You may not be alone and you may have cause for concern. Medical negligence is the 3rd leading cause of death in the US. There are 80,000 to 100,000 deaths in the US annually as a result of an error in diagnosis. 195,000 patients die in hospitals each year because of preventable mistakes.
One of the most infuriating and frustrating things in life is to undergo an intense medical procedure, only to have it not work out and not know why.
Many doctors see dozens of patients a day & you may feel like you’ve been lost in the shuffle. A negligent doctor may dismiss you if your procedure is complete, or if they fail to understand the severity of your symptoms. Don’t let your doctor dismiss you. Make yourself heard.
You may not ever feel or be the same again and your suffering could be the result of medical negligence or even malpractice. If so, you may need an experienced & successful medical malpractice lawyer like Jordan Merson and his team at Merson Law.
It is estimated that 1 million people are hurt due to medical malpractice each year.
Could this be you?
Contact an experienced and successful Medical Malpractice lawyer like Jordan Merson and his firm, Merson Law.
Medical malpractice is a general term for a wide variety of specific events. The laws and regulations pertaining to different types of malpractice varies. A medical malpractice lawyer can help you claim financial compensation for your injuries, which can help cover medical expenses, reimburse you for lost wages, and even compensate you for your suffering or loss of quality of life.
Merson Law PLLC represents clients who have suffered from many different forms of malpractice and negligence.
The team of medical malpractice lawyers at Merson Law PLLC has built a stellar reputation representing medical malpractice clients who suffered catastrophic injuries.
Our team has extensive experience litigating medical malpractice cases valued in excess of $1 million and much of their background includes prosecuting cases that have resolved for more than $10 million.
Here are some of the medical malpractice cases litigated by Jordan Merson of Merson Law*:
*Please note that past results do not guarantee similar outcome
Mr. Merson was honored to be included in New York Law Journal’s first ever “Hall of Fame” for medical malpractice verdicts and settlements.
When New York Magazine published its top verdicts in 2014, Mr. Merson was included on that list as well.
In fact, Mr. Merson has had the largest single-plaintiff medical malpractice verdict in Westchester County for at least a five year period and he had the largest verdict in Westchester County for any type of case in 2014 — an $11.3 million verdict after the defendant that proceeded to trial refused to offer any money to settle the case.
Mr. Merson was also named in Super Lawyers and he has been quoted by the national and local media, including USA Today, the New York Law Journal and the Daily News.
What is Medical Malpractice? Medical malpractice is defined as any act or omission by a physician during treatment of a patient that deviates from accepted norms of practice in the medical community and causes an injury to the patient.
Medical malpractice law in the United States is derived from English common law, and was developed by rulings in various state courts.
Medical malpractice lawsuits are a relatively common occurrence in the United States. The legal system is designed to encourage extensive discovery and negotiations between adversarial parties with the goal of resolving the dispute without going to jury trial.
Medical malpractice is a specific subset of tort law that deals with professional negligence.
“Tort” is the Norman word for “wrong,” and tort law is a body of law that creates and provides remedies for civil wrongs that are distinct from contractual duties or criminal wrongs [24].
“Negligence” is generally defined as conduct that falls short of a standard; the most commonly used standard in tort law is that of a so-called “reasonable person.”
The reasonable person standard is a legal fiction, created so the law can have a reference standard of reasoned conduct that a person in similar circumstances would do, or not do, in order to protect another person from a foreseeable risk of harm.
Our medical malpractice lawyers must show that the physician acted negligently in rendering your care, and that such negligence resulted in injury.
To do so, four legal elements must be proven:
Merson Law PLLC can help you with all of your case needs, but your medical malpractice case is only part of the journey to recovery. It’s not uncommon for victims of medical malpractice or medical negligence to struggle with coping with their new reality. Below, we have provided contact information for New York’s many mental health clinics and access numbers to crisis lines across the state.
