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Medical malpractice is more than a breach of the trust you put in your doctor. It puts you and your loved ones, including your children, at risk of terrible disability, chronic pain, and emotional trauma. Worst of all, it can take away a life.
Nothing can take back what happened to you, but as someone who has experienced medical malpractice, you could have the chance to relieve the financial burden your injuries are causing you.
Since 1990, Munday & Nathan has practiced medical malpractice law as part of our general personal injury practice. Based in the Chicago area, including Cook, Waukegan, Lake, and DuPage counties. Our mission has always been to help people affected by medical malpractice to hold negligent doctors and facilities accountable. Besides recovering compensation for our clients, our medical malpractice lawyer team uses our decades of experience in malpractice law to help improve the level of care provided by the local medical community. We put your needs first.
Examples of medical malpractice cases we routinely handle include, but aren’t limited to:
Proving that you were the victim of malpractice and harmed as a result can be highly technical and challenging. Our attorneys and staff meet that challenge, using our rare level of experience and knowledge. We also access the relevant literature, utilize the latest technology and consult the leading medical expert witnesses in the industry to help us litigate and present your compelling case to obtain for you compensation your damages warrant.
Malpractice can harm you in multiple ways. A careless mistake can hurt you directly, such as an operation on the wrong limb that costs you the use of that arm or leg. A negligent misdiagnosis or failure to diagnose a disease like cancer can delay treatment and allow the disease to progress, possibly leading to more grueling treatments and a reduced chance of survival. Finally, medical mistakes can require revision surgery and other treatment to fix, none of which would have been necessary had the doctor acted reasonably in the first place.
Depending on the type and extent of injury you suffered, your life could be affected for a relatively brief time, years, or the rest of your life. You could be left with crippling pain or disabilities that limit your ability to work and enjoy your hobbies. Your relationship with your spouse and children might be affected. You might be less able to support them, and instead now rely on them to help you with daily tasks. Your overall quality of life could be damaged. And in the worst cases, you lose a child, spouse, or other loved one.
If you’re seeking financial restitution for these and other types of damages, our Chicago medical malpractice attorneys are here to help. We will work closely with you to determine exactly how malpractice has impacted your life and pursue fair compensation. We will handle negotiations, court filings, and other details for you, to help remove stress from the process. Meanwhile, you and your loved ones can put your focus on healing, where it belongs.
Essentially, a statute of limitations is a time limit on how long someone has to file a medical malpractice lawsuit against the party that harmed them. For a medical malpractice claim, the “clock” to file typically starts ticking when a patient learns they have been harmed by malpractice, or they reasonably should have found out. The effects of malpractice are not always immediately clear, and it can be years before medical malpractice victims suspect their doctor negligently harmed them.
You must inquire and discuss the statute of limitations with your medical malpractice attorney. Illinois’ statute of limitations for medical malpractice claims is complex, with several exceptions that could affect whether you can still sue. The more details you can provide about what happened to you, the easier it will be for us to determine if the statute of limitations is a potential issue.
We understand how important it is to find the right medical malpractice lawyer. That’s why we invite you to contact us at 312-346-5678 to schedule an initial consultation. The consultation is fully confidential, and there is no obligation. One of our attorneys will discuss your case and suggest a path forward.
