A doctor commits medical malpractice by negligently providing medical services which 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, a health care provider may commit malpractice by 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.

Contact The Mercaldo Law Firm to schedule your free consultation regarding your medical malpractice claims.

Arizona and San Diego Attorneys of The Mercaldo Law Firm — Experienced, Skilled, Compassionate Advocate for Victims of Medical Negligence

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.

We have obtained the following results in medical negligence cases:

· $5.29 million medical malpractice verdict in Tucson for a doctor’s mistake that lead to the amputation of a person’s arm

· $4 million medical malpractice verdict from a surgery complication that left a surgical sponge inside of the patient

· $3 million wrongful death jury verdict for doctor’s and nurse’s failure to recognize
post-operative bleed

· $1.5 million wrongful death jury verdict for the family of a patient who died on the
operating table due to the 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 pacemaker for a 55-
year old woman

· $2.5 million settlement for misdiagnosis of bowel obstruction

Serious Representation for Serious Injuries in Arizona and San Diego

Among the many categories of medical malpractice handled by The Mercaldo Law Firm are:

When you work with our Arizona and San Diego medical malpractice attorneys, you benefit from our many decades of excellent service, proven negotiation and litigation skills, keen client focus, and track record of success with pretrial settlements and jury verdicts. We have handled hundreds of medical negligence, personal injury, catastrophic injury and wrongful death cases during our career, and won millions of dollars in damages for clients.

Consult With Experienced Arizona and San Diego Medical Malpractice Attorneys

Call or e-mail the Mercaldo Law Firm today. Your initial consultation is free of charge! We will promptly return messages left after hours the following business day. Evening appointments are available upon request.