Medical Malpractice
Medical Malpractice
Clare & Scott's medical malpractice attorneys have decades of specialized experience in the defense of hospitals, healthcare facilities and healthcare practitioners who have been sued because of claims of medical malpractice. As seasoned medical malpractice litigators, Clare & Scott’s trial attorneys are highly qualified to evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of all medical malpractice cases, to develop and implement an effective and cost-efficient defense strategy and to handle all aspects of the trial. The outcome of a medical malpractice case has potentially serious implications on the healthcare practitioner's reputation and livelihood. Clare & Scott strives to protect the interests of all healthcare facilities and practitioners.
Clare & Scott's attorneys also represent healthcare practitioners in all of the State Boards of Examiners disciplinary
proceedings. Mr. Clare in particular has extensive experience representing professionals before the various State
Boards.
Please contact us today for a no obligation consultation with one of our
healthcare practice attorneys.
Patrick J. Clare, Esq.
(201) 414-5067
Mission & PhilosophyClare & Scott is committed to obtaining the optimum results for its clients. The client’s interests are directed by and receive the full attention of experienced, seasoned trial attorneys, assisted by a support staff providing complimentary skills that insure each claim receives the attention of a cohesive team. Clare & Scott has the skills needed to review,
analyze and digest the facts and to develop a litigation strategy with the client's input that optimizes the defense of the claim. While there are many general practice and insurance defense firms that offer litigation services as part of their practice, Clare & Scott has attorneys who have dedicated themselves to defending members of the healthcare industry and
their insurers. Clare & Scott’s healthcare attorneys have the knowledge, training and experience to analyze and litigate complex medical and legal issues that often arise in these matters including Charitable Immunity, apportionment of damages due to pre-existing conditions, and indemnification and
contribution issues associated with malpractice claims.
ClientsHospitals Healthcare PracticesClinicsPhysiciansPhysician AssistantsNursesTherapistsDentists Other licensed medical professionals
Representative Cases
The following are medical malpractice cases our attorneys have previously handled or tried:
Jane/John Doe v. ABC Defendants: Case involved breach of HIPAA confidentiality and Law Against Discrimination theories of liability.
Jane/John Doe v. ABC Defendants: The plaintiff contended that she sustained bilateral ureter lacerations during a cesarean section.
Jane/John Doe v. ABC Defendants:
This case concerned allegations of a delay in diagnosis and treatment of breast cancer.
Jane/John Doe v. ABC Defendants: The severely cognitively impaired infant alleged that the the nursing staff failed to recognize fetal distress on fetal monitoring strips.
Jane/John Doe v. ABC Defendants:
The plaintiff asserted that there was a failure to diagnose and treatan aortic aneurysm, resulting in the decedent's death.
Jane/John Doe v. ABC Defendants:
The decedent's estate alleged that cardiac medications were improperly prescribed and that glucagon and epinephrine were not used during the decedent's code.
Jane/John Doe v. ABC Defendants:
This case involved an allegation of a failure to diagnose Lyme's disease.
Jane/John Doe v. ABC Defendants:
The decedent's estate contended that the defendants failed to diagnose a stroke.
Jane/John Doe v. ABC Defendants:
The plaintiff alleged that the defendants collectively failed to diagnose the presence of a percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy tube in the decedent's stomach, causing pulmonary and cardiac symptoms and, ultimately, the decedent's death.
Jane/John Doe v. ABC Defendants:
The plaintiff alleged that the defendant surgeon's surgical technique led to a second leg fracture.
Jane/John Doe v. ABC Defendants: The decedent's estate contended that the nursing staff and attending physicians failed to diagnose and treat a post-operative bleed, causing death.
Jane/John Doe v. ABC Defendants: The decedent's widow contended that the defendant physician failed to diagnose decedent's lung cancer.
*Names redacted for confidentiality.
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