Effective Medical Malpractice Attorneys
Medical malpractice can cause severe and life-altering injuries. The medical malpractice lawyers of Seiller Waterman LLC understand the immediate and long-term consequences to you and your family and work diligently to see that those responsible for causing injury to our clients are held responsible for their actions.
Our law firm represents victims of medical malpractice and the survivors of victims who died a wrongful death due to the negligence of a medical professional or health care organization.
Our goals include:
- Getting your medical bills paid and covered
- Making sure you do not suffer financially through any lost wages
- Arranging for insurance coverage of future treatment relating to your injury
Our experienced attorneys will discuss your situation and clearly explain your options. In addition, we will work with insurance companies and other parties involved in your case to make sure all your needs are handled quickly and appropriately.
Seiller Waterman LLC handles a variety of medical malpractice claims for clients located in the Kentucky and southern Indiana area, including those arising out of:
- Missed diagnoses
- Delayed diagnoses
- Lack of informed consent
- Anesthesia errors
- Surgical injuries
- Obstetric/labor and delivery surgical injuries
- Orthopedic surgery injuries
- Spinal cord stimulator injuries
- Improperly prescribed, dispensed or filled medication
- Improperly prescribed, dispensed or filled dosages of medication
- Unreasonable conduct of a physician or health care provider
- Patient neglect and nursing home abuse
About Medical Malpractice Lawsuits
Medical malpractice claims and lawsuits can arise when people are injured by careless or intentional acts of a doctor, nurse, psychiatrist, dentist, chiropractor, podiatrist, hospital or other healthcare provider.
When these actions cause an injury to another person (but the actions do not rise to the level of a crime), they are said to be a "tort," or civil wrong, which can provide the basis for a lawsuit.
When someone is determined to be legally responsible for injuring someone else, they are liable for the injury, and may be made to pay the injured person compensatory damages. Compensatory damages attempt to put an injured person back in the position he or she was in before being injured. In some cases, punitive damages are also awarded in these lawsuits. Punitive damages are intended to punish wrongdoers and prevent them from harming others.
Although claims for medical errors are commonly referred to as "malpractice," they are really claims of simple negligence.
Elements of a negligence claim:
- A duty is owed by one party to another
- There is a breach of the duty
- Damages are incurred by the claiming party
- Damages were caused by the breach
In any civil case, the burden of proving each of these elements falls on the plaintiff. If the plaintiff fails to present sufficient evidence to prove each and every element, the case fails.
We represent personal injury clients on a contingency basis. There are no upfront costs or fees and no attorney fees at all unless we win financial compensation in your injury claim.
From our office in Louisville, the medical malpractice lawyers of Seiller Waterman LLC represent clients in Kentucky and southern Indiana. To arrange a free consultation with one of our lawyers, please call toll free: 866-863-6006, or e-mail the firm.
