Whether your child needs emergency care or simply needs a checkup, you expect doctors, nurses, and other medical professionals to provide competent care that leaves your child better than when they came in. But when providers are negligent, your child may leave with new or worsening injuries. During this challenging time, our Palm Beach Gardens pediatric medical injury attorneys are here to provide legal representation and deliver justice.
Freidin Brown, P.A. has long served South Floridians seeking help for medical malpractice. Since 1976, our firm has devoted itself to helping victims of all ages get the compensation they need to recover from careless medical attention. With over $500 million recovered for our clients, we have what it takes to deliver results. We understand the emotional and financial toll pediatric medical injuries take on families—and we’re ready to stand by your side.
Let our Palm Beach Gardens medical malpractice lawyers get to work for you today—call now for a free case review.
How Our Palm Beach Gardens Medical Injury Lawyers Support Your Family
As a parent, you will do everything in your power to help your child. Unfortunately, one negligent choice by a provider or facility means your child is now facing weeks, months, or years of recovery. These professionals failed to take care of your child, and now your family is paying the price.
The legal team at Freidin Brown, P.A. is here to make sure all parties answer for their actions. Our firm has a mission to provide reliable, compassionate, and effective legal representation to anyone in Florida hurt by medical professionals. Our lawyers are determined to shoulder all legal burdens on behalf of our clients, and this means we:
- Manage all legal processes, like pretrial requirements and lawsuit deadlines
- Help negotiate settlements with the other parties
- Handle communication with insurance companies
- Gather evidence, such as medical records and hospital incident reports
- Assess the full extent of your child’s losses with the help of various experts, including life care planners and economists
- Determine liability for your child’s injuries
- Take your case to trial and represent you in front of a jury
Our firm ensures each and every client gets personalized attention by limiting how many cases our lawyers can take. At least two attorneys will oversee your case’s development to create a strong legal strategy, ensuring it’s trial-ready if necessary. Your child’s well-being is our top priority, and we’re here to help you explore how we can support your family.
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Provider and Hospital Negligence Cause Pediatric Medical Injuries
Medical professionals have a duty to patients to provide medical care that lives up to the standards expected of their profession. Negligence can come in many forms, including:
- Surgical Error: Surgery may be necessary to address your child’s health issue. However, surgeons and surgical staff may make negligent mistakes that hurt your child. Leaving objects behind in the body, performing the wrong surgery, or even performing an unnecessary procedure are all examples of surgical malpractice.
- Medication Error: Medication errors refer to any mistakes involving medication and could include the wrong dosage, incorrect instructions, incorrect medications, and failures to account for your child’s allergies or other health issues.
- Misdiagnosis or Failure to Diagnose: Whether a provider gives your child a late diagnosis, or never diagnoses the issue, delays in care can make your child’s condition worse.
- Anesthesia Error: Anesthesia is an essential medication that requires careful administration in any patient, but especially in vulnerable patients like children. Negligent anesthesia use can cause major injuries and illnesses, and in some cases, death.
- Hospital Negligence: Hospitals may be responsible for the harm your child has suffered. Emergency room errors and premature discharge from the hospital are examples of how a facility may fail to provide proper care.
- Birth Injuries: While birth is an exciting time for families, the neglect of an OB-GYN or other provider can cause harm to your child at any stage of pregnancy, labor, or delivery.
Whatever the cause of your child’s medical injury, our Palm Beach Gardens attorneys would like to hear from you.
Hospitals and Healthcare Providers Do Not Always Provide Adequate Care
No matter how prestigious a hospital or medical professional may seem, these parties can still provide negligent care and hurt patients. An article in the Miami Herald reported on the Fall 2024 hospital safety grades of various hospitals in South Florida, and some of the results are startling.
If your child was a victim at these or other hospitals, or another medical office or facility, you may have grounds for a lawsuit. Call our Palm Beach Gardens pediatric medical injury lawyers today to discuss your case.
