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Types of Medical Malpractice Claims
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Misdiagnosis
Wrong, missed, or delayed diagnosis that changed the outcome.
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Surgical errors
Avoidable harm during operations, including wrong-site surgery.
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Birth injuries
Negligence in prenatal care, labor, or delivery affecting mother or baby.
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Medication errors
Wrong drug, wrong dose, or dangerous prescription interactions.
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Hospital negligence
System failures: understaffing, training, credentialing, infection control.
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ER mistakes
Triage failures and missed emergencies in hospital emergency departments.
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Anesthesia errors
Dosing, monitoring, and intubation errors causing brain injury or death.
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Wrongful death
When medical negligence causes the death of a loved one.
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Failure to diagnose
When a serious condition was missed altogether.
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Delayed diagnosis
Right diagnosis — but too late to change the outcome.
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Cancer misdiagnosis
Missed, delayed, or wrong cancer diagnosis.
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Heart attack misdiagnosis
Missed myocardial infarction in the ER or clinic.
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Stroke misdiagnosis
Missed stroke or missed treatment window.
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Sepsis malpractice
Failure to recognize and treat sepsis in time.
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Wrong-site surgery
Operating on the wrong body part, side, or patient.
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Cerebral palsy
Cerebral palsy linked to peripartum oxygen deprivation.
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Erb's palsy
Brachial plexus injury from shoulder dystocia.
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Nursing malpractice
Breach of the nursing standard of care.
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Radiology errors
Misread X-ray, CT, MRI, or mammogram.
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Pharmacy errors
Wrong drug, dose, or directions from the pharmacy.
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Dental malpractice
Nerve injury, wrong tooth, anesthesia, and oral surgery harm.
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