Arizona Attorney Ron Mercaldo · Experienced, Skilled, Compassionate Advocate for Victims of Medical Negligence
A doctor commits medical malpractice by negligently providing medical services when that negligence causes or contributes to injuring the patient.
The injured party must first prove that the health care provider fell below the standard of care for similar health care providers in Arizona. That means the health care provider failed to act as a reasonable and prudent health care provider in Arizona would under similar circumstances. The health care provider can fall below the standard of care by doing an act that is wrong under the circumstances, for example providing the wrong treatment for an illness or injury, or by failing to act when action was necessary, like failing to properly diagnose a disease or injury.
The injured patient must then prove that the health care provider's breach of the standard of care was a cause of significant injury to the patient. The health care provider's error does not have to be the only cause of the injury, it only must contribute to it. For example, a doctor who fails to diagnose cancer in a patient does not cause the cancer, but the doctor can still be liable for malpractice because the delay in dealing with the cancer caused by the failure to diagnose it may lead to a significantly higher risk of death from the cancer than had it been diagnosed and treated properly.
One of the most critical components of a catastrophic injury or wrongful death case stemming from medical negligence is the ability to effectively demonstrate the level of loss to an insurance company or jury. Ron Mercaldo has obtained the following results in medical negligence cases:
- Wrongful death $3 Million jury verdict for doctor and nurse's failure to recognize post-operative bleed.
- Wrongful death $1.5 Million jury verdict for the family of a patient who died on the operating table due to physician's failure to recognize a post-operative bleed.
- $2 Million wrongful death jury verdict against doctor for failure to diagnose a heart attack.
- $1.5 Million jury verdict for wrongful injection that resulted in increase in patient's risk of leukemia.
- $1 Million jury verdict for misdiagnosis of cancer
- $3.5 Million settlement for failure to diagnose pneumonia.
- $875,000 jury verdict for negligently performed oral surgery.
- $2 Million wrongful death settlement for delayed placement of a pace maker for a 55-year old woman.
- $2.5 Million settlement for misdiagnosis of bowel obstruction.
Speak with our compassionate lawyer today in a free initial consultation. This important first meeting can take place at our law office or at your home or hospital room. Contact us by toll-free phone call to 800-736-5307. You can also reach The Mercaldo Law Firm online by e-mail.
Serious Representation for Serious Injuries in Tucson and Statewide
Among the many categories of medical malpractice handled by The Mercaldo Law Firm are:
- Birth injury
- Brain injury
- Failure to diagnose cancer
- Failure to diagnose heart attacks
- Failure to diagnose bowel obstruction
- Medication errors
- Surgical errors/blood loss
When you work with Tucson medical malpractice attorney Ron Mercaldo, you benefit from his many decades of successful service, proven negotiation and litigation skills, keen client focus, and track record of success with pretrial settlements and jury verdicts. He has handled hundreds of medical negligence, personal injury, catastrophic injury and wrongful death cases during his career, and won millions of dollars in damages for his clients.
Contact The Mercaldo Law Firm for a free initial consultation. Call 800-736-5307, toll free. Evening appointments are available upon request. Our lawyer can visit your home or hospital room if you wish.
