Medical Malpractice

Gainesville, Florida, Medical Malpractice Lawyers

Medical malpractice involves negligence on the part of doctors, hospitals and other health care professionals that results in serious injury or death. Typically, medical negligence occurs when hospitals or doctors depart from standard treatment protocols; nurses don't follow safety procedures; hospitals fail to employ adequate infection control measures; or when doctors and clinics fail to conduct appropriate tests or initiate medical treatment in the face of certain symptoms. Additionally, if a healthcare provider fails to properly monitor a patient or respond in a timely manner to certain symptoms the patient can be seriously injured or even die.

Fortunately, there are many fine hospitals and physicians in the Gainesville area. Unfortunately, even the best medical facilities and medical professionals can make mistakes. These medical mistakes cost people their lives and their livelihoods. If you were injured, or a family member died, as a result of medical malpractice, contact a Gainesville, Florida, medical malpractice attorney. Call (352) 376-8888 or toll free (800) 226-8898. We offer free initial consultations, and we do not charge attorney fees until we recover compensation for your injuries.

Put Our Attorneys' Medical and Legal Knowledge to Work in Your Florida Medical Malpractice Lawsuit

Medical malpractice is a specialized area of the law. In order to initiate a malpractice lawsuit in Florida, the injured patient's attorney must first provide a sworn opinion from a medical expert that medical malpractice occurred and that the malpractice caused the patient's injury or death. These lawsuits often involve technical medical issues as well as complicated legal issues.

Medical malpractice attorney Sylvia Stripling is a former medical and surgical nurse and nursing instructor. Ms. Stripling's medical knowledge, skill, and nursing experience complement her legal knowledge and skill in the area of medical malpractice law. Attorneys Bob Stripling also have many years of experience in medical malpractice litigation and are both certified as Civil Trial Specialists by the Florida Bar. These three attorneys have recovered millions of dollars in settlements and verdicts for people injured by medical malpractice and other negligence. They are available to provide you with dedicated and personalized legal services following a tragic medical crisis.

Types of Medical Malpractice

Doctors, nurses, emergency room physicians, anesthesiologists, lab personnel, pathologists, and surgical technicians all must offer their patients responsible care. When something goes wrong at the doctor's office or in a hospital, the results can be devastating. We represent clients in all types of medical malpractice suits in Florida, including:

• Birth Injuries
  • Shoulder dystocia
  • Erb's palsy
  • Cerebral palsy
  • Fetal Acidosis
  • Abrupted placenta
  • Brain injury due to lack of oxygen during birth
• Failure to diagnose meningitis, heart attack, stroke
  • Misdiagnosis or delayed diagnosis
  • Cancer misdiagnosis or delay of cancer diagnosis
• Surgical errors such as operating on the wrong side of the body, removing organs, disfigurement, perforated bowel, sepsis, instruments left in body
• Botched plastic surgery, gastric bypass, bariatric surgery complications
• Anesthesia errors resulting in brain injuries
• Infections and sepsis causing serious injury or wrongful death
• Nerve damage
• Psychiatric malpractice
• Dental malpractice
• Giving the wrong medication, the wrong dose, or other medication errors

Act Quickly to Preserve Your Right to Compensation

If you, or someone you care about, has had an unexpected, poor result from surgery or medical treatment or suspects they were injured by medical negligence call (352) 376-8888 or toll free (800) 226-8898. Because there are shorter statutes of limitations which limit the time in which you must file a medical malpractice lawsuit - you must act quickly to preserve your rights. Not sure if you have a case? We offer a free case evaluation by one of our accomplished medical malpractice attorneys.

Nursing Home Abuse and Neglect in Gainesville, Florida

If you suspect your elderly family member is suffering from abuse or neglect in a Gainesville, Florida, nursing home, contact our attorneys. Signs of nursing home abuse and neglect include bedsores, bruises, malnutrition, and dehydration.

Free consultations and contingent fees. Located in downtown Gainesville near the University of Florida.