Fledderman v. Glunk: This tragic case came into the firm through the Firm’s founder, Jim Beasley Sr., and involved the unnecessary death of a teenager after an elective liposuction procedure. By the time this case was completed, the Beasley Firm expended over $390,000.00 to investigate this tragedy, generated over 10,000 pages of documents, and spent five weeks on trial. Former Beasley Firm attorneys Slade McLaughlin used their knowledge and the Firm’s resources to obtain a highly publicized $20.5 million verdict for the family of this young woman. At its core, the plastic surgeon failed to acknowledge the woman was suffering from.
All too often, we hear in the news about a patient that underwent a surgical procedure and a sponge, needle, surgical instrument, lap pad, towel or retractor was left inside of them after the surgery. Other times, there was an anesthesia mistake or medication error that caused a devastating injury. Even more frightening is when we hear about a patient who caught on fire or was burned during surgery. All of these incidents are considered surgical errors.
While a surgery going wrong is not necessarily always due to malpractice, if a surgeon provided care that was below an established standard of care, you may be entitled to compensation for your injuries. The Beasley Firm's award-winning surgical malpractice lawyers in Philadelphia specialize in investigating and trying cases involving surgical negligence.
In our 60+ years of practice as a firm, we have achieved:
Our two record-setting medical malpractice cases involved surgical malpractice: in one case, a doctor operated negligently on an infant in a procedure he was not trained or prepared to do. In the other case, a world-renowned heart surgeon badly conducted a procedure that was not authorized by the infant's parents. Our Philadelphia surgical malpractice firm achieved $100 million and $55 million respectively for our clients to ensure that their children received the lifelong medical support they require as a result of surgical malpractice.
Surgical errors should not happen under any circumstances, but they still occur when hospital staff does not adhere to established safety procedure. According to a 2012 Johns Hopkins study, surgical malpractice occurs at least 4,000 times a year. Because there are so many surgery mistakes occurring each year, the Joint Commission, the organization that gives hospitals their accreditation, developed a "Universal Protocol" that requires every surgeon, nurse, nurse anesthetist, surgical technician or anyone else involved in a surgery to take a "time-out" to confirm the right patient and right surgical procedure, in addition to completing a surgical checklist prior to any surgery.
Some of the common surgical procedures that lead to complications are:
Our medical malpractice firm is familiar with the pain and suffering that surgical malpractice causes. The injuries, the lifelong pain, the inability to go back to work or enjoy the same quality of life-these are all-too-common effects of surgical negligence. That's why our firm exists. Every verdict or settlement we've won has gone toward helping our clients fully recover from their harm, receiving the medical, emotional, and financial support they deserve.
Any surgical or anesthesia mistake can lead to:
Any mistake in an operating room, post anesthesia care unit (PACU), or recovery room can lead to the need for an additional surgery, on-going pain, suffering and financial difficulties. Here at the nationally known Beasley Firm, our surgical malpractice lawyers, nurses, and doctors on staff fully understand how surgical errors or anesthesia drug mistakes can happen, even if the information is not written in the medical record, anesthesia record, or operative note.
If you or a loved one is suffering due to a poorly-conducted surgical procedure, please feel free to contact any one of our experienced Philadelphia surgical malpractice attorneys, at (215) 866-2424 for a strictly confidential consultation. We can investigate your case and help determine if malpractice was the cause of your suffering. Our attorneys are here to hold your surgeons accountable for their negligence.
Call (215) 866-2424 as soon as possible to get the answers you need in a free consultation.
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