Failure to Diagnose

CASE RESULTS

• $4.7 million
  medical malpractice recovery for a 25-year-old client diagnosed with an ear infection and sent home from the hospital. Client underwent emergency treatment the next day for meningitis and suffered permanent blindness as a result of his injuries. The multi-million dollar settlement was negotiated following the first day of trial.
• $1.3 million
  recovered in September 2008 for the estate of a 29-year-old woman who was mistreated by a pulmonologist for a persistent cough a year before another doctor diagnosed her with Hodgkin’s disease, which ultimately claimed her life. Client’s widower claimed prompt diagnosis a year earlier could have saved his wife’s life.
• $750,000
  recovered in October 2008 for the estate of a 39-year-old New York client who was treated with pain medication for headaches one month before suffering a fatal seizure as a result of a ruptured aneurysm.

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A doctor, hospital or medical professional’s failure to diagnose a serious or life-threatening medical condition is a serious breach of medical standards.

At Queller, Fisher, Washor, Fuchs & Kool, our New York medical malpractice attorneys and wrongful death lawyers are often called to assist a family in fighting for their legal rights after a medical professional failed to misdiagnose a serious medical condition, such as heart attack, breast cancer, lung cancer, colon cancer, stroke, aneurysm, appendicitis or other potentially fatal medical condition.

Often, catching a serious medical condition early can mean the difference between life and death. When a seriously ill person seeks treatment, only to be sent home with heartburn, fatigue or indigestion (tragically common diagnoses for serious conditions like heart attacks and cancer), a serious case of medical malpractice can result.

Other areas that can involve misdiagnosis or medical malpractice:

• Cancer
• Myocardial infarction
• Pulmonary embolism and deep vein thrombosis
• Bowel obstruction or perforation
• Pre-eclampsia or eclampsia
• Meningitis
• Hemorrhage
• Aneurysm or Dissection
• Carotid or coronary artery stenosis
• Arteriosclerosis or atherosclerosis
• Ischemic and hemorrhagic stroke

If you are concerned that you or someone you love has been injured by the misdiagnosis of a serious medical condition, the New York medical malpractice lawyers and wrongful death attorneys at Queller, Fisher, Washor, Fuchs & Kool offer free appointments to discuss your rights.

Call the law office of Queller, Fisher, Washor, Fuchs & Kool at 877-394-1329.