Medical Malpractice

Los Angeles Medical Malpractice Lawyers

Were you or a member of your family injured as a result of medical negligence? Do you know what really happened? You deserve a clear explanation, and if medical malpractice did cause your injury, you deserve compensation.

Medical malpractice is a particularly challenging area of law. Bringing a successful claim to the insurance company or to a jury, requires lawyers with extensive experience, the financial resources to pay for a thorough investigation, and access to top medical experts.

At Michels & Watkins, our attorneys have the experience and skill needed to get results in medical malpractice cases. Our past successes allow us to say with confidence that we are one of California's premier medical malpractice law firms. In fact, The American Trial Lawyers Association has named us among the Top Law Firms in America.

If you believe you were injured by a medical professional in a hospital, nursing home or clinic, we invite you to contact our Los Angeles law office to arrange a free medical and legal consultation. Bradford S. Davis, M.D., our medical director, will arrange a review of your case.

Evaluation of medical malpractice cases can be very expensive. We pay all of those costs. We only claim reimbursement if we succeed in your case. If we decline your case or we don't succeed, you will not be required to pay those costs.

Whether we determine you have a claim or not, we will share everything we find with you, explaining what happened and the options available to you.

We handle these and other medical malpractice cases:

• Birth injuries caused by failure to perform a cesarean, failure to diagnose fetal distress resulting in brain injury or cerebral palsy, inappropriate use of forceps and suction during delivery, and failure to treat maternal Group B strep resulting in neonatal meningitis
• Misdiagnosis or failure to diagnose a treatable condition, such as early stage cancer, heart attack, stroke, gestational diabetes, or bacterial / fungal meningitis in enough time to provide effective medical care
• Surgical errors resulting in amputation mistakes, infection, or spinal cord injuries
• Emergency room and hospital mistakes, including failure to admit a patient, releasing a patient too soon, and failure to refer a patient to a specialist
• Medication errors resulting in allergic reactions to medication, drug overdoses or death
• Intubation errors resulting in temporary or permanent breathing problems, lack of oxygen, brain injury or death
• Laboratory mistakes and misinterpretation of x-rays and other test results
• Fatal radiation errors and burn injuries
• Nursing home injuries resulting from abuse or neglect

Did a previous lawyer mishandle your medical malpractice case?

Clients sometimes ask us to take over their case or to review whether their case was mishandled by a previous attorney. If possible, we will pursue a legal malpractice claim against a lawyer whose negligence resulted in a failed claim.

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If medical negligence played a part in your injuries, we will hold the responsible party accountable for their actions. Contact Michels & Watkins to schedule a free consultation with our physician and an attorney.