How Can a Medical Malpractice Lawyer Help After a Cancer Misdiagnosis?
Published in Medical Malpractice on February 5, 2023
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Today, nearly every family in the United States has been affected by cancer in some way. When a person is told they have cancer, life as they know it may be altered in the blink of an eye. Because this disease is so serious, patients put all their trust in the doctors, nurses, and other medical professionals who will help them fight for remission. However, when medical professionals act negligently and a patient is misdiagnosed, they may suffer serious losses as a result.
The medical malpractice lawyers at Sweeney Merrigan Personal Injury Lawyers are dedicated to helping clients who have suffered due to a cancer misdiagnosis. To schedule a free consultation and learn more about how our medical malpractice attorneys can help you with your cancer misdiagnosis case, call our office at 617-391-9001 or complete our contact form today.
How Can Your Lawyer Help With Your Cancer Misdiagnosis Claim?
A cancer misdiagnosis can have severe repercussions for the patients affected by this act of negligence. Patients who receive a cancer misdiagnosis may suffer serious losses in addition to their injuries. As a result, it is important that you retain the help of an experienced medical malpractice lawyer who has helped clients who have been victims of a cancer misdiagnosis. A medical malpractice lawyer can help you pursue justice for your claim by providing the following benefits:
- They can help you obtain all of the relevant medical records
- They can evaluate whether these records show that your cancer was present at the time of your misdiagnosis
- They can help you provide evidence that the doctor’s actions rose to the level of medical malpractice
- They can help you negotiate a fair settlement amount for your medical malpractice claim
After suffering due to a cancer misdiagnosis, you have the legal right to pursue justice for your losses by filing a medical malpractice claim. By filing a medical malpractice claim, your lawyer can help you pursue the fair compensation you are owed.
The award-winning medical malpractice legal team at Sweeney Merrigan Personal Injury Lawyers offers clients the trusted representation necessary to help them obtain the fair compensation they deserve. J. Tucker Merrigan and Kyle A. Camilleri are proud to provide dedicated medical malpractice litigation in Massachusetts and have earned a reputation for success with awards such as Rising Star, Super Lawyers, Top 40 Under 40, National Trial Lawyers, and Top Attorney Award.
Damages You Can Pursue After a Cancer Misdiagnosis
If you were a victim of a cancer misdiagnosis, you may be owed compensation for any losses you have suffered as a result. Although it is your legal right to file a medical malpractice claim, the insurance companies may try to lowball you and get away with offering you the lowest possible amount for your claim. However, when you work with a trusted medical malpractice lawyer, they can use their experience to negotiate a fair settlement amount.
The damages you may be eligible to collect after you have suffered from a cancer misdiagnosis are as follows:
- Medical expenses
- Lost wages
- Lost earning potential
- Pain and suffering
- Wrongful death
If you are unsure what damages you may be eligible to collect, your medical malpractice lawyer may be able to help by going over the specific details of your claim. To ensure you can pursue justice for the losses you have suffered as a result of a cancer misdiagnosis, you must begin the medical malpractice claims process as soon as possible.
Get Help From a Cancer Misdiagnosis Lawyer Today
At Sweeney Merrigan Personal Injury Lawyers, it is our goal to provide personalized legal help to patients who have suffered due to a cancer misdiagnosis. We can help determine your best legal options moving forward as you pursue justice for the losses and injuries you may have suffered.
We will fight for the fair compensation you deserve and will work to hold the negligent medical professionals accountable for the losses they have caused you due to your misdiagnosis. Schedule a free consultation with a trusted medical malpractice lawyer today at 617-391-9001, or fill out our contact form.