Baton Rouge Surgical Error Lawyer
Pursuing Justice for Injuries Due to Medical Errors
It is an obvious fact that we go to a hospital or seek medical care to feel better, find a cure or be healed. It is also a fact that in many instances the medical care we receive makes us ill, injures us and, in some cases, causes death.
According to the National Academy of Sciences, Institute of Medicine ("To Err Is Human: Building a Safer Health System"), between 44,000 to 98,000 Americans die in hospitals each year due to preventable medical errors. At the same time, only one in eight preventable hospital errors result in a malpractice claim, according to a Harvard study. Why so few?
It takes a combination of medical knowledge, legal experience, litigation skills and financial resources to effectively pursue a medical malpractice claim. At Dodson, Hooks & Frederick, APLC, we are recognized by our referring peers and partnering law firms to possess those qualities of legal experience and financial resources to effectively litigate medical malpractice cases.
At our Baton Rouge law office we offer:
- Medical records obtained at no charge
- On-staff physician to review potential medical malpractice claims
- A low client-to-attorney ratio
- Referring-team partnering with law firms throughout the world
- The resources to pursue complex medical malpractice litigation
Representative case: Ob-gyn malpractice – Our firm was lead counsel in a class action brought on behalf of a group of female patients of a Lake Charles, Louisiana doctor who allegedly illicitly photographed his patients' private parts without obtaining appropriate consent and performed grossly inappropriate examinations. The case has been partially resolved for a financial package of more than $5 million. There remain claims against the doctor's insurance company, LAMMICO.
Full Range of Medical Malpractice Litigation Experience
At Dodson, Hooks & Frederick, APLC, our Louisiana medical malpractice attorneys have experience with the full range of medical malpractice issues. Please contact our law office for a free initial consultation regarding any of the following issues:
- Anesthesia errors
- Birth injuries
- Delay in diagnosis
- Emergency room negligence
- Failure to diagnose cancer
- Misdiagnosis
- Nursing home negligence, neglect or abuse
- Ob-gyn errors
- Prescription errors or dosage errors
- Spinal cord injuries
- Surgical errors
- Wrongful death
Justice at Home and Abroad
For more information about our services and how we may assist you, please call 225-372-1666 locally or 800-644-0633 | 800-569-2195 toll free, or send our attorneys an e-mail.
