The personal injury lawyers at Morgan & Morgan, a national injury law firm headquartered in Orlando Florida, achieved a verdict of $8,600,000 in a medical negligence lawsuit. The lawsuit was filed on behalf of a five year old girl against medical professionals who failed to diagnose TB meningitis (Tuberculous meningitis).
TB Meningitis is an infection of the meninges, membranes which cover the brain and spinal cord; the symptoms, which usually begin slowly, include loss of appetite, fever, a stiff neck, headaches, along with nausea, vomiting, seizures, sensitivity to light, and even loss of consciousness. When diagnosed, treatment typically lasts at least a year, and involves multiple antitubercular medications. If not diagnosed and treated, TB meningitis in children is universally fatal.
“Failure to diagnose” is a type of medical malpractice which also includes delayed diagnoses. In fact, many medical malpractice lawsuits arise from misdiagnoses, diagnostic errors or delayed diagnosis. While the failure to diagnose is commonly associated with cancer, it covers any delay or failure by a medical professional to recognize the signs and symptoms of a disease, resulting in an injury or death that could have been avoided. These often include cases where a patient has a family history of a disease, or other common risk factors, which a doctor should be aware of and account for when making a diagnosis.
While not every disease can be recognized and treated in its early stages, the attorneys at Morgan and Morgan encourage patients who believe that they have been the victim of a failure to diagnose to seek legal counsel. An experienced medical malpractice lawyer can determine whether a doctor failed to adhere to the “standard of care,” when treating and diagnosing your condition.
Morgan and Morgan’s medical malpractice attorneys offer free case evaluations to patients who have suffered injuries due to the failure to diagnose.
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Morgan and Morgan is one of the largest Personal Injury law firms in the country with multiple office locations throughout Florida and the Southeast. The firm handles auto accident cases, personal injury cases, and medical malpractice cases, as well as claims against drug and medical device manufacturers. Visit Morgan and Morgan at http://www.forthepeople.com/ for a free case evaluation and information about your legal rights.
