Illinois medical malpractice injury attorneys

Medical malpractice refers to an injury resulting from the negligence of a medical treatment provider. Under the law, a patient who is injured by a doctor or other healthcare provider because of substandard care has a right to compensation for his or her injuries. Substandard medical care is care that deviates from certain medical standards, which direct how a health care provider should react to a given situation. These medical standards are not contained in any one book. They are generally recognized by competent doctors and health care providers, described in medical journals, and taught in medical schools.

In all of our medical malpractice injury cases, we advance all costs. No attorney fees apply unless we are able to obtain a recovery on your behalf.

Some of the many forms of medical malpractice include:

The experienced medical malpractice attorneys at Mitchell S. Sexner & Associates LLC can help you identify if an injury or death is the result of such malpractice. This determination of whether a medical professional has met the standard of care must be based on a comparison with other similar professionals in the same field. Doctors and nurses must be held to their duty to provide proper care according to accepted standards of the community and/or the standards of a particular medical specialty. When medical malpractice has occurred, the injured party should be compensated for: