Botched surgical procedures, improper health-maintenance treatment, or even bad advice may constitute a bona fide claim. If you or a loved one has suffered an injury and you suspect medical malpractice, write down the facts surrounding your case and contact an experienced personal injury attorney immediately - 1-800-410-2769.

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$ 3.5 million Settlement for
auto injury

Our eighteen-year-old client was driving on an interstate into the early morning sun. As he drove over a rise in the road, he struck a car that was disabled and stopped in the middle of the road because a 150-pound wheel and tire detached from a tractor-trailer rig traveling in the opposite direction. The lugs holding the tire had broken off, causing the tire and wheel to travel across the median strip, and hit and disable the stopped vehicle.
Awarded: $ 3.5 million

$1,000,000 Jury Verdict for
86 year-old woman

Our client an 86 year-old woman sustained an injury after being struck by a bus. The inattentive bus driver was warned by a passenger that the woman was crossing in front of the bus but could not stop in time to avoid impact.
Awarded: $1,000,000

$785,000 Settlement for
crushed ankle

Our client was operating his motorcycle on a two-lane road when a large box truck made a U-turn into his path of travel. The client attempted to avoid the collision by laying his motorcycle on its side. Unfortunately his lower leg and ankle came in contact with the truck causing seven fractures and soft tissue injury.
Awarded: $785,000

DISCLAIMER: Please note that every case is different and these verdicts and settlements, while accurate, do not represent what we may obtain for you in your case.

How to Determine if You've Been a Victim of Medical Malpractice

Botched surgical procedures, improper health-maintenance treatment, or even bad advice may constitute a bona fide claim. If you or a loved one has suffered an injury and you suspect medical malpractice, write down the facts surrounding your case and contact a personal injury attorney immediately.

In general, you need these four conditions to seek recovery from damages:

Legal relationship with the health care provider
Evidence of substandard care
Injury caused by medical treatment
Monetary expense or emotional distress

Even if these all apply to your case, mitigating circumstances regarding informed consent and variable outcomes and diagnoses may bear on the validity of a claim. A medical malpractice attorney can help you determine whether you have grounds for a lawsuit.

Provider/Patient Relationships
You and the care provider or facility enter into a legal relationship when:

a) you sign up for an HMO health insurance;

b) a facility provides a service, such as emergency or scheduled treatment; or

c) you receive health-care advice in person or over the phone.

Testimony on Medical Malpractice
The medical provider's duty in this relationship is compromised when treatment or advice fails to meet the generally accepted standard of quality care. This is determined through the testimony of expert witnesses in the field or through obvious errors, such as surgical instruments left in the body after a procedure.

The burden falls upon the victim to prove negligence or bad intent.

Physical or Mental Injury
Even if a doctor does not follow accepted treatment protocol, no damages can be pursued if a mental or physical injury does not result from the action. Injuries can be claimed in the event of wrong-site surgeries, improper anesthesia administration and some misdiagnoses.

Poor outcomes from surgery and other medical treatments, however, may be considered reasonable risk issues and not subject to liability.

Recovery of Damages
Due to the variable risks and outcomes of medical treatments, doctors are required to carry medical malpractice insurance.

If the courts recognize your claim as valid, you can collect compensation for:

Medical and surgical expenses
Wages for time lost from work
Mental anguish and physical suffering

If you or a loved one have been injured as a result of medical malpractice, contact an attorney who is experienced in handling these types of cases. We will evaluate your case for FREE. Call 1-800-410-2769 today!

The personal injury attorneys at The Kiley Law Group are dedicated to helping the victims of:

Car, motorcycle, truck, van or bus accident
Single vehicle accidents such as SUV or 15-passenger van rollovers
Pedestrian accidents such as a hit and run
Defective products such as ineffective airbags or seatbelts, prescription drugs with unpublicized side-effects, or hazardous children's toys
Child injury and child abuse such as negligence
Birth injuries such as trauma during labor or cerebral palsy

We Serve Clients Across the State of Massachusetts & Salem, New Hampshire
The firm's headquarters are in Andover, MA and serves the following cities in Massachusetts: Boston, Danvers, Haverhill, Lawrence, Lowell, Methuen, Middleton, Reading, and Salem, MA and Salem, New Hampshire.

Massachusetts personal injury lawyer, Thomas M. Kiley, is a member of the Massachusetts Bar Association and is a respected member of the American Association for Justice and the Massachusetts Academy of Trial Attorneys.

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