For more than 20 years, Feldman & Pinto’s Philadelphia Medical Malpractice Lawyers / Medical Mistakes Attorneys have helped:

• clients who were injured by medical negligence, mistake, error, or malpractice, and
• the families of people who suffered wrongful death in this manner

Each one of our attorneys has achieved significant success in fighting for the rights of people who have died (wrongful death) or been injured due to inadequate medical care by doctors, nurses, other health care professionals, clinics, surgical centers, and hospitals.

We have the resources, in-depth knowledge of medicine and malpractice law, and fierce dedication to achieve a just and satisfactory result for you and your family.

Contact Feldman & Pinto: Philadelphia Medical Malpractice Lawyers / Medical Mistakes Attorneys.

Philadelphia Medical Malpractice Lawyers / Medical Mistakes Guide

The following guide provides useful information about how to go about choosing a Philadelphia medical malpractice lawyers, what your attorney will need to establish in order to win your case, and many of the types of Philadelphia medical malpractice cases Feldman & Pinto’s Medical Negligence Lawyers routinely handle.

Hiring Medical Malpractice Lawyers

One of the most important considerations in your decision to hire Philadelphia Medical Malpractice Lawyers is finding a lawyer or team of lawyers you can trust and who have the experience and knowledge necessary to litigate these complicated cases. Our experienced and knowledgeable Medical Negligence Attorneys will meet with you, free of charge, to discuss your case and advise you on your best course of action. Learn more: Hiring a Medical Malpractice Attorney »

Proving your Medical Negligence Case

Knowing what your lawyer will need to prove in order to win your medical malpractice case and achieve the justice you deserve will help you feel more comfortable with the legal process.

It will also enable you to more easily formulate questions for your attorney along the way. Learn more: Proving Your Medical Negligence Case »

Medical Malpractice Statute of Limitations

A person who has been injured by medical malpractice is required to file a medical malpractice lawsuit against the responsible parties within a time period specified in the law.

This time limitation on filing a medical malpractice claim is described in the state’s Medical Malpractice Limitations Statute (also called the Medical Malpractice Statute of Limitations). Learn more: Medical Malpractice Limitations Statute – Philadelphia

Medical Diagnosis Error (Malpractice)

Many of the injuries suffered by our clients occurred as a result of a doctor’s mistaken diagnosis of the patient’s illness or disease and could have been prevented with adequate medical care.

A doctor’s misdiagnosis or delayed diagnosis can lead to the doctor’s liability in a medical negligence or wrongful death legal action. Learn more: Diagnosis Error Lawyers »

Negligent Medical Treatment

Even when a doctor correctly diagnoses a patient’s disease, the doctor may still cause injury or wrongful death to the patient by carelessly (negligently) treating the illness.

Doctors may be held legally responsible for additional injury, illness, or wrongful death caused to a patient by the doctor’s sub-standard treatment. Learn more: Negligent Medical Treatment Lawyers »

Atherectomy Malpractice Lawyers

Atherectomies are regarded as minimally invasive procedures performed to treat peripheral artery disease, or PAD, but medical experts say atherectomies are overutilized and not without risk. Atherectomies may not be as effective as more conservative treatments, research indicates, and can lead to serious consequences—including limb amputation, or even death.

If you have reason to believe that you or someone you love was injured by an atherectomy, we can help you obtain the justice you deserve. Learn more: Atherectomy Malpractice Lawyers »

Medication Mistake Lawyers

Negligent mistakes in the prescription or administration of medications (drugs) can also cause severe injuries or wrongful death to a patient.

Nurses who make errors when giving patients their medications or doctors who carelessly prescribe drugs that will cause a patient harm can be held liable for the damages suffered by the patient as a result of these medication mistakes. Learn more: Medication Mistake Lawyers »

Hospital Negligence and Hospital Infections

Negligent care by hospital doctors, nurses, and other hospital employees and by the hospitals that employ them cause a large number of serious and sometimes deadly infections and other injuries to patients.

The hospitals as well as the negligent health care professionals who contribute to these injuries and wrongful deaths may be ordered to pay damages to patients or their surviving family members. Learn more: Philadelphia Hospital Negligence Lawyers »

Philadelphia Stevens-Johnson Syndrome Lawyers

For patients suspected to have SJS/TEN, prompt identification and withdrawal of the offending drug improves the prognosis.

Hospitals and health care professionals that do not promptly identify the agent and stop administering it, can be held liable for malpractice. Learn more: Philadelphia Stevens-Johnson Syndrome Lawyers »

Brain Damage Medical Malpractice Lawyers

The Philadelphia brain damage medical malpractice lawyers at Feldman & Pinto handle catastrophic personal injury cases involving brain injuries or damage caused by medical malpractice.

Learn more: Brain Damage Due to Medical Malpractice

Philadelphia Nursing Home Injury Lawyers

Philadelphia nursing home injury lawyers offer representation to nursing home residents injured by negligent or abusive care, and the families of those who have died from such injuries.

Injuries and deaths due to nursing home neglect and abuse occur all too frequently despite state and federal regulations designed to prevent these occurrences. Learn more: Philadelphia Nursing Home Injury Lawyers »

Philadelphia Surgery Mistake Lawyers

Medical mistakes made before, during, and after surgery can cost patients their lives or cause them serious and irreversible harm.

Many of these surgery mistakes lead to the legal liability of the hospital, surgical center, and/ or medical professionals whose negligence caused a patient’s injury or wrongful death. Learn more: Surgery Mistake Lawyers »

Heparin Thrombocytopenia / HIT Lawyers

While most patients can safely take Heparin, as many as 5 percent of patients will develop antibodies, which attack the patients’ platelets resulting in a condition called Heparin-Induced Thrombocytopenia (HIT).

Learn more: Heparin-Induced Thrombosis Lawyers »

Morcellation Surgery Malpractice Lawyers

Our Philadelphia Medical Malpractice Lawyers handle cases involving injuries and wrongful death caused by the negligent use of Power Morcellators in certain types of gynecological surgery.

A doctor who negligently orders and/or performs Morcellation Surgery for a woman’s hysterectomy or removal of uterine fibroids may be required to pay damages for the woman’s uterine cancer spread or injuries to internal organs caused by the procedure. Learn more: Morcellation Malpractice Lawyers »

Unnecessary Surgery Lawyers