New Castle Medical Malpractice Attorneys

According to an Institute of Medicine study conducted by Harvard Medical School researchers, as many as 98,000 people die each year from medical malpractice in U.S. hospitals. That’s more than the number killed by car accidents, breast cancer, and AIDS combined. And that doesn’t count the thousands upon thousands of people who are permanently disabled, suffer painful surgeries to correct the damage, or die prematurely as a result of preventable medical errors.

Doctors and medical staff are held to justifiably high standards—and the vast majority of them meet these standards. However, a handful of negligent medical professionals are responsible for most preventable errors, injuries, and deaths. According to the federal National Practitioner Data Bank, just 5 percent of physicians are responsible for 56 percent of malpractice, and many are repeat offenders who continue to disregard the established protocols of care.

When it comes to proving medical negligence, it is important that you work with a skilled attorney. It isn’t enough to show that you were injured or that your condition worsened after you sought medical care; you must prove that the doctor or medical provider who treated you failed to uphold the standard of accepted care and that this is what led to your injuries.

At Luxenberg Garbett Kelly & George, we utilize a meticulous and collaborative approach to these types of cases. Our New Castle medical malpractice attorneys personally meet with each individual client to discuss what happened. Next, we obtain medical records and research the appropriate treatment. The case is then sent to a forensic nurse to identify possible areas of negligence.

In Pennsylvania, a physician practicing in the same field must sign a Certificate of Merit before a lawsuit can be filed. Once the case is certified, we prepare as if it will go to trial—most malpractice cases do. We hire medical experts to explain how the standard of care was violated and use state-of-the-art presentations to illustrate the injuries for the jury. We use lifecare planners, economists, vocational specialists, and day-in-the-life videos to illustrate the extent of injury, the lifelong impact on our client and family, and the value of lost future earnings.

Our National Board of Trial Advocacy Board-Certified Civil Trial Specialists, Charles Garbett and Lawrence Kelly, have handled countless medical malpractice cases. They are committed to expending the necessary energy and investing in experts to give our clients the best chance of success.