Did a Physician’s Error Harm You or a Loved One in Jacksonville, IL? Call the Noll Law Office to Speak with a Medical Malpractice Lawyer in Illinois
When we go to the doctor, we do not expect to come out worse than we walked in. Although many healthcare providers help us, unfortunately far too many hurt us due to preventable medical errors. Indeed, statistics estimate that preventable medical errors account for over 400,000 fatalities every year in the United States, making it the third-leading cause of death of Americans. Sadly, many healthcare providers and their insurance carriers will not admit this – even in clear cases of medical malpractice. That’s why victims of medical errors in Jacksonville, IL should contact an experienced medical malpractice lawyer in Illinois for help.
At the Noll Law Office, their skilled legal team can hold negligent healthcare providers accountable for their medical errors that have harmed victims in Jacksonville, IL. Their medical malpractice lawyers will not let insurance adjusters and defense lawyers protect dangerous doctors and unfairly minimize, underpay, or deny compensation to victims. If you or a loved one were seriously injured due to a medical error in Illinois, call the Noll Law Office to schedule your free case evaluation by dialing (217) 414-8889.
How Can I Tell if I Was the Victim of Medical Malpractice in Illinois?
Medical malpractice is a type of personal injury claim. Although many personal injury claims are fairly obvious, such as a slip and fall or a car accident, medical malpractice cases are often very difficult to identify and prove. That’s because not every bad outcome is medical malpractice or a doctor’s fault.
Under Illinois law, medical malpractice is when a healthcare provider fails to provide care or treatment to a patient within the accepted standard of care. The term “standard of care” is what a reasonably prudent healthcare provider would have done in similar circumstances. It does not, however, require perfect treatment or even a good outcome. In fact, it does not even guarantee a particular outcome – just one that was generally foreseeable based on the risks, benefits, and alternatives of a procedure.
Therefore, the only way to determine whether you potentially have a medical malpractice claim in Jacksonville, IL is to speak with a trained and experienced medical malpractice lawyer – like those at the Noll Law Office. In doing so, their legal team can investigate a claim, speak with experts, and determine what errors a defendant may have made that caused harm to you.
Examples of Possible Medical Malpractice That You Should Always Speak to a Lawyer About
There are many, many possible examples of medical malpractice. However, there are some more common types of medical malpractice that are more likely to be due to a healthcare provider’s errors, rather than just a difficult and unfortunate situation. These types of cases often result in catastrophic and even fatal consequences for victims too – especially for babies, young children, or elderly patients.
Although you should try to speak with a medical malpractice lawyer in Illinois whenever you believe that you may have been harmed by a healthcare provider’s mistake, you should always speak with a medical malpractice lawyer when one of the following happens:
- Your child was diagnosed with kernicterus, hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy, cerebral palsy, a brachial plexus injury, necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC), any brain injury, or has an unexpected and extended stay in a NICU
- Delays in treating or a misdiagnosis of cancer, pulmonary embolisms (PE), a heart attack, aortic dissections, stroke, or another type of life-threatening condition
- Wrong patient surgery (i.e., the doctor operated on your knee when you were going in for a shoulder surgery)
- Wrong site surgery (i.e., the doctor took out your left kidney when your right kidney was the one that was diseased and had to come out)
- Foreign object left inside of you, such as a surgical sponge, tool, or another device or surgical equipment
- Unexpected outcome, such as a knee surgery that results in the amputation of a leg, or the extraction of an impacted wisdom tooth that resulted in a brain injury
- Any burn injuries due to a surgical fire
- Permanent damage to any system, organ, or body part, including nerve damage, organ failure, or amputations
- Medication errors that result in permanent damage, especially to the peripheral nervous system secondary to caustic drug interactions
- Birth injuries to your child, which broadly includes any injury or harm to a baby – no matter how small or how much a healthcare provider blames you or “natural consequences,” and
- Any other adverse outcome that you are unsure what happened and why you or a loved one were injured in Illinois.
Whenever You Are Unsure of a Medical Outcome, Call the Medical Malpractice Lawyers in Illinois at the Noll Law Office for Help
If you or a loved one were injured, or if a loved one was wrongfully killed, by an unexpected result at a hospital, doctor’s office, or at any other medical facility, call the Noll Law Office. Their compassionate and experienced medical malpractice lawyers have their main office in Springfield, and they can help you and your family from Jacksonville recover compensation for your damages due to a healthcare provider’s mistakes or errors.
Even if you are unsure of your rights to compensation or whether you even have a case, the Noll Law Office can sit with you and your family to discuss what happened, what your rights may be, and how they legal team can help you and your family today. The best part is that this case consultation is free, and there is no obligation to sign up with their bodily injury law firm. To learn more about your rights to compensation, schedule your free consultation by dialing (217) 414-8889 or by sending a message here.