Perhaps the most fundamental patient safety rule is the requirement that a doctor must rule out or treat the most dangerous condition first before it harms the patient. That is, doctors are never allowed to needlessly endanger a patient by assuming the patient's symptoms are harmless when in fact there could be a fatal illness.
For example, we have represented persons whose physician assumed the complaints of chest pain was heartburn without determining if the patient was having a heart attack. These sorts of reckless assumptions are never allowed. If our community allows medicine to practiced that way without holding doctors responsible for dangerous conduct, we are all at risk. The medical cases we prosecute are all aimed at making our community safer.
All failure to diagnose cases are handled on contingency. We do not get paid until you do.
If you or a loved one has been harmed by a doctor making reckless assumptions and failing to diagnose a condition in time to prevent harm then contact a Board Certified Trial Lawyer who is knowledgeable about medical malpractice. Proving what went on behind closed doors is a daunting challenge and should only be undertaken by a lawyer with experience in the field of medical malpractice. We bring you that experience.
Our practice has devoted more than 25 years to successfully representing the victims of delayed diagnosis, misdiagnosis and failure to diagnose.
Was It Unavoidable?
The first step in addressing any illness is a proper and timely diagnosis. If you or a loved one is dealing with the consequences of a doctor's failure to diagnose a serious medical condition, you are probably struggling with many questions, such as: Is the condition permanent? How will I cover medical costs? Was this avoidable?
When a patient is harmed by a misdiagnosis or a delayed diagnosis, most doctors will try to insist that the problem was unavoidable. Not all situations involve medical negligence. However, we will provide a free evaluation of your potential case.
All Areas of Medicine
All doctors are legally required to provide a level of care that falls within the accepted standards of practice and meets the recognized minimum standards. Our law firm represents medical malpractice victims who have suffered serious injury or the death of a loved one due to any form of medical misdiagnosis, including surgery, internal medicine, cardiology, gastroenterology, hematology, infectious disease, orthopedists, vascular, pulmonary and oncology.
Experienced Corpus Christi Delayed Diagnosis Attorney
From our office in San Antonio, we represent clients throughout south Texas. Contact the Law Office of Tom Kemmy at 210-460-1258 to arrange a free consultation with an experienced San Antonio failure to diagnose attorney. Hablamos español.
