Medical Malpractice

Medical malpractice is a highly specialized and complex area of law. Malpractice occurs when a patient is harmed by a negligent act, or failure to act, on the part of a doctor or other medical professional. Such harm can occur when a doctor fails to diagnose or treat a serious medical condition, or provides treatment in the wrong manner. If an injury or death occurs, medical malpractice may have occurred. If this has happened to you or a loved one, you may be entitled to compensation. Kelly & Ignoffo Law Group will thoroughly evaluate your claim, examine the medical records, consult the necessary medical experts, and guide you through the process including potential litigation. If we agree to take your case we will pursue it with all the experience, resources, and preparation you deserve.

Kelly & Ignoffo Law Group attorneys are highly experienced in the complexities of medical malpractice litigation. Our team has the unique experience of previously representing hospitals, doctors, nursing homes and their insurance companies in malpractice cases. This provides us with specialized insight and strategies to handle the most complex medical malpractice matters and understand the defenses that may be claimed. Further, we retain only the most qualified medical experts that are essential to testify on your behalf. Our reputation affords our attorneys a premier status in the medical malpractice arena and has earned us the respect of both our peers and adversaries as well as the members of the judiciary who hear these cases.

We handle a variety of medical malpractice claims for our clients, including those arising out of:

• Missed or Delayed diagnosis of Cancer & Other Conditions

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  Missed or Delayed Diagnosis of Cancer & Other Conditions

  A differential diagnosis is a fundamental tool used by physicians to determine a correct diagnosis for a patient. Patients often present with clinical signs and symptoms which can be present in a variety of medical conditions. Physicians have an obligation to consider the potential diagnoses for a given presentation and work them up considering their likelihood and degree of danger. Sometimes physicians fail to consider essential diagnoses in the differential or otherwise fail to order necessary diagnostic tests to rule them in/out. Obviously, effective treatment can be given only when the correct diagnosis is made. The Kelly & Ignoffo Law Group is highly experienced in evaluating and litigating cases involving missed and delayed diagnoses due to these failures and are ready to aggressively pursue compensation if this has occurred to you or a loved one.
  

• Brain & Spinal Cord Injuries

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  Brain & Spinal Cord Injuries

  Whether caused by a failure to timely diagnose a medical condition, improper performance of a surgical procedure or a direct trauma, brain and spinal cord injuries are often the most devastating injuries one can suffer. Victims of these injuries routinely require levels of ongoing medical care which can overwhelm the financial and physical abilities of most any family. As a result, attorneys representing brain and spinal cord injury victims must be acutely aware of the nature of these injuries, the level of medical care necessary to keep them safe, and the associated costs. At Kelly & Ignoffo Law Group we utilize experts in neurology, physical rehab medicine, case managers, therapists, and economists to ensure that every consideration has been made to maximize compensation for our clients. Our attorneys have handled numerous brain and spinal cord injury cases and have the necessary experience to secure the compensation our clients are entitled to.
  

• Surgical Errors

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  Surgical Errors

  From routine procedures to the most complex surgeries, patients place complete trust in their surgeons. Implicit in that trust is a reliance that surgeons have the necessary skill and training to perform the surgery and other essentials required to ensure as safe and successful a procedure as possible. This includes securing any necessary pre-surgical imaging, following sterilization protocol, identifying critical anatomy during the surgery, operating within the appropriate surgical field, and properly conducting post-surgical equipment counts. Failures in these and other essential aspects of a surgical procedure can result in significant injury or death. At Kelly & Ignoffo Law Group our attorneys have the resources and experience necessary to identify these failures and fully prosecute these cases through the use of only the most highly qualified medical experts.
  

• Anesthesia Errors

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  Anesthesia Errors

  Anesthesia allows patients to undergo surgery without consciously enduring pain. While it comes in many forms, anesthesia commonly involves a combination of medications that can be extremely harmful and even fatal if not properly administered. Patient age, weight, underlying medical conditions, the surgery to be performed, and other factors weigh heavily in anesthetic decisions. Anesthesiologists must be cognizant of these factors when determining what type of anesthetic is most appropriate for any given patient and a failure to exercise reasonable care in doing so can result in tremendous harm. Further, once the chosen anesthetic is delivered an anesthesiologist must adequately monitor their patient throughout the operative and post-operative periods for signs of complications. Failures in this regard can also lead to substantial harm that could have been avoided if complications were timely discovered and treated. The Kelly & Ignoffo Law Group is highly experienced in handling these types of complex malpractice cases. We are ready to evaluate your claim and aggressively pursue your case.
  

• Birth Injuries

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  Birth Injuries

  Birth injuries are often among the most devastating of all injuries suffered as a result of medical malpractice. The potentially profound disabilities coupled with the young age of the victims can result in an unimaginable lifetime of suffering and almost limitless medical expenses. Medical negligence during the birth of a baby can result in cerebral palsy, Erb’s palsy, brain injury, and spinal cord injury. Litigation stemming from these occurrences is complex. Kelly & Ignoffo Law Group has the required knowledge, experience, and resources to handle all aspects of a claim involving negligence in your baby’s birth. Our attorneys are highly experienced in this type of litigation and aggressively pursue compensation for these most precious victims and their families.
  

• Misread Diagnostic Testing & Imaging

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  Misread Diagnostic Testing & Imaging

  Sitting in darkened offices reading images on computer screens or in labs looking through microscopes, radiologists and pathologists play a critical role in diagnosing medical conditions. Patients rarely come into contact with the radiologists and pathologists who are part of their care team and as a result may not realize their importance. Determining the presence of malignancies or other abnormalities on x-rays, mammograms, CTs, and MRIs, or identifying infectious bacteria or viruses, these clinicians report findings that drive diagnoses and thus drive treatment. A diagnosis can be missed when they fail to recognize important findings or otherwise fail to accurately report them. When this occurs treatment is ineffective and patients are harmed. Sometimes, radiologists and pathologists properly report findings and recommendations which the attending physicians fail to recognize or follow-up on. When this happens devastating harm can result as well. At Kelly & Ignoffo Law Group our attorneys are highly experienced in these complex malpractice cases. We have the knowledge and resources to fully evaluate your claim and pursue the recovery you deserve.
  

• Lack of Informed Consent

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  Lack of Informed Consent

  A patient can make an informed decision on whether to proceed with a certain test or undergo a specific surgery only when they are fully informed of the risks and benefits associated with such a procedure. This is especially true for experimental or other non-routine procedures. Care providers have an obligation to make sure that patients understand not only the expected benefits of a procedure but also the potential risks they face. If a patient is harmed due to a risk of an elective medical procedure which was known to the care provider but unknown to the patient, malpractice may have occurred. At Kelly & Ignoffo Law Group we have the knowledge, resources and experience to pursue these cases and secure the fullest compensation for our clients.
  

• Medication / Pharmaceutical Errors

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  Medication / Pharmaceutical Errors

  When picking-up prescriptions from the pharmacy, consumers place complete trust in the pharmacist to fill the prescription correctly. The consequences of an improperly filled prescription can vary from a delay in receiving necessary medication resulting in prolonged illness to devastating drug interaction causing serious injury or death.  Kelly & Ignoffo Law Group has the experience and resources to aggressively prosecute these claims and secure the compensation our clients deserve.
  

• Nursing Home Abuse and Neglect

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