Medical Malpractice

Proving Medical Negligence.

Some of the most complicated and difficult cases to win involve medical malpractice. Proving negligence requires extensive medical knowledge, access to health records and expert witnesses. Balaban Spielberger puts its financial resources into building a compelling and vigorous case to take on well-funded malpractice insurance companies.

Failure to Provide Adequate Care: $3.5 Million Settlement

In the case of one woman we represented, the birth of her fourth child should have been a joyous occasion. Instead the treatment she received at a county-run medical center fell well below the standard of care and resulted in tragedy. Shortly after delivery in 2008, our client complained of having a severe headache. The […]

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Eye Injury: $1.45 Million Verdict

Our client went to his doctor to treat a severe nosebleed. The doctor ordered a procedure that involved injecting medication into the patient’s maxillary artery. Immediately following the treatment, the man woke up unable to see out of his right eye. Attempts to restore his vision were unsuccessful. Our client’s blindness has impacted his ability […]

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Negligent Treatment: $615,000 at Arbitration

The male plaintiff had a history of schizophrenia when he went to Kaiser to have a pancreatic cyst removed. While receiving heavy pain medication after the procedure, the patient suffered a schizophrenic break. He exhibited irrational behavior and ran out of the hospital without his shirt, shoes and cell phone. Our client fled the facility […]

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The MICRA Roadblock

One of the biggest obstacles fighting medical malpractice cases is the Medical Injury Compensation Reform Act of 1975 known as MICRA. It caps compensation for “non-economic damages” at $250,000. This includes life-altering injuries such as the loss of a limb, disfigurement, loss of vision or the loss of mobility. Under the MICRA law, the loss […]

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