Failure to Diagnose
One of the more common forms of medical malpractice is the outright failure to diagnose a condition. Some of the more commonly mis-diagnosed conditions are hypertension and diabetes. More than 15 million cases of hypertension and 5.7 million diabetes cases have yet to be diagnosed. The failure to diagnose other conditions such as heart attack, lung, breast or colon cancer, and appendicitis can lead to serious deterioration in the patient’s condition as well as significant medical expense. Failure to diagnose medical conditions can seriously jeopardize a person’s health and wellness. When a doctor or healthcare provider fails to diagnose a medical condition, this is a form of medical malpractice. Our medical malpractice attorneys can help you sort through the complexities of a medical malpractice case and receive compensation for your injuries and expenses.
Contact us. If you or a loved one has suffered an injury due to failure to diagnose a medical condition, it is important that you contact us as soon as possible to evaluate your claim. Our firm has handled cases in Cook, DuPage, Kane, Lake, and other surrounding Illinois counties. Every claim has a statute of limitations, which will bar the case if not filed before it expires.
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Lawyers Who Win
[An MSU article featuring Craig Manchik]
Craig Manchik, ’94, managing partner in the Chicago-based firm of Manchik & Romaker, has been arguing his position since he was a child. Manchik recently won a jury verdict of more than $1.1 million on a difficult liability case against an Illinois municipality and its police officers. He agrees that you win cases by doing a thorough and complete investigation that includes lining up appropriate experts early so they can advise you in discovery.
Manchik’s firm concentrates on medical malpractice, nursing home negligence, catastrophic personal injury and wrongful death cases. To him, successful litigation hinges on the ability to be a good listener. Manchik believes “you must be in a position to feel your client’s pain. You must bring forth the passion necessary to convince a jury of the wrongs that have been done to the client. If you can do that, you have a good start.”