We routinely trust our health, and sometimes our lives, to the care of physicians, surgeons and other medical professionals. On occasion, careless and irresponsible actions during medical procedures cause us additional injuries which facilitate the need for additional medical care.

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the care of physicians,
surgeons and other medical professionals. On occasion,
careless and irresponsible actions during medical procedures
cause us additional injuries which facilitate the need for
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additional medical care. If you feel that a doctor or surgeon did
not act as any of his or her peers would have under similar
circumstances, you may have the grounds to file an Illinois
malpractice lawsuit, but these cases can be difficult to win.
The Illinois medical malpractice attorneys of Rosenfeld Injury
Lawyers understand what is required to win these cases and
can ensure you the greatest chance of success.
Medical Malpractice is Notoriously Difficult to Prove
in Illinois
Data gathered over the last decade has allowed us to debunk
many of the claims made by the media and insurance
companies in regards to the efficacy and success rate of
malpractice claims. Roughly three out of ten cases that reach
trial end in judgment in favor of the plaintiff, which means the
defendant wins 70% of the time. There has been a
longstanding misconception that having your case tried in Cook
County will increase your chances of success, but over the last
ten years, there has only been a 2% variance in the number of
cases tried in Cook County compared to all others.
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The reason for this low rate of success is that the law favors
doctors and medical professionals for the purpose of
discouraging frivolous lawsuits. Proving that the doctor violated
his duty of care is the most difficult aspect of medical
negligence case because it requires convincing testimony and
evidence that assert beyond any doubt that the doctor acted
unreasonably. Regardless of whether an attorney moves a
case to what is perceived as a more favorable venue, this
burden of proof always needs to be overcome.
Insurance Companies Take Advantage of Low
Malpractice Success Rates
Surgeons, physicians and hospitals are all insured so that they
may be able to provide compensation in the event they harm
one of their patients or a staff member acts negligently. The
insurance companies often try to settle matters outside of court
if they feel it would be more expedient and less expensive to
settle than to allow the case to proceed before a jury.
Unfortunately, they consistently offer settlements that are not in
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the plaintiffs’ interests and those settlements limit the ability of
those who accept them to any further legal recourse.
Over a five-year study, it was found that settlement offers in
Illinois were rarely sufficient to provide victims with adequate
compensation beyond their court costs and less than 10% of
settlement offers exceeded $500,000. During this time frame,
500 cases were studied and 43 received offers of $500,000 or
higher out of 140 settlement offers in total. Remarkably, of 140
cases in which an offer was made and the plaintiff chose to
proceed to trial, only six resulted in a verdict less valuable than
the offers. If you are offered an out of court settlement, it is
extremely important to go over the fine print with an Illinois
medical malpractice attorney to determine whether it is in your
best interest to accept the offer.
How to Maximize your Chances When Filing a
Malpractice Claim
It is understandable to be frustrated and to constantly question
whether you are making the proper legal decisions when you
are pursuing litigation due to a medical error or injury. You may
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are pursuing litigation due to a medical error or injury. You may
feel that passing on an offer is not in your best interest due to
the low rate of successful malpractice claims and you might be
(rightfully) wary of settlement offers that don’t seem to have
your interests at heart. This is where having an experienced
medical malpractice law firm with a proven track record of
success becomes invaluable.
The Illinois medical malpractice attorneys of Rosenfeld Injury
Lawyers use a layered approach to improve the chances of
successfully recovering compensation on our clients’ behalf.
The first step we take is to evaluate your case and perform an
investigation which will allow us to understand exactly what
happened and how it contributed to your injuries. We rely on
experts in relevant schools of medicine to allow us to gather an
accurate assessment of whether your surgeon or physician
violated the duty of care. Those same medical experts can
then be called upon to provide testimony in your favor and to
help counter any claims by the defense that the defendant
acted completely as any of his or her colleagues would have.
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Post-Operative
Vision Loss
Perforated Bowel
Gastric Bypass
Malpractice
Laparoscopic
Surgery Errors
Failing to Diagnose
Neck Fracture
Failure to Diagnose
Meningitis
Cut Bile Duct
Military Medical
Malpractice
LASIK & Eye
Surgery Errors
Failure to Diagnose
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Our team also has access to experts who can properly value
your claim by assessing the upfront cost of paying for the
medical treatment required to make you whole again while
figuring in out of pocket costs, long term care or rehabilitative
therapy and other factors such as the loss of income and
diminished earning potential in addition to the value of your
pain and suffering throughout your ordeal. It is a combination of
all this compelling testimony and our extensive knowledge of
medical tort law that make us the leading firm in Illinois when it
comes to successfully prosecuting medical negligence matters.
Contact us today to arrange a free consultation with one of our
Illinois medical malpractice attorneys to review your case and
go over the legal options available. We will answer your
questions and concerns and let you know the true chances
your case has of success and how best to proceed. Medical
malpractice cases are no sure thing and we understand that
many victims of medical malpractice are already facing large
financial burdens. Therefore, if we are unable to secure
compensation on your behalf, you can be assured that our
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