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You are probably wondering if medical malpractice led to your injuries.

When you are a patient in need of medical care, you trust that your doctor will make decisions that will improve your condition.  You rightfully believe that the hospital and other medical providers will give you the quality care that you deserve.  What you do not expect is that you will become the victim of medical negligence. 

You are probably wondering if medical malpractice led to your injuries.  The doctor and medical staff are telling you one thing, but your instincts are telling you something differently.  An experienced St. Louis medical malpractice lawyer will be able to get to the bottom of your case to confirm whether or not your suspicions are correct.  Contact the Law Offices of Alvin Wolff Jr. today at (314) 241-2500 or (877) 241-1020 for a free case evaluation.

Medical Malpractice Cases

Medical malpractice is defined as negligence by a medical professional that occurs when the care provided deviates from acceptable standards within the medical community.  This type of medical negligence can lead to serious injuries or death.

Complications can arise during labor and delivery, surgery and hospital stays. However, medical providers should take appropriate action to prevent injuries and death.  When they fail to act promptly or make catastrophic medical mistakes, the patients are the ones that suffer.

There are many forms of medical negligence and often patients are unaware that malpractice caused their injuries. At the Law Offices of Alvin Wolff Jr., we represent medical malpractice cases in Missouri and in certain areas of Illinois and Colorado. Some of the malpractice cases we've handled successfully in the past include the following:

• Birth injury
• Cerebral palsy
• Erb's palsy
• Shoulder dystocia
• Hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy
• Infant brain damage
• Wrong site surgery
• Retained objects during surgery
• Misdiagnosed heart attack
• Hospital errors
• Medication mistakes
• Laproscopic surgical injuries
• Compartment syndrome
• Laboratory mistakes
• Misdiagnosed or improperly treated stroke
• Hospital falls
• Radiology errors
• Failure to follow hospital rules and regulations

St. Louis Medical Malpractice Attorney Who Gets the Job Done

As a client of the Law Offices of Alvin Wolff Jr., you will be represented by a St. Louis injury lawyer who will get the job done.  For the past 30 years, Alvin Wolff has successfully represented 8,000 injury cases.  He knows how to investigate, research, prepare and argue medical malpractice cases to get results.

Attorney Alvin Wolff is a recognized legal expert and has been interviewed on numerous television and radio programs. He has been featured in multiple publications.  He has written several publications, including the book, The Total Guide for Motorcycle and Bicycle Accident Victims in Missouri & Seven Mistakes that Can Sink Your Claim.

Contact the Law Offices of Alvin Wolff Jr. today at (314) 241-2500 or (877) 241-1020 for answers to your questions.

We represent injury cases in the city of St. Louis, St. Louis County, St. Charles County, Jefferson County, Madison County Illinois, St. Clair County Illinois and Routt County Colorado.

Blog for Medical Malpractice

• Hip Implant Recall Announced
• VA Dental Claims
• Medication Errors
• Hospital Accountability: Where is it?
• The Top Five Vital Signs To Watch After Surgery
• Missouri Supreme Court Rules on Constitutionality of Tort Reform
• Patient Safety Issues
• Day 3 Texas Nurse Trial
• Who In The Medical Community Is Watching Out For Patient Safety?
• East Texas Nurse Faces Trial for Misuse of Official Information
• Do Malpractice Suits Affect Obstetric Practice and The Alvin Wolff Plan for Tort Reform.
• Retained Items After Surgery Can Cause A Lot of Problems
• Reader Question
• Link To Missouri Supreme Court Kltoz Case-Constituitonality of Med Mal Caps
• Why Sorry In Health Care Is So Hard To Say
• We Need Caps On Malpractice Cases For This?
• Illinois Anticipates Supreme Court Ruling On Medical Malpractice Limits
• New York Times Medical Malpractice Articles
• Hospital Gets Publicity When Parilyzed Woman Sits At Home Awaiting Trial
• Caps Being Argued In Missouri Supreme Court On January 14, 2010

Library for Medical Malpractice:

• Your doctor may not talk to the opposition without your express permission. Case attached to this description. [PDF]   
  Description: Missouri Supreme Court Prohibits Ex Parte Contacts With Doctors When Patient Refuses To Authorize
• Here is an article that is a must read if you or a loved one is going into the hospital. Pay attention, the live you save may be your own. [PDF]   
  Description: Nice tips for getting out of the hospital alive.
• Compartment Syndrome Cases.   
  Description: Compartment Syndrome malpractice is an area that I am familiar with.
• When New Residents Come In- Complications Accelerate In Medical Care   
  Description: Don't Get Sick In July New Doctors Blamed For Spike In Death Rates
• Hospital Makes Rare Admission Regarding Non Physicians Reviewing Tests   
  Description: Here is an article out of New York which states about 4000 echo cardiograms were never read by doctors. This can similarly happen with routine x rays and misdiagnoses can occur with this practice.
• Missouri Supreme Court Addresses Damage Caps   
  Description: The Missouri Supreme court sidestepped the Constitutionality of damage caps in a controversial decision handed down March 23, 2010.
• Illinois Supreme Court: "Medical Malpractice Caps Unconstitutional" [PDF]   
  Description: Illinois Medical Malpractice Statute Declared Unconstitutional
• Compartment syndrome can be a tragedy if not timely diagnosed.   
  Description: If you have a compartment syndrome, you may want to contact a St. Louis Accident Attorney
• Malpractice Argument In Missouri Supreme Court Challenges Constitutionality of Limits   
  Description: http://www.stltoday.com/blogzone/the-platform/published-editorials/2010/01/medical-malpratice-reform-is-about-gaming-the-system/
  
