Miami Medical Malpractice Attorneys
The medical malpractice attorneys at the Miami law firm of FREIDIN · DOBRINSKY have been achieving exceptional results for victims of medical negligence throughout South Florida for more than 25 years.
Medical malpractice, also referred to as medical negligence, applies to doctors, hospitals, nurses and other health care professionals. Medical malpractice occurs when one of these individuals fails to act reasonably or deviates from a reasonable standard of care that a similar medical professional would exercise under the same circumstances; leading to injury or death of a patient.
A skilled Florida medical malpractice attorney not only protects the rights of victims, but also helps to drive change by making our communities safer. In the landmark case Webb v. Priest, we established important pretrial discovery rules requiring defendant doctors to disclose their opinions about their own conduct and that of their colleagues. This case helped break down the so-called "conspiracy of silence" among doctors.
Philip Freidin and Randy Rosenblum along with co-counsel Mark Poses obtained a $38 million verdict for twin boys who were rendered blind due to the defendant doctor's malpractice after they were born premature. The lawyers at Freidin & Dobrinsky proved to a Ft. Myers jury that had the doctor properly screened and diagnosed the two infants, their sight would have been saved.
Medical malpractice injuries can be difficult to prove and complex, and these cases require qualified experts from premier medical institutions to be proven. It can take several years to go trial. FREIDIN · DOBRINSKY has been handling medical malpractice cases for more than 25 years and our firm has knowledgeable nurses on staff. We use a multitude of sophisticated litigation techniques including forensics. We have the experience and the financial ability to take on the largest hospitals and insurance companies. We are known among defense lawyers and insurance companies as being formidable opponents. Our Miami lawyers handle cases involving:
Prevention is always the best medicine. With this in mind, prior to a medical or surgical procedure, educate yourself about your doctor and hospital. Florida residents approved Amendment 7: 381.026 Florida's Patient's Bill of Rights and Responsibilities, which allows patients to receive records of health care providers' or facilities' adverse incidents, including those which may cause injury or death. Florida consumers can look up Florida Medical Licenses, Florida Doctors On-line Profile, and Florida Doctor's History of Previously Paid Malpractice Claims. The Federal Government also has a website called Hospital Compare that compares how hospitals perform on some common procedures.
If you or a family member has suffered due to a serious medical malpractice catastrophic injury or wrongful death, we want you to know that we here to help.
Our medical negligence law firm has a proven track record of obtaining some of the highest jury verdicts and settlements including the following:
- $38 million verdict for twin boys who were rendered blind due to the defendant doctor's malpractice after they were born premature
- $12.7 million verdict for a 5-year-old child who sustained brain injury as a result of negligent care at Miami Children's Hospital
- $2.2 million verdict for the Broward family of a victim of medical malpractice resulting from a failure to diagnose and hospitalize in a timely fashion based on a single phone call to the family doctor who failed to carefully listen to the patient's wife.
- $2 million verdict for the parents of a 12-year-old child who died as a result of emergency room negligence. The doctor and hospital staff mistakenly believed the child's ER symptoms were drug induced. We proved they should have suspected, diagnosed and treated a brain hemorrhage, all of which would have saved her life.
- $1.8 million verdict for a brain-injured infant from Belle Glade. To our knowledge, this was the first million-dollar-plus verdict in Florida ever awarded to a Haitian.
- $1 million verdict for the parents of an 18-year-old girl from Stuart who, after being hit by a drunk driver and severely fracturing her leg, died from a blood clot.
- $950,000 for failure to diagnose prenatal defects.
See our Jury Verdicts & Settlements page for additional information.
We also welcome inquiries and the opportunity to work with other attorneys and law firms to help maximize their client's recovery. We accept case referrals from attorneys throughout Florida and the United States and pay referral fees in accordance with the rules regulating The Florida Bar.
The personal injury lawyers at FREIDIN · DOBRINSKY have been achieving exceptional results for victims of medical negligence and malpractice in the following counties - Miami-Dade, Broward, Palm Beach, Martin, St. Lucie, Pinellas, Hillsborough, Manatee, Sarasota, Charlotte, Lee and Collier and throughout Florida and the United States.
Contact us to arrange a free initial consultation with a Florida medical malpractice attorney to discuss your medical negligence or malpractice claim.