Compensation Our Palm Beach Gardens Pediatric Medical Injury Attorneys Can Pursue
We know that your main focus right now is taking care of your child. Dealing with insurance companies seems impossible, and you may want to take any offer that is placed in front of you. Insurance companies routinely undervalue or even deny claims, which means victims do not have enough money to pay for all of their needs.
The team at Freidin Brown, P.A. is here to level the playing field. Our firm has spent over 45 years fighting for victims, especially those as vulnerable as children. We know your family has a long road ahead, and we want to help secure your child’s future. This means we will seek damages for losses that include:
- Current medical expenses
- Future medical expenses your child may need, such as additional surgeries, hospital stays, and physical or occupational therapy
- Lost earning potential
- Pain and suffering and other emotional damages
- Travel expenses related to seeking medical care
- Home modifications and assistive devices
- In-home health aides
Tragically, medical malpractice can even be fatal. If your child has passed away because of a provider or facility’s negligence, we offer our deepest condolences during this difficult time. Your child deserves justice, and our pediatric injury attorneys are here to hold the at-fault parties accountable for this painful loss.
Our team will seek compensation for medical expenses, funeral and burial costs, emotional anguish, and other losses your child and surviving family has suffered. Our team will give your family the personalized and compassionate care you need, while working toward results that acknowledge your family’s pain.
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Frequently Asked Questions for Our Palm Beach Gardens Medical Injury Attorneys
How Much Does a Top Medical Malpractice Attorney Cost?
The costs of filing a medical malpractice claim vary from case to case and depend on many factors. However, our firm takes medical malpractice cases, including pediatric injury cases, on a contingency fee basis.
This means you owe nothing upfront—our team is only paid if we win your case. We only receive a portion of your settlement or judgment, and if we do not win, you owe us nothing.
Insurance companies have vast resources and often intimidate victims into accepting low settlements. However, Freidin Brown, P.A. is prepared to offer high-quality legal representation and draw on numerous resources that are not limited by your ability to pay us.
Can You Sue for Medical Negligence in Florida?
Yes, you can sue for medical negligence. The parties that you can take action against will depend on the circumstances of your child’s pediatric injury case. Some potentially liable parties could include:
- Pediatricians, OB-GYNs, and other specialists
- Nurses and nurse practitioners
- Pharmacists and pharmacy technicians
- Imaging centers
- Midwives
- Hospitals and medical centers
However, make sure you take action as soon as possible following your child’s injuries. Florida Statutes § 95.11 limits how long you have to file a lawsuit, and many circumstances, including your child’s age, can affect this deadline.
What Is the Difference Between a Personal Injury Lawyer and a Medical Malpractice Lawyer?
Medical malpractice lawyers are a type of personal injury lawyer, but not every personal injury firm is equipped to handle the nuances of these claims. While medical malpractice cases must be able to establish negligence like most personal injury cases, the state laws and standards surrounding medical negligence are much more complex.
One major element of a medical malpractice case is establishing the standard of care. There is no single standard of care—this will depend on the profession and the circumstances of the case. Our Palm Beach Gardens lawyers work with various medical professionals who can help us determine the standard of care for your child’s case and show that the provider breached this standard.
The typical personal injury lawyer may not have the resources and knowledge needed to establish negligence and liability, and victims may be left with an inadequate or nonexistent settlement. Don’t leave your child’s medical injury case up to chance— trust Freidin Brown, P.A. to advocate for your child’s future.
Your Child Deserves Justice for Pediatric Medical Injuries
We know that going up against medical professionals, healthcare facilities, and their insurance companies can be daunting. Fortunately, Freidin Brown, P.A. is here to protect your child and their rights.
With over 100 years of combined experience, our Palm Beach Gardens pediatric medical injury attorneys are determined to get you the results you need. Call us now for a free case review, 24/7. We look forward to speaking with you today.