  Check out St. Louis Post Dispatch's editorial on malpractice cap argument in Missouri Supreme Court.
• Stroke Hospitals   
  Description: Depaul Health Center in St. Louis is touting itself as a stroke center. There is pending litigation against this hospital for sending a woman home when all of the tests ordered were not completed. She suffered a massive stroke causing permanent injuries several months later.
• Cancer Screening Editorial in St. Louis Post Dispatch by Alvin Wolff [PDF]   
  Description: Letter questions propriety of cancer screening guidelines recently promulgated by the government.
• Do you have a medical malpractice case?   
  Description: Because of the current caps, our screening requirements are very stringent and we take very few cases. Every case is worth looking at. If you have a situation where you believe that you or a loved one suffered an injury from medical malpractice, give us a call at 314-241-2500 and ask for Alvin Wolff.
• Hypoxic-Ischemic Encephalopathy Can Cause Newborn Death   
  Description: Hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy is a frightening birth injury that can lead to many medical complications. This form of birth trauma has been linked to brain damage among infants. If your child has suffered from hypoxia, contact an experienced St. Louis medical malpractice attorney at the Law Offices of Alvin Wolff Jr. at (314) 241-2500 or (877) 241-1020.

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Frequent Questions for Medical Malpractice:

• How expensive is a  malpractice case to prosecute?
• Who is responsible for retained instruments left in the patient following surgery?
• Who is responsible for retained instruments left in the patient following surgery?
• What damages can you get in veterinary malpractice?
• Why should I keep papers given to me when I leave the doctor or the hospital?
• What is EMTALA?
• What is the statute of limitations for Medical Malpractice in Missouri and Illinois?
• What damages are recoverable by a plaintiff in a medical malpractice case?
• What kind of birth trauma cases have you handled?
• What do I need to prove to win a medical malpractice case.

Case Results for Medical Malpractice:

• $1,500,000 recovered in rural county for brain damaged infant

Awarded: $1,500,000

• Drop Foot Results in $1,025,000 recovery

Awarded: $1,025,000

• $500,000 settlement against orthopedist. Failure to diagnose infection-delayed wound healing
• Medical Malpractice - Wrongful Death Jury Verdict

Awarded: $412,000

• $400,000 recovered for death of a 12 year old

Awarded: $400,000

• Medical Negligence Jury Verdict

Awarded: $400,000

• Medical Malpractice - Wrong Site Surgery Settlement

Awarded: $250,000

• $250,000 settlement for wrongful death of a 55 year old diabetic

Awarded: $250,000 wrongful death award to 3 grown children

• $175.000 verdict for negligent sterilization

Awarded: $175,000

• $175,000 jury verdict for wrong knee arthroscpic surgery

Awarded: $175,000

• $150,000 recovery for nerve injury

Awarded: $150,000

• $125,000 Compartment Syndrome Settlement

Awarded: $125,000 comparment syndrome settlement

• Confidential Settlement Misdiagnosis by Laboratory

Awarded: Confidential

• Settlement for Pathology Error

Awarded: Confidential

• Confidential Settlement Leg Amputation Following Knee Replacement Surgery

Awarded: Confidential

• confidential settlement for grown children on behalf of mother who bled to death

Awarded: confidential

• Confidential Settlment for Missed Stroke

Awarded: confidential

Web Resources for Medical Malpractice:

• Medical Guideline Website

  Description: This site has multiple links in determining the standard of care.

• Stroke Guidelines

  Description: Find out standard of care for treating a stroke.

• EMTALA-Patient dumping statute

  Description:

  A resource for current information about the Federal Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act,
  
  
  also known as COBRA or the Patient Anti-Dumping Law. EMTALA requires most hospitals to provide an examination and needed stabilizing treatment, without consideration of insurance coverage or ability to pay, when a patient presents to an emergency room for attention to an emergency medical condition.
  
  
   

• Link To Texas Nurses Prosecution Who Reported A Doctor

  Description: In an extreme case of how there is little oversight in Medical Malpractice, a prosecutor is going after a Texas nurse who reported a doctor to the Texas Medical Board.  This is an extreme case and the articles attached to these links should be checked out.  This is something that I find hard to believe.  If you think the medical system will take care of itself and police itself, you may be wrong.  If you've been injured by a medical practitioner who fell below the standard of care, give us a call.  We may be able to help.

• American College of Radiology
• Missouri Medical Malpractice Insurance Report 2009

  Description: See what claims were paid and the types of medical malpractice cases that have merit in different venues.

• St. Lukes Hospital St. Louis

  Description: St. Luke's Hospital St. Louis

• St. John's Hospital St. Louis

  Description: St.  John's Hospital St. Louis

• St. Louis University Hospital

  Description: St. Louis University Hospital

• American College of Obstetricains and Gynecologists

  Description: Standards for baby delivery and other women's health issues.

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