Upstate New York Medical Malpractice Attorneys
Failure to Diagnose Cancer • Birth Injuries • Surgical Errors • Misdiagnosis
Powers & Santola, LLP, is one of New York's pre-eminent personal injury law firms. We have been nationally recognized for our accomplishments in representing individuals who have been injured as a result of medical negligence. We work with a wide range of medical experts to develop strong cases for our clients' financial recovery. Our results speak for themselves: millions of dollars in verdicts and settlements for people who have suffered serious injuries and for families who have lost a loved one.
Our firm's founding partners, John Powers and Dan Santola, have repeatedly been selected by their peers as two of "The Best Lawyers in America." Mr. Powers and Mr. Santola (and other attorneys at our firm) each have a well-established reputation for strong and effective representation in the area of medical malpractice.
If you experienced a worsening medical condition, or if a loved one has died and you suspect medical malpractice, please contact us or call 866.689.9692 to schedule a free consultation in our Albany or Syracuse office. You have a limited amount of time to bring a medical malpractice claim. Talk to an attorney today to ensure you do not miss your opportunity.
What is Medical Malpractice?
The term "malpractice" means professional negligence. "Medical malpractice" is the negligence of a health care provider, hospital, clinic or pharmacy. Medical malpractice is not the same as a bad outcome. Surgery and medications are risky, diagnosing an illness is complex and childbirth can be complicated. Sometimes things go wrong even with the best of care.
In order for a bad outcome to have been caused by medical malpractice, the health care provider must have failed to "act in accordance with accepted medical practice." We work with a network of medical experts to bring medical malpractice cases forward to settlement or to trial. We handle all types of medical malpractice, including:
- Obstetrical malpractice, causing birth injuries to a child (such as cerebral palsy, shoulder dystocia, Erb's palsy and brachial plexus injuries, hypoxia and brain damage) and injuries to the mother (VBAC), including uterine rupture and infection and Perinatal Infection
- Surgical errors, including ophthalmology/Lasik surgery malpractice
- Emergency room errors, such as failure to diagnose and properly treat heart attack or stroke, failing to identify brain injury and failures to diagnose
- Medication errors, including pharmacy errors, defective and dangerous drugs and anesthesiology errors
- Failure to diagnose illnesses such as breast cancer, lung cancer, prostate cancer, colon cancer and bladder cancer
Our firm handles medical malpractice cases occurring in hospitals and surgical centers, medical malpractice committed in clinics and doctors' offices, pharmaceutical malpractice and malpractice and abuse that occurs in nursing homes. We accept cases involving doctors, nurses, anesthesiologists, pharmacists, radiologists and other medical professionals. We also bring cases against hospitals.
Contact Us
Talk to an experienced upstate New York medical malpractice lawyer. Contact Powers & Santola, LLP, online or call us toll-free at 866-689-9692 to schedule a free initial consultation at our Albany or Syracuse law office.
