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$5 Million Motorcyle Accident
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$3 Million Leg Injury Case Involving Tractor Trailer on I-75
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$2.3 Million Leg Injury When Tractor Trailer Crossed Center Line
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$2 Million Slip & Fall at a Gas Station
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$1.6 Million Anonymous Wrongful Death Case
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$1.32 Million Man Involved in T-Bone Collision
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$1 Million Family was Rear-Ended by a Tractor Trailer
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$1 Million Client With Significant Leg Injury
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$850K Settlement for Woman Involved in T-Bone Collision With Resulting Neck Injuries
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$750K Neck Injury Involving Commercial Vehicle
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$710K Settlement for Claims Involving Injuries From Motorcycle Wreck
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$650K For Client Who Suffered a Back Injury in a Rear-End Collision
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$630K Result for a Woman Injured in an Automobile Wreck
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$579K For a Client Who Was A Passenger Involved in a Ride Share Car Accident
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$525K Result for Man Injured by Dump Truck
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$500K Settlement for Individual Injured in Accident & Suffered Broken Leg
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$497K Verdict at Trial for an Individual Who Was Struck by a Drunk Driver
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$450K For a Family Who Suffered Serious Injuries in an Automobile Accident
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$400K For a Woman Who Sustained Neck Injury in Motor Vehicle Accident
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$400K For Neck & Back Injuries Sustained When Tractor Trailer Backed Out Improperly
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$360K Settlement for a Man Injured in a Motorcycle Accident
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$350K Knee Injury Caused by Tractor Trailer
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$335K Man Rear-Ended by a Landscape Truck
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$308K Rotator Cuff Injury in a Head-On Collision
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$275K Settlement for Client Involved in Head-On Collision
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$250K For Man Who Suffered Neck Injury in Motor Vehicle Accident
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$250K For Neck Injury Case
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$235K For Officer Who Was Struck While Directing Traffic
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$200K For an Individual Was Injured in an Accident While on the Side of the Road
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$175K For a Serious Injury Claim
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$172.5K For a Woman Who Injured Her Leg at Her Neighbor’s House
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$160K Settlement for Man in Rear-End Collision
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$150K For Client Who Injured Knee in Accident When at Fault Driver Failed to Yield
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$140K For Man Injured When He Was Assaulted by Employee of Large Retail Store
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$125K For a Middle-Aged Woman Who Injured Her Elbow in a Car Accident
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$122.5K For Young Man Involved in a Head-on Collision
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$115K Settlement for Individual Struck in the Rear by Intoxicated Driver
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$110K For Car Accident Client With Back and Neck Pain
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$110K Settled for Client Injured in T-Bone Collision
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$100K Woman Who Suffered Neck & Back Pain After Rear-End Collision
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$100K Policy Limit Settlement for Client Involved in Car Accident With Shoulder Injuries
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$100K For Woman Involved in Rear-End Collision With Neck Injury
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$100K For Woman Involved in Automobile Accident & Suffered Elbow Injury
Misdiagnosis and Failure to Diagnose
Attorneys Pursuing Claims of Injuries Caused by Misdiagnosis in Georgia Including the Atlanta, Alpharetta and Cumming Areas
When you or a member of your family is ill, you trust your doctors to do everything they can to make you better. That is one reason why misdiagnoses or failure to diagnose can be so traumatic. Both primary care physicians and specialists are expected to give competent and thorough care. While there may sometimes be no way for doctors to prevent an illness from progressing or the death of a patient, there is never an excuse for negligence that results in a misdiagnosis.
In the case of medical misdiagnosis, a healthcare professional incorrectly diagnosed a condition, which could result in unnecessary surgeries, medications, and emotional trauma. In the case of failure to diagnose, a doctor fails to treat a patient for a medical condition that should be obvious due to symptoms and testing. This can result in a patient developing greater health problems and can even lead to death.
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The Risks of Medical Misdiagnosis
A medical misdiagnosis or failure to diagnosis can have a serious impact on the health and prospects of a patient. For many medical conditions, such as head trauma, cardiac conditions, and cancer, prompt diagnosis is the key to healing. According to the American Cancer Society, many cancers have survival rates of over 90 percent when detected early enough. However, the longer cancer goes undetected, the more difficult it is to treat successfully. Similar statistics could be found for many serious medical conditions. It is clear that even a misdiagnosis of a few months or even weeks can have a significant impact on a patient’s recovery and treatment options.
Unfortunately, many times medical misdiagnoses are not simply delays in finding the correct diagnosis. Incorrect diagnoses can be just as devastating, if not more. In the CBS investigation, several patients were found to have died from the treatment for a condition that they did not have. A misdiagnosis can lead to unnecessary surgery or amputation, expensive and painful procedures, and even death from aggressive, unneeded treatments.
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Anesthesia Errors
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Birth Injury
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Cancer Malpractice
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Delayed Diagnosis
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Emergency Room Errors
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Improper Procedure
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Laboratory Errors
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Misdiagnosis/Failure to Diagnose
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Obstetrics Errors
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Pap Smear Errors
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Prescription Drug Errors
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Radiological Errors
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Retained Surgical Instrument
Hold Doctors Accountable
Doctors are only human, and they cannot be expected to be perfect. They can, however, be expected to make informed diagnoses and give their patients the best care possible. Doctors should listen to patients’ symptoms, conduct thorough examinations, and do appropriate tests. Only after all of this should they make diagnoses and recommend treatments.
If a doctor is negligent in his or her treatment leading to misdiagnosis or failure to diagnose, patients are entitled to compensation. In order to determine if doctors acted responsibly, their actions are compared to what the actions of a reasonable doctor with the same expertise would do in the same situation. If no other doctor with the same background should have made the same error, the doctor can be held accountable for his or her negligence. The patient can then be compensated for lost wages, pain and suffering, emotional distress, medical costs, or even wrongful death damages.
It can often be difficult to get deserved compensation in cases of medical misdiagnosis, because it can be difficult to prove that a doctor did his or her job irresponsibly and that the harm a patient suffered is directly related to that misdiagnosis. Because of this, it is important to get the help of an experienced Georgia medical malpractice attorney to build your case for you.
If you or someone you love has been hurt by a medical misdiagnosis or failure to diagnose, contact the offices of Van Sant Law. We are a highly knowledgeable Georgia personal injury medical malpractice firm with considerable experience helping people who have been suffered unnecessarily due to the actions of a healthcare provider.
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