Terrell Hogan - Medical Malpractice

Medical Malpractice

As patients, we put a lot of trust in health care professionals to find out what's wrong and do what's necessary to make us better. And, for the most part, they do a wonderful job. But when a health care provider acts negligently, it's called medical malpractice, and it can cause the serious injury or death of a patient.

Medical malpractice covers many different areas including improper or delayed diagnosis, improper care, negligence in performing surgery, medication errors, failure to obtain a patient's informed consent and abandonment of a patient. And the legislature has adopted many special rules that create hurdles that must be overcome when seeking justice for medical malpractice victims.

Medical malpractice is very complicated area of law and presents challenging medical and legal issues. As you can understand, investigating medical malpractice cases takes time. And, there is a statute of limitations - in other words, a specific time period set by the law - for medical malpractice claims. In Florida, depending on the situation, the statute of limitations can be as short as two years from the date of the malpractice. Once the statute of limitations has expired, even the most negligent health care provider can escape liability.

So if you or a loved one suffer what you believe is medical malpractice, you will want to consult attorneys with the background and experience to take on the investigation and prosecution of these types of cases.

Do not delay if you suspect medical malpractice. Give your attorney the time necessary to do a full investigation to decide if the case can and should be prosecuted.

Verdicts & Settlements

$80,000 Settlement: Medical Malpractice: client's claim regarding nursing error. (Leslie A. Goller)

High Six-Figure Confidential Settlement. Medical malpractice in failure to diagnose a small bowel obstruction which led to subsequent death. (Chris Burns and Tim Ellis)

$675,000.00 Settlement. Wrongful death/medical malpractice: death of infant after delivery induced by unapproved drug Cytotech. (Ted Pina)

$299,900.00 Settlement. Medical malpractice case against the company that provides medical treatment to inmates in the Jacksonville prison system. (Tim Ellis and Chris Burns)

High Six-Figure Confidential Settlement. Medical malpractice by radiologist performing vertebroplasty which caused paraplegia. (Tom Duffy)

$4,000,000.00 Settlement. Medical malpractice case resulting in brain damage. (Chris Burns, Michael Sharrit and Jim Terrell)

$4,000,000.00 Settlement. Medical malpractice case resulting in brain damage. (Chris Burns, Michael Sharrit and Jim Terrell)

$800,000.00 Pre-Suit Settlement. Death due to negligent placement of feeding tube. (Chris Burns and Mark Calvin)

$300,000.00 Settlement. Medical malpractice - burn injury to patient during surgery. (Michael Sharrit)

$350,000.00 Settlement. Patient burned during surgery resulting in nerve damage. (Michael Sharrit)

$900,000.00 Mediation. Failure to provide appropriate post-operative care. (Angelo Patacca)

$850,000.00 Mediation. Failure to timely diagnose and treat cancer. (Angelo Patacca)

$1,300,000.00 Settlement. Medical malpractice and adverse medication reaction. (Angelo Patacca, Evan Yegelwel and Tom Brown)

Confidential Settlement Medical Malpractice: victim underwent surgery where gauze was left inside, necessitating additional surgery. (Chris Burns)

Confidential Six-Figure Settlement: Victim suffered cardiac arrest, nearly expired, and required sternum bone removal after his postoperative recovery from heart surgery was mismanaged. (Chris Burns and Tim Ellis)