Medical Injury Cases Portland, Maine - Malpractice Lawsuit Success Stories

Medical Malpractice Case Successes

How can Hardy, Wolf & Downing help you in the case of an incident of medical malpractice? Read these malpractice case successes:

• A construction worker had back surgery to repair the effects of a work injury. The surgical wound became infected at the hospital and the doctors tried a 10 day course of antibiotics. The infection seemed to quiet down, but was still there. A few weeks later the worker had a stroke when the infection traveled from the wound site to the brain. The result was permanent loss of some vision and other effects. Successfully resolved for more than a half million dollars following extensive litigation.
• A dentist dropped a rubber dam clamp down a young child's throat and it became lodged, resulting in injury to the esophagus. Successfully resolved against the dentist.
• An elderly stroke patient at a local hospital was left unattended and given a hot cup of coffee on a tray, despite his severe loss of use of his arms. The coffee spilled, causing severe burns and permanent scarring on his legs. Successfully resolved against the local hospital.

These examples illustrate the many ways in which the negligence of a health care provider can result in injury. Sometimes, as in a case of the dentist, something the provider does causes the harm. Sometimes it's something the provider fails to do (proper care of infection or proper supervision of a stroke patient). The key questions are whether the harm happened through the negligence of the provider.

Are you a victim of medical malpractice in Maine? Contact Hardy, Wolf & Downing today!