A spinal cord abscess, or an epidural abscess, as it is sometimes called, is an infection in the epidural space around the spinal cord. If the infection is not treated immediately and effectively, it can cause major spinal cord damage. This can lead to permanent injury and sometimes even death.
A Chicago spinal abscess misdiagnosis attorney at Gill Ports Hoste LLC can help you if your doctor failed to correctly identify and treat this emergency medical condition. Our legal team is dedicated to fighting for clients, and we bring more than 100 years of collective experience to the table to help you get justice.
To find out more about how a medical malpractice lawyer in Chicago at our firm can fight for you, give us a call or contact us online today to schedule your free consultation.
When can you recover compensation for a spinal abscess misdiagnosis?
You are entitled to compensation for a spinal abscess misdiagnosis if:
- A medical professional, such as your doctor or an ER doctor, has a duty to you to provide you with a professional level of treatment.
- A reasonably competent doctor with similar training or experience would have correctly diagnosed your condition, but your provider fell short and failed to diagnose you.
- You suffered harm as a direct result of the failure to diagnose the spinal abscess correctly and in a timely manner
- You can be compensated for the harm you endured
Doctors are not expected to be 100% perfect in every case. But they are expected to provide a professional level of care. If any reasonable physician with similar training to your doctor would have identified the spinal abscess, but your provider didn’t, you deserve to make them pay for the losses and damages you incurred due to their failures.
It’s not just doctors who may need to compensate you, either. Vicarious liability laws can make employers responsible for the actions of their agents while working. This means if a hospital or clinic employs a negligent doctor, it is as if the hospital itself is being negligent. You can pursue a claim against the care facility to get justice.
How can a Chicago spinal abscess misdiagnosis attorney help you?
A Chicago spinal abscess misdiagnosis attorney at Gill Ports Hoste LLC can help you to maximize your chances of getting full compensation for medical bills, lost wages, pain and suffering, emotional distress, wrongful death damages, or other losses resulting from a misdiagnosed spinal abscess.
Some of the ways a misdiagnosis attorney at Gill Ports Hoste LLC can help include:
- Obtaining evidence like medical records
- Making sure you’re taking action against all defendants who could be held responsible
- Connecting you with experts to review your case, determine if you have a claim, and testify against the defendant if your case goes to trial
- Negotiating with the insurance company, including making sure you don’t say anything to jeopardize your claim, and don’t accept a low offer that doesn’t make sense given the losses endured
- Helping you to prove how badly you were harmed by taking steps like keeping a pain diary
- Going to court if needed, to make sure you get the compensation you deserve when you have suffered serious life-threatening or permanent damage due to a spinal abscess misdiagnosis.
Contact an Attorney at Gill Ports Hoste LLC today
To find out more about how a Chicago spinal abscess misdiagnosis attorney can help you, give us a call or contact us online today to schedule a free consultation.