Each year thousands of victims of medical negligence file medical malpractice lawsuits. Medical malpractice can result in serious personal injury and/or wrongful death. According to the National Academy of Sciences, approximately 98,000 Americans die from "medical malpractice mistakes" annually. An experienced medical malpractice lawyer can help those who have been the victim of medical negligence.

Have your Indiana Medical Malpractice case reviewed by a triple board-certified doctor / physician.

Medical malpractice or medical negligence refers to the failure of a physician or other medical personnel to meet the standards of conduct for duties relating to the medical profession. Medical professionals have a duty to adhere to a standard of practice that is uniform for everyone within their field.

When doctors or other medical professionals engage in treatment that violates the accepted "standard of care," and that treatment results in injury or harm, this constitutes medical malpractice. A doctor has a duty to you to use care and diligence to diagnose your illness or ailment so that the proper treatment can be prescribed.

In order to properly diagnose a condition or an injury, a doctor should ask about a patient's medical history. The doctor also should ask for a detailed description of current symptoms and should perform a thorough examination which includes necessary diagnostic tests. Doctors also have a duty to disclose information to you pertaining to the treatment you will receive.

If your condition is such that it is beyond the scope of practice of the examining doctor, or beyond the doctor's expertise, the physician should consider referring you to a specialist. If your doctor fails to follow these basic principles, and an injury or harm results, you may have viable claim for medical malpractice.

Signing a physician's consent form does not mean you consent to substandard medical attention.

The concept of medical malpractice negligence is very broad and encompasses virtually every kind of mistake that could be made by a medical professional.

The Sweeney Law Firm handles all types of cases related to medical malpractice and medical negligence including:

• Anesthesia Malpractice
• Aortic Aneurysms
• Brain Hemorrhage
• Brain Infections
• Brain Tumors
• Breast Cancer - Delay in Diagnosis
• Cataract Surgery
• Cerebral Palsy - Birth Asphyxia, Hypoxic – Ischemic Encephalopathy (HIE) and Fetal Heart Rate Monitoring
• Cerebral Hypoxia
• Cervical Spine Surgery – Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion (ACDF)
• Colon Cancer
• Pre-Eclampsia, Pregnancy-Induced Hypertension (PIH), HELLP Syndrome, Toxemia of Pregnancy
• Pre-Term (Premature) Labor
• Emergency Room Malpractice
• Large Babies (LGA, Macrosomia)
• Obstetric Malpractice
• Pharmacy Malpractice
• Laparoscopic Gallbladder Surgery (Cholecystectomy)
• Shoulder Dystocia
• Pathology Malpractice
• Transverse Myelitis
• Fainting Spells
• Fetal Heart Rate Monitoring and Fetal Distress
• Heart Attack
• Neonatal Hypoglycemia – Low Blood Sugar in the Newborn
• Improper Diagnosis
• Failure to Diagnose
• Medication Errors
• Surgical errors during an operation
• Medical instruments, sponges, needles or other foreign objects left inside a patient after surgery
• Errors in prenatal diagnostic testing
• Failure to advise a patient of the diagnosis
• Abandonment (failure to attend to a patient)
• Improperly prescribing a drug
• Failing to inform the patient of available treatments
• Continuing a treatment that has been shown to be ineffective
• Prescribing a treatment that does not meet the standard of care
• Incorrectly performing a medical treatment
• Failing to refer the patient to a specialist
• Improper specialist referrals
• Misdiagnosis
• Emergency Room Omissions
• Birth Defects
• Developmental Disabilities
• Birthing Injuries and Complications
• Failure to Diagnose Cancer
• Heart Arrhythmia / Rhythm Disorders
• Pregnancy Complications
• Wrongful Death

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