Medical Malpractice

When you see a doctor or undergo a form of medical treatment, you trust that you will get quality care from a knowledgeable and experienced professional. Health care providers have a duty to take care of you. While there are plenty of highly skilled doctors and medical staff who routinely…

The Premise: At age 62 she was a proud wife, mother, and grandmother. Having worked most of her life, she was looking forward to the joyful years ahead. Retirement years! Travel years! Happy years! Years well-earned! Isn’t that what most want? Isn’t retirement the goal that satisfies those who toil…

The Premise: For years, many who suffered serious personal injury from violent accidents complained about symptoms that involved their mental status. Nightmares, sadness, lingering depression, anger, substance abuse, estrangement and fear were all part of emotional suffering that went far beyond physical trauma.  This agonizing mental state had many names….

When you visit a doctor, you expect them to use their knowledge and expertise to determine the correct diagnosis and offer you appropriate treatment. You place your trust in medical professionals during some of the most difficult and vulnerable moments of your life. However, far too many doctors disregard this…

The Premise: Nature has provided a remarkable human machine. It has formed billions of cells in the body, with each working harmoniously with its neighbors toward a common mission: to think, reason, speak, see, hear, feel, smell, walk, to support an immune system designed to fight off any domestic or…

Medical malpractice occurs when a doctor or other medical professional fails to perform their duty, due to an unreasonable level of negligence. This negligence ultimately causes the patient serious harm, which the medical provider could have prevented through appropriate care. If you or a loved one suffered from medical malpractice,…

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The New York City Comptroller reported that the 474 medical malpractice claims filed in the fiscal year 2018 were 11 percent less than the 534 claims filed in the fiscal year 2017 and the number of claims has steadily declined since 686 claims were filed in the fiscal year 2009….

A dynamic medical malpractice trial attorney is an integral part of any litigation team, and Finz & Finz, P.C., Jack Kanzler credits the rest of his team with making it all happen. “In the hundreds of cases I’ve been involved with, it’s always been a team effort. I couldn’t do…

Incompetence is a problem in every field, but is particularly troublesome in the medical profession, where a doctor’s failures can lead to significant injury or even death. Doctors regularly miss diagnoses or botch surgeries, resulting in millions of dollars in additional medical expenses. But as frightening as incompetence is, willful…