Pennsylvania Personal Injury Attorney

Receiving medical care is not like getting an oil change for your car. Unexpected complications can and do occur because doctors work with people's bodies — each of which is unique. Some drug side effects are the necessary downside of an essential drug regimen. In the emergency room, in surgery, or during recovery after surgery, patients may take sudden turns for the worse. When this issues arise, our Pittsburgh medical malpractice attorneys can help.

A worsening of a medical condition or a death during medical treatment is not necessarily the result of negligence on the part of a doctor, surgeon, anesthetist or nurse. However, a detailed investigation sometimes reveals that health care providers have deliberately covered up mistakes made in the course of medical care and treatment.

When someone becomes seriously ill or dies as a result of negligence by doctors, nurses, therapists or health care organizations in the Pittsburgh area, we want to know about it. At Hal Waldman & Associates, our decades of experience have given us the skill and knowledge necessary to evaluate medical malpractice cases and take action to protect the legal rights of the injured or bereaved.

Your medical malpractice case matters to us. We care. We are on your side. Call or e-mail Hal Waldman & Associates in Pittsburgh to schedule a free conversation with a lawyer about a doctor, hospital or surgical error that has resulted in additional expenses, serious injury or death.

At Hal Waldman & Associates, we pursue legal and financial justice on behalf of medical malpractice victims. Our attorneys work closely with expert medical investigators to evaluate hospital records for evidence of negligence or deliberate malpractice such as:

• When a patient's condition worsens after an emergency room error or doctor due to a physician's misdiagnosis or failure to diagnose a serious medical condition such as cancer, meningitis, stroke or heart attack
• When a sponge or surgical tool is left in a patient after surgery
• When an orthopedic surgeon severs a nerve, leaving a patient with a long-lasting disability or chronic pain
• When a child must live with a lifelong disability such as cerebral palsy because of a preventable birth injury
• When an elderly or disabled family member suffers abuse or neglect at the hands of nursing home staff
• When doctors, nurses or pharmacists make prescription drug errors, such as providing the wrong medication or the incorrect dose, or failing to check for contraindications or drug interactions
• When a manufacturer of prescription medication or a medical device fails to conduct thorough safety tests or knowingly releases a defective drug or medical device onto the market

Call or e-mail the law offices of Hal Waldman & Associates in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, to schedule a free initial consultation about any a suspected incident of medical malpractice. We have the resources and the determination to take on complex, often expensive medical malpractice cases on a contingency basis.