Medical, Hospital & Nursing Home Malpractice & Wrongful Death
Medical Malpractice is the negligent or careless action or
inaction by a doctor, nurse, hospital, chiropractor, nursing home,
anesthesiologist, pharmacist, therapist, dentist, or other licensed medical or
other health care provider that results in harm to a patient. As reported in
Medical News Today, medical errors are the fifth-leading cause of deaths in the
United States, with up to 98,000 deaths annually. Researchers report that
roughly five to ten percent of all patients will fall victim to medical
negligence. While an injury or death may result from medical, hospital or
nursing home negligence, it is important to remember that not all medical
situations that end badly are caused by malpractice.
The failure by a provider to follow accepted professional
standards of care - what a reasonable provider should do - is the basis of most
medical negligence claims. A patient signing a consent form does not ordinarily
allow a health care provider to avoid medical malpractice liability.
Determining if you have a potential case for medical,
hospital or nursing home negligence requires careful study and analysis. Gray,
Ritter & Graham provides a staff of experienced medical and legal professionals
who help clients determine whether an injury, or the death of a loved one, is
the result of medical, hospital or nursing home negligence. If there is evidence
of a medical, hospital or nursing home error, our medical malpractice attorneys
will marshal necessary records and other evidence to determine whether you have
a meritorious claim. If we mutually agree to go forward with litigation, we will
secure the experts required to substantiate your claim and we will represent you
every step of the way. Our singular goal is to guide your case to a successful
conclusion - which is what we have been doing for our clients for over sixty
years.
There is no simple way to present a formula for all medical,
hospital and nursing home malpractice cases. Every medical negligence case is
unique, with its own details, facts, complications, and circumstances. Following
are some examples of situations that frequently involve medical, hospital, or
nursing home negligence or malpractice:
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Failure to perform medical procedures in a competent
manner
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Failure to order necessary tests or adequately evaluate
the results of those tests
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Improper emergency room treatment
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Misdiagnosis or failure to diagnose a medical condition
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Injuries caused by improper administration of anesthesia
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Failure to properly monitor an expectant mother or a
fetus
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Improper administration of prescription or
non-prescription drugs
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Injury to mother or child during a vaginal birth after
C-section
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Improper use of a medical device or implant
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Birth injury caused by improper use of extraction
devices
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Birth trauma as the results of reduced blood/oxygen
during delivery
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Performing surgery on the wrong part of the body
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Nursing home neglect and mismanagement
The two senior directors of GRG are listed in The Best
Lawyers in America® in the area of Medical Malpractice law and six of our
principals are listed in Best Lawyers in America® in the area of
Personal Injury
Law which includes medical malpractice matters.
Representative Cases
We treat the cases handled by GRG for our clients as
confidential, both as to the identity of our clients and the settlements or
verdicts achieved on their behalf. For this reason we have omitted client and
case names in our description of representative cases successfully handled by
GRG except when the case has received widespread publicity in the media. Please
click on the case description for more news about those cases which are marked
with a **.
We caution viewers that past results reported on this Web site afford no guarantee of future results. Every case is different and must be judged on its own merits.
**Jury verdict by Pettis County jury for mother of newborn who died as a
result of improper care.
**A confidential settlement was reached on the second day
of trial with a radiologist who performed a procedure which resulted in a
48-year-old St. Louis man becoming a paraplegic.
**Settlement for a child diagnosed with cerebral palsy
after a compromised birth. The child is also blind and deaf and has an
uncertain life expectancy. The settlement will guarantee his future care.
Jury verdict of $5.2 million in case which involved allegations of medical
negligence during delivery which resulted in brain damage to the child. Affirmed
on appeal; case represents the highest malpractice jury award ever rendered in
Southeast Missouri.
**Devastating brain injury to 4-month old child resulting
from negligent medications and overdose.
**Case against doctor, anesthesia personnel and hospital
for family of a woman who suffered extensive blood loss during a D&C surgery
which caused brain damage and ultimately her death.
Confidential settlement for the husband and daughter of Olympic Gold Medalist,
Florence Griffith Joyner, (Flo-Jo) in a wrongful death action against a
hospital, neurologist and radiologist for their failure to diagnose and treat a
brain lesion.
Death of 34 year old woman resulting from the failure of
a commercial laboratory to
diagnose cervical cancer.
A young mother was convicted of first degree murder and sentenced to life in
prison without the possibility of parole for the alleged poisoning death of her
infant son with antifreeze. After the conviction, GRG agreed to represent the
mother and her husband. The conviction was overturned and the mother was
released from prison. A wrongful death claim was then successfully pursued
against a hospital, physicians and commercial laboratory by proving the baby was
never poisoned. Instead, the evidence established their cumulative failures to
make a proper diagnosis of an inborn metabolic disease known as methylamonic
acidemia that, if treated properly could have saved the baby's life. This case
was ultimately the subject of many medical articles, documentaries, and a
made-for-television movie, "Without a Kiss Goodbye".
Robert Ritter talked with MSNBC about the Patty Stallings case for
their program When Forensics Fail: Krone & Stallings.
to review the television program.
Profound neurological injuries sustained by a 12-year-old boy during surgery for
a routine outpatient hernia repair due to anesthesia error. This case has
received national attention.
Confidential settlement with physicians and hospital for
the medical and nursing mismanagement of congenital heart disease in a
2-year-old child resulting in profound neurological damage.
Settlement for severe injuries to man following negligent gall bladder surgery
and mismanagement after surgery.
Jury award for failure to treat open abscess in nursing home resulting in loss
of leg.
Confidential settlement in a case involving use of an incorrectly sized balloon
catheter during angioplasty, which caused a valve in the heart of a 5-month-old
child to tear.
Case for the wrongful death of a 4-year-old due to failure of a pediatrician to
diagnose bacterial endocarditis.
Confidential settlement with physicians and a hospital for devastating brain
injuries suffered by child during labor and delivery.
Severe neurological injuries to a newborn which resulted from poorly managed and
monitored labor and delivery involving negligent delivery after a previous
Caesarean Section.
Death of a 68-year-old man with a surviving wife and eight children following
trauma to his neck and spinal cord during a surgical procedure.
Wrongful death of a 6-year-old child following physician's failure to timely
diagnose and treat Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever
Case against hospital and physicians for delay in treating a neck injury
resulting in hypoxia and brain damage.
Case against physician for operating on the wrong hip.
Severe damage resulting from failure to properly deliver and treat fetus
following cardiac arrest of mother.
Improper delivery of drug to an artery rather than a vein leading to amputation
of leg.
Delay in diagnosis of spinal epidural abscess leading to paralysis and eventual
death.
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