As a parent or caregiver, you put a lot of trust in the healthcare professionals caring for your child. If one of them acts negligently and harms your child, you deserve proper compensation for the damages your family has incurred.
Gordon & Partners Law Firm has been serving Florida personal injury victims and their families for more than 30 years. Hire a pediatric malpractice attorney in Florida who understands the physical, mental, and emotional toll of pediatric medical malpractice. Focus on recovery while we focus on maximizing your compensation for medical expenses, pain and suffering, and more.
Our attorneys work on a contingency fee basis, and you won’t owe a dime until you win a settlement, award, or verdict. Contact us today to schedule a free, no-obligation consultation and speak with a skilled Florida pediatric malpractice lawyer who can provide you with a complete overview of your legal options.
Types of Pediatric Malpractice Injuries
Pediatric malpractice occurs when a physician, hospital, or other pediatric healthcare provider fails to meet the standard of care set out by their industry and causes direct harm to a child as a result. The most common types of pediatric malpractice injuries include:
- Brain injuries
- Infections
- Viral illness
- Development disabilities
- Physical disabilities
- Paralysis
- Hearing loss
These and other injuries can have long-term consequences for developing children, including lifelong delays or chronic physical disability. If the injury occurred due to negligence, it is imperative that you work with pediatric medical malpractice attorneys in Florida who have the skills and resources necessary to protect your – and your child’s – financial future.
A Gordon & Partners’ Florida pediatric malpractice attorney is available to evaluate your case. Contact us for your free consultation.
How Does Pediatric Malpractice Happen?
Pediatricians and their peers have a legal and ethical responsibility to act in the best interests of their patients. This is called a duty of care, and medical malpractice occurs when this duty is breached, whether intentionally or not.
There are many ways that pediatric providers can fail to meet their duty of care, including:
- Labor and delivery errors
- Postpartum negligence
- Medication errors
- Delayed diagnoses or failure to diagnose
- Surgical errors
- Pharmacy Malpractice
An experienced pediatric malpractice lawyer in Florida can look at all available evidence to figure out what went wrong in your child’s case and who is responsible. We can then go after the liable party or parties to win fair compensation for medical care, distress, and other damages. Contact our medical malpractice team to learn more.
What a Florida Pediatric Malpractice Lawyer Can Do for Your Family
A pediatric medical malpractice case can be extremely complicated. Hire our team at no upfront cost to take on your case and give it the time, dedication, and experience your child deserves. We have recovered more than $1 Billion in compensation for our clients, and we’re confident we can protect your rights in and out of court.
Since 1993, we have been providing Florida medical malpractice victims with services that may include (but are not limited to) the following:
- Free legal consultations: Learn about your legal rights and how much your case might be worth.
- Targeted investigations: We dig through medical records, interview witnesses, bring on expert consultants, and more to ensure our clients have the strongest case possible.
- Administrative management: We handle all of the paperwork, negotiations, and document requests so that our clients can focus on what really matters: their health and safety.
You have just two (2) years from the date of injury or the date the injury was discovered to file a claim of medical malpractice, so act fast and don’t lose your chance to put up a fight against negligent healthcare providers. Schedule your free consultation today.
Potential Damages in Pediatric Malpractice Cases
The purpose of damages is to make you whole again after injury due to another’s negligence. What damages you qualify for depends on the specifics of your case, including what went wrong and what consequences were suffered as a result.
Potential damages you may be able to receive in a pediatric medical malpractice suit include current and future medical bills, disability accommodations, lost earning capacity, lost wages of parents, loss of consortium for parents, and, in very severe cases, wrongful death. These are meant to cover the financial, physical, and emotional toll of pediatric malpractice, as well as to relieve your burden as you move forward with your life and your child’s care needs.
Under Florida law, there are a number of factors that impact the amount of damages you can claim in a pediatric malpractice claim, such as the severity of the injury, the impact of the injury on your child’s/family’s daily life, and your child’s pre-injury health status. When assessing your case, we will consider all possible damages in light of these factors and then provide you with a reliable estimate of just how much compensation you may be entitled to.
Contact Our Qualified Pediatric Medical Malpractice Attorneys in Florida
A Gordon & Partners pediatric malpractice attorney in Florida is your best defense against negligence healthcare providers and practices.
We work tirelessly on behalf of our clients, leaving no stone unturned when it comes to seeking out – and winning – sufficient compensation. If your child suffered an injury or worse due to the negligent actions of a pediatrician, pediatric nurse, pediatric specialist, or pediatric hospital, get in touch for your free, no-obligation consultation. We can be reached by phone at 1 (855) 722-2552 or through our online contact form.