Medical Malpractice
Wilmington North Carolina Medical Malpractice Attorney
When your health is at risk, you put your trust in the expertise of the medical professionals available to you. Unfortunately, the doctors and health care workers you trust to restore your health and well-being can make mistakes in diagnosing or treating your illness. Medical malpractice results from any negligent act or failure to act by a doctor, nurse, anesthesiologist, dentist, or any other health care provider. Medical mistakes affect your health, your family, and can often change your life forever. If you or a loved one has been injured as a result of medical malpractice, Shipman & Wright, L.L.P., has the expertise and experience to protect your rights. Contact one of our medical malpractice lawyers at our Wilmington, North Carolina law firm to learn how we can help.
Examples of Medical Malpractice
Our North Carolina lawyers help people obtain payment for a variety of medical mistakes and errors, including:
- Failure to diagnose cancer
- Misdiagnosis
- Misdiagnosis of heart disease
- Failure to begin prompt treatment
- Surgical error
- Anesthesia error
- Medication mistake
- Birth injury caused by mistakes such as the failure to monitor or failure to perform a c-section
How We Can Help
Our attorneys are known to be among the most successful medical malpractice lawyers in North Carolina. Our birth injury lawyers have obtained verdicts and settlements in cases of cerebral palsy caused by obstetrical error. We have helped people suffering from extended cancer treatments because the illness was not diagnosed promptly.
We use a large network of medical professionals to evaluate cases and develop claims for compensation. We also call upon the expertise of economists, labor specialists, and others who help determine the value of the damages caused by the medical error.
Call a North Carolina Medical Malpractice Lawyer
If you have been seriously injured, or had a loved one killed, by a medical error, our malpractice lawyers know what a difficult time this is for you. We are ready to help you recover the compensation you need. Contact our Wilmington, North Carolina law firm to learn how we can help in matters of medical malpractice.
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