Terrence Lavin is recognized as one of the top medical malpractice lawyers in Chicago, with a large number of multi-million malpractice jury verdicts and dozens of similar settlements. He has handled cases involving botched surgeries, instruments left in the surgical field, infection, flesh-eating bacteria, cerebral palsy, birth injury, late diagnosis of cancer and other conditions, misdiagnosis, unnecