Failure to Diagnose
People throughout Southeastern Pennsylvania entrust doctors to give them knowledgeable medical opinions about their health. Any delay in ordering or failure to order tests may result in failing to diagnose such severe conditions as:
- Appendicitis
- Cancer
- Depression
- Heart attack
- Heart disease
- Infection
- Kidney disease
- Meningitis
- Pulmonary Embolism
- Stroke
When a person does not receive a timely or accurate diagnosis of a serious condition, it can have enormous consequences. Victims may suffer additional physical damage that worsens their conditions and reduces their chances of recovery. In some cases, failing to diagnose a condition will result in death.
Doctors have a duty to care owed to their patients, and medical professionals may have acted negligently if they failed to consider the correct diagnosis of a person’s serious condition. A diagnosis error can constitute medical malpractice and thus make the doctor liable to the victim or his or her family for the financial harm caused by the diagnosis errors.
Doctors are often heavily insured, and insurance companies are fully prepared to vigorously fight any medical malpractice lawsuit. These are extremely complex cases, and insurance companies will frequently argue that doctors acted appropriately. Oftentimes, medical experts will be sought to justify how he or she could have failed to diagnose a condition.
If you were a victim or your loved one died because of this type of medical malpractice, you should immediately seek the help of the West Chester failure to diagnose lawyers at Ciccarelli Law Offices. We thoroughly investigate these matters to develop the strongest cases possible, and our firm represents clients on a contingency fee basis so we only collect a fee if the victims receive financial compensation.
Contact Our PA Personal Injury Lawyers
We are a team of Pennsylvania Personal Injury Lawyers our main offices located in West Chester, Chester County Pennsylvania and serving clients throughout the greater Philadelphia Metro Area including Lancaster County, Berks County, Bucks County, Delaware County and Montgomery County. If your family has been victimized by the negligence of another and you are seeking a free initial consult on you rights and possible claims, it is crucial you speak to an experienced Pennsylvania Injury lawyers in order to ensure your rights are protected and to review all of your legal options with you.
The Injury attorneys of Ciccarelli Law Offices have successfully represented individuals throughout the state of Pennsylvania that have been injured in accidents. Our Chester County based law firm is based at 304 North High Street, West Chester PA 19380 and serves clients throughout Pennsylvania including but not limited to in Kennett Square, Downingtown, West Chester, Coatesville, Exton, Chester Springs, Chadds Ford, Landenberg, Lancaster, Media, Harrisburg, Reading, Philadelphia, Honey Brook, Oxford, Malvern, Parkesburg, Phoenixville and Paoli. Contact us now at (610) 692-8700 or call toll free (877) 529-2422. Don’t wait—contact an attorney immediately.