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Medical Malpractice
Physicians,
hospitals, “major medical clinics,” health care providers, and insurance
companies continually fight to prevent medical negligence. When one or
more of them fails, today’s world of new managed care plans,
“gatekeepers,” and integrated delivery systems can make the answer to the
question “Who is liable?” increasingly blurred, and enterprising
plaintiffs’ lawyers continue to find new theories of liability ranging
from corporate negligence to EMTLA (Emergency Medical Treatment and Active
Labor Act).
The firm has numerous
attorneys who, collectively and assisted by a staff of paralegals,
Registered Nurses, and persons knowledgeable in the health care field,
represent some of the largest hospitals and physician insurance carriers
in Florida. They approach each assigned case from a risk management
standpoint, carefully analyzing liability and damages from a fresh
viewpoint. The lead attorneys currently have over 75 years combined
experience in defending health care practitioners and have developed
strong expert contacts in all fields of medicine, allowing them to give a
client a “second opinion” before costs become insurmountable.
Combined with the firm’s
appellate lawyers, the firm’s health care trial lawyers have helped shape
Florida law involving jury instructions, joint and several liability, NICA
(Neurological Injury Compensation Association), standards for expert
witnesses, and collateral sources. They have helped write portions of the
Florida Statutes and currently serve on national committees striving to
curtail the excesses in the nation’s tort liability system.
Finally, some of the
firm’s attorneys are involved on a national basis in health care
education, and are accredited by all of the health care licensing boards
to conduct continuing medical education seminars. They regularly conduct
such seminars for several insurance and hospital clients.
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