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Thousands of people in the United States die each year as the result of medical error. According to a comprehensive and highly regarded hospital study by Harvard University, more than 1 million people suffer injuries each year as a result of mistakes caused by doctors, anesthesiologists, residents, nurses, technicians and malfunctioning medical devices. Medical malpractice also occurs in other settings, such as doctor’s offices or nursing homes. Most of the victims never know their injury was due to medical error. And most never sue.
But investigations into such personal injury cases often reveal medical malpractice on the part of doctors, nurses and other health care professionals. Whether failure to timely diagnose disease (see The Welteroth Case), inattention to patients (Caruso, Ebel, Gallagher) or birth injuries due to negligence (Vlasny), the results are often catastrophic. Patients suffer injuries ranging from birth defects to brain damage to spinal cord injuries. In many cases, the patient dies. (See all news articles) People also contract infections while being hospitalized. A survey of Pennsylvania hospitals released in November 2006 showed that 19,154 patients were infected in a hospital in 2005 and that 2,478 died after contracting infections during their care. (Click here to learn more about hospital infections.) And an average of more than one person every day in the United States dies from a medication error. If you or a loved were the victim of medical malpractice, you may want to contact a medical malpractice attorney for a free evaluation of your case. Medical malpractice is common, particularly in hospitals. It can occur during various stages of care, during something as complicated as surgery or as simple as the prescribing of drugs. In fact, a study by the Institutes of Medicine recently found that medication errors occur on average once a day to every hospital patient, resulting in serious injuries and thousands of patient deaths. (See article.) Kline & Specter, P.C., has some 30 highly trained attorneys and a wealth of experience in medical malpractice lawsuits. Several of the firm's lawyers are also skilled physicians (see The Doctor/Lawyer Team). The firm has won a litany of large settlements and verdicts in medical malpractice cases, including eight verdicts for $20 million or more. (See Major Victories.) The law firm attorneys employ exhaustive investigation, the latest technology and courtroom experience to insure maximized results. Kline & Specter attorneys have had impressive legal victories in various types of medical malpractice cases, including the following:
News Articles about some of Kline & Specter's major medical malpractice cases. See attorney Tom Kline debate Medical Malpractice. CONTACT US: 
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