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A bad outcome is not automatically malpractice. Medicine has risks even when everyone does everything right. Malpractice is when care falls below the accepted standard and that failure causes harm: the scan nobody read, the symptom charted and ignored, the wrong-site surgery. Our malpractice practice is led by a former ICU nurse, so your chart is read by someone who has written thousands of them.
Generally 2 years and 6 months in New York, shorter than other injury claims. Some extensions exist for missed cancer diagnoses (Lavern's Law) and objects left inside the body, but never assume you have time.
Cases we handle
If it just happened
More detail in our after-an-accident guide.
How we build the case
The standard of care: what a careful provider would have done, shown through the chart and independent experts
The departure: where the care fell short, such as misread results, ignored symptoms or medication errors
Causation: that the mistake, not the underlying illness, caused the harm
Compensation
Corrective treatment and future medical care
Lost income and earning power
Pain, suffering and loss of quality of life
Lifetime care costs in birth-injury and catastrophic cases
Every case is different, and no lawyer can promise a result. Our settlement calculator shows how claims are first estimated, with the math visible.
Who leads these cases
“I'm a nurse. I knew something had gone wrong with my mother's surgery, but every lawyer I called wanted money up front to 'look into it.' Alana read the chart herself, for free, and told me the truth in a week.”
Example results
Example result Structured settlement
$2,100,000
Illustrative amount, not a real case
Surgical error Medical Malpractice Tone: Favorable
A retained sponge caused months of infection and two more surgeries for a 58-year-old bookkeeper. The sponge count sheet said 'correct.' The imaging said otherwise.
Payments are spread out to cover lifetime follow-up care.
Example result Settled before trial
$1,600,000
Illustrative amount, not a real case
Delayed diagnosis Medical Malpractice Tone: Favorable
A radiologist flagged a suspicious spot on a lung scan. The report was filed without follow-up for nineteen months. Our nurse-attorney team traced every unread alert in the chart.
Example results for a sample website, not real cases. Past results never guarantee a future outcome.
Common questions
Usually you can't tell from the outside, and you shouldn't have to guess. Tell us the story. Our nurse-attorney team screens medical records at no cost. If the care was reasonable, we'll say so honestly. If it wasn't, you'll know your options.
The claim is made against the provider's malpractice insurance, which doctors and hospitals carry for exactly this reason. Most cases settle without a trial. Bringing a claim is about paying for your future care, not about anger at a person.
The proof is heavier. New York requires an expert review before filing, records can run to thousands of pages, and hospitals defend hard. It's also why the shorter deadline, about 2.5 years, is such a trap. The best time to call is when you first start wondering.
More answers on our FAQ page. General information for New York, not legal advice about your situation.
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