including, but not limited to—

  • Negligence when performing a surgical procedure
  • Ignoring undesirable prescription drug reactions
  • Improper diagnosis or failure to diagnose
  • Substandard or improper treatment of the patient
  • Failing to obtain informed consent
  • Birth injuries or trauma
  • Failing to inform the patient of treatment options
  • Inappropriate patient treatment after a correct diagnosis
  • Failing to timely diagnose and treat a patient’s medical condition or injury

Medical malpractice is a specialty area that requires extensive knowledge and experience to properly prepare and prosecute a case.  It requires a good understanding of medicine, anatomy, and the way in which the body functions in addition to knowledge about the laws that apply to medical malpractice cases.  We have this knowledge and experience.

Other professional malpractice

Any professional may be held to a reasonable professional standard that is considered normal or ordinary by other similar professionals for their work and their advice.  These professionals can include attorneys, architects, financial advisers, surveyors, and a variety of others.

Professional malpractice can be the result of—

  • Negligence
  • Ignorance
  • Intentional misconduct
  • Fraud

Victims of this type of malpractice may suffer financially and or emotionally, and they may be entitled to monetary compensation.

Let us validate, prove, and win your case

Substantiating your medical or other professional malpractice case requires the aid of experienced and aggressive attorneys.  The attorneys at Segan, Nemerov & Singer, PC have extensive experience representing plaintiffs in a variety of medical and other professional malpractice cases.  Our knowledge and expertise in opposing the interests of defense counsel, insurance company representatives, and insurance adjusters are critical when seeking the compensation you deserve.

If you believe that you may have a professional malpractice case, call the legal team of Segan, Nemerov & Singer, PC at 646.719.0891 or 212.696.9100 or click here to contact us online.

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