When you go into the hospital for surgery, you put your life in the hands of doctors, nurses, and surgeons. But sometimes, they make terrible mistakes. A bad surgery can leave you with severe pain, permanent disability, or worse. If a doctor or medical professional made a mistake during your operation, you do not have to fight this battle alone.
At DM Injury Law, we understand how scary it is to wake up from surgery and realize something went wrong. We help injured victims maximize their financial recovery. Our surgery malpractice lawyers will guide you through this difficult time.
Contact us today to schedule your free case consultation. We work on a contingency fee basis, which means you pay nothing up front or out of pocket.
Call 816-888-7500 or contact us online today
Why Choose DM Injury Law for Your Surgical Accident Claim?
Taking on a hospital and its massive insurance company is not something you should do by yourself. These corporations try to pay victims as little as possible. They will try to silence you or deny that they did anything wrong.
DM Injury Law is not scared to take on these corporations. Since 2013, we have secured over $1 billion for our clients. Let us help your family get justice from this traumatic experience.
Our "No Fee Unless We Win" Policy
We believe that everyone deserves top-quality legal representation, no matter how much money they have in the bank. That is why we work on a contingency fee basis. This simply means there is no fee unless we win your case. You do not pay us a single penny out of your pocket to hire us. We only get paid if we successfully recover money for you. If we do not win, you owe us nothing. This allows you to get a highly skilled surgical error attorney working on your case immediately without worrying about the cost.
Experienced Attorneys and Support Staff Ready to Help
When you hire DM Injury Law, you are not just getting one lawyer. You are getting an entire team dedicated to your recovery. We have the resources to take on the biggest hospitals and win.
Our team consists of more than just our award-winning attorneys. We have a massive support staff built to handle every single part of your case. This includes:
- Medical Record Specialists: People who know exactly how to read your medical charts to find the proof that the surgeon messed up.
- Private Investigators: Professionals who will look deep into the doctor's history and the hospital's safety records.
- Dedicated Case Managers: Friendly staff members who are always available to answer your questions, update you on your case, and help you deal with the daily stress of your claim.
Types of Surgery Error Cases We Handle
Medical mistakes happen much more often than hospitals want to admit. In fact, according to a recent study cited by the National Library of Medicine, 40% to 50% of hospital-related errors occur in the operating room.
Not all bad outcomes mean a doctor acted negligently. Surgeries are high-risk treatments that are not always successful. However, when a medical professional fails to follow the basic rules of safety and does not meet the standards of care, they must be held accountable.
Our surgical malpractice lawyers handle all types of serious injuries that require further medical treatment or hospital visits. Some of the most common surgery errors we see include:
- Wrong-Site Surgery: This happens when a surgeon operates on the wrong body part. For example, they might operate on your right knee when it was your left knee that needed fixing.
- Wrong-Patient Surgery: Due to mixed-up charts or poor communication, a surgeon might perform an operation on the completely wrong person.
- Leaving Instruments Inside the Body: It sounds like a wild mistake, but surgeons sometimes accidentally leave sponges, clamps, or scalpels inside a patient's body before sewing them up. This causes severe infections and pain, requiring more surgeries to fix.
- Anesthesia Errors: If the anesthesiologist gives you too much medicine, it can cause brain damage or death. If they give you too little, you could wake up during the surgery and feel everything.
- Nerve Damage: One slip of the surgeon's knife can slice a nerve, leaving you with permanent numbness, pain, or the loss of use of your arm or leg.
- Infections: Hospitals are supposed to be clean. If they use dirty tools or fail to keep the operating room sterile, you can get a life-threatening infection.
- Wrongful Death: A preventable mistake during surgery can have devastating consequences, sometimes leading to the loss of a loved one.
In addition to surgical mistakes, our law firm is fully equipped to handle all forms of medical malpractice. This includes tragic birth injuries that harm newborn babies and mothers, as well as prescription mistakes made by doctors and pharmacies.
Compensation Available to Surgery Error Victims
When a doctor messes up your surgery, it makes your life incredibly more challenging than it already was. You are forced to deal with more pain, more hospital visits, and more medical bills that you cannot afford. You might not be able to work because of the injuries the bothced surgery left you.
DM Injury Law will force the hospital to pay for everything they took from you. Our surgery malpractice lawyers will build a strong case to help you get the maximum settlement check or verdict possible.
With our help, you can receive payment to cover:
- Past and Future Medical Bills: The hospital that hurt you should have to pay for the extra surgeries, medications, and physical therapy you need to get better.
- Lost Wages: If you cannot work because of your injury, you deserve to be paid for the paychecks you missed. If you can never work again, we will fight for your future lost income.
- Pain and Suffering: The physical pain, emotional trauma, and depression you feel because of this mistake have value. We fight to make sure you are paid for your suffering.
- Wrongful Death: If a loved one died in surgery because of a surgeon's negligence, you deserve money to cover the funeral and burial. We can also secure compensation for future financial support if your loved one provided financial security to your family.
Understanding Medical Malpractice “Pain and Suffering Caps”
It is important to know that many states have laws that limit, or "cap," the amount of money you can receive for pain and suffering. According to the National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL), the following caps for states in the Midwest are:
- Missouri: Pain and suffering damages are generally capped at about $480,000, or about $840,000 in catastrophic injury or wrongful death cases.
- Kansas: There is currently no cap on pain and suffering damages in medical malpractice cases.
- Illinois: There is currently no cap on pain and suffering damages in medical malpractice cases.
- Nebraska: Medical malpractice claims are subject to a $2.25 million total damages cap.
- Oklahoma: There is currently no cap on pain and suffering damages in medical malpractice cases.
- Colorado: Pain and suffering damages are generally capped at about $530,000
Our Midwest Law Offices and Surgery Mistake Lawyers
DM Injury Law is proud to serve victims across the heart of America. Our Midwest surgical malpractice lawyers have the reach and local knowledge to take on hospitals in the state you live in.
We handle cases in:
- Kansas City surgical error lawyers
- St. Louis surgical error lawyers
- Wichita surgical error lawyers
- Oklahoma City surgical error lawyers
- Columbia medical malpractice lawyers
- Tulsa medical malpractice lawyers
- Omaha medical malpractice lawyers
- Topeka personal injury lawyers
FAQ for Our Surgery Malpractice Lawyers
How do I know if I have a surgical error case?
Not every bad result is medical malpractice. A surgical error happens when a doctor fails to follow the basic, accepted rules of medical care, and you get hurt because of it. If you went in for a routine procedure and woke up with a completely different, severe injury, or if a doctor left a tool inside of you, you likely have a case.
Who can be held liable for the surgical error?
The surgeon is often the primary party responsible, but liability may also extend to other medical staff, the hospital, or even equipment manufacturers if their negligence contributed to the error.
Will my case go to trial?
Most personal injury cases settle out of court. We prepare every single case as if it is going to trial. Hospitals often choose to offer a settlement rather than face us in the courtroom.
How much does it cost to hire you?
It costs you absolutely nothing out of pocket. We offer free consultations, and we work on a contingency fee basis. We cover all the costs to hire medical experts, get your medical records, and build your case. If we win, our fee comes out of your settlement. If we do not win, you never pay us a dime.
How long do I have to file a lawsuit?
You do not have forever. Each state has a deadline:
- Missouri: You have 2 years from the date of malpractice to file, with a 10-year maximum limit.
- Kansas: The deadline is 2 years from when you discovered the injury, with a 4-year overall limit.
- Illinois: You have 2 years from the discovery of malpractice to file, with a 4-year absolute limit.
- Oklahoma: You have 2 years from the date you discovered the malpractice.
- Nebraska: Generally, you have 2 years from the malpractice date. If the injury was not found immediately, you have 1 year from discovery, up to a 10-year maximum.
- Colorado: You must file within 2 years of discovering the malpractice, with an overall limit of 3 years.
Contact DM Injury Law's Surgical Error Attorneys for a Free Consultation
Our surgery malpractice attorneys are ready to listen to your story, review your medical records, and tell you exactly what we can do to help.
Contact us today to schedule your free consultation. We will listen to your story, answer any questions, and tell you how we can help. And remember, you pay us absolutely nothing unless we win your case.
Call 816-888-7500 or contact us online today