If you or a loved one endured additional treatment, a worse outcome, or passed away after a Springfield, Ohio, cancer misdiagnosis, our attorneys can help you get justice. You may be able to hold the doctor or facility accountable and recover fair compensation for your expenses and losses.
A Springfield medical misdiagnosis lawyer from The Fitch Law Firm LLC handles these cases regularly and will fight to get you the money you need and deserve. Learn more during a free consultation with our team. We want to discuss what occurred and how it affected your life. Contact us today to get started.
What Expenses and Losses Can a Springfield Cancer Misdiagnosis Attorney Recover?
A cancer misdiagnosis allows the disease to spread, which often leads to a worsening outcome, additional treatments, more side effects, and even death. In the best-case scenario, cancer is identified, diagnosed, and treated promptly. This gives the patient the best chance at a positive outcome.
When the correct diagnosis eventually comes, the patient must undergo additional medical treatment and care, time away from work, and possibly permanent injuries. The recoverable damages our attorneys often secure in these cases include:
- Additional required medical and long-term care costs
- Income losses
- Diminished earning capacity
- Related expenses with receipts
- Pain and suffering damages
Unfortunately, when a patient does not receive a correct diagnosis and prompt treatment, it often allows their cancer to advance. Some pass away from an otherwise treatable disease. If this happened to your loved one in Springfield, our wrongful death lawyer can help. We will assess your options with you and discuss your next steps. Contact us today to get started.
Our Springfield Cancer Misdiagnosis Attorneys Handle All Aspects of Your Case
Our Springfield personal injury lawyers from The Fitch Law Firm LLC are here to help you and your family when you need us the most. We provide free initial consultations. We want to sit down with you and discuss your experience, learning about your misdiagnosis and how it continues to affect your life. Unlike some firms, we do much more than review documents. Let us get to know you to see how we can help.
We know how to navigate the legal process in these cases. Some of our recent verdicts and settlements include:
- $1,550,000 for the surviving family members of a 40-year-old man who died following medical malpractice that caused a delay in accurately diagnosing and treating his rare cancer
- $1,200,000 for a woman who is living with lasting complications because of a delay in accurately diagnosing and treating her condition
Our medical malpractice lawyers have a no-win, no-fee policy. We never charge our clients upfront fees. Instead, they pay their attorney’s fees from the compensation we recover for them in the case. If we do not win, there are no fees.
When we handle a case, we take care of everything for our clients. You can focus on treatment and healing while we manage your legal case. We provide regular updates and are available 24/7 for our clients. We will travel to you if you cannot come to us.
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Our Springfield Cancer Misdiagnosis Attorneys Build Convincing Arguments for a Strong Payout
Depending on the type of cancer, the symptoms a patient experiences could be confused with several other conditions. However, doctors have a responsibility to follow specific procedures and processes to rule out serious conditions such as cancer while diagnosing the patient. This could include running certain lab tests, using medical imaging, and more.
When the doctor or healthcare facility fails to follow the typical process others with similar skill sets would, and this leads to a misdiagnosis, it is likely medical negligence. A medical malpractice case requires that we prove:
- A doctor-patient relationship existed.
- The doctor or hospital failed to provide a reasonable standard of care, in this case, failing to provide a prompt and accurate cancer diagnosis.
- The misdiagnosis caused harm, possibly allowing a relatively minor cancer to metastasize or for a fast-spreading cancer to grow extensively.
- The patient endured physical, emotional, and/or financial damages.
The standard of care often plays an essential role in these cases. We work with medical experts to establish the standard of care and determine if the potentially liable parties provided it. Under Ohio law, the standard of care is the care a reasonably careful doctor with the same training and experience as the doctor in question would provide under the same circumstances.
Ohio medical malpractice cases rely on experts to document these cases and build a strong argument for liability. A misdiagnosis could occur because:
- A doctor’s carelessness, failing to meet the standard of care
- Understaffing
- Overcrowding
- Inadequate processes in place to protect patients
- Lack of training
In any of these cases, our attorneys can work with our network of medical expert witnesses to document what occurred and how the care our client received deviated from the standard of care. This allows us to seek fair and appropriate compensation for them.
How Our Springfield, OH, Cancer Misdiagnosis Attorneys Pursue Compensation
Our Springfield, Ohio, medical malpractice attorneys know how to navigate the process required to hold a negligent doctor or medical care facility accountable. We build compelling cases and demand appropriate compensation for our clients. We often recover compensation through a settlement or lawsuit.
Throughout this process, you will continue your medical care and focus on your recovery while we handle the rest. Our attorneys take care of everything.
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Discuss Your Legal Options With Our Springfield Cancer Misdiagnosis Team for Free
The Fitch Law Firm LLC provides free initial case consultations with our team. We understand how a missed diagnosis or misdiagnosis can change your life. Our Springfield misdiagnosis lawyers want to learn as much as possible about your story and how your health concerns continue to affect your daily life.
Contact us today to get started.