Medical Malpractice

Late & Misdiagnosis

LATE & MISDIAGNOSIS OF:

• CANCER
• BREAST CANCER
• APPENDICITIS
• HEART ATTACK
• STROKES AND ANEURYSMS
• AMONG OTHERS

Saving a life often depends on the early and correct detection of serious health conditions such as breast cancer, cervical/endometrial cancer, colon cancer, lung cancer, skin cancer, appendicitis, heart attack, strokes and aneurysms.

Prompt, proper testing for these conditions in the doctor’s office, or hospital emergency room, can mean the difference between life or death for the stricken patient.

Mammograms, ultrasounds, biopsies, blood tests, MRI’s and CAT/CT scans and electrocardiograms are commonly used by medical professionals to detect a potentially lethal condition.

You may be shocked to learn how many times doctors fail to order these tests or interpret them properly. This may happen at times out of sheer negligence, or when caught up in the confusion of a much over-extended, and under-staffed, hospital emergency room.

Compounding the problem are incidences of medical negligence even when proper diagnostic tests are used by doctors, for instance, when radiologists misread the films, or the pathologist misreads a biopsy.

These mishaps can lead to unforgiving delays in making a diagnosis, and even sometimes result in incorrect diagnosis.

When time is working against you, delays can limit treatment options, worsen prognosis, or even cause death.

The New York and New Jersey late diagnosis lawyers at Simonson Hess Leibowitz & Goodman have been representing victims of late diagnosis & misdiagnosis for more than three decades. We have recovered money for our clients in 98% of the cases we have handled. The total dollars we have recovered for clients who have been victims of late diagnosis and misdiagnosis has totaled in the many millions.

Collectively our partners have well more than one hundred years of experience representing victims of late and missed diagnosis. Simonson Hess Leibowitz & Goodman is one of only seven law firms in New York City to be ranked by US News & World Report as a New York Tier 1 law firm in the category of Medical Malpractice Law - Plaintiffs in 2010. One of our lawyers has been recognized in Best Lawyers in America, and three of our partners have been recognized in Super Lawyers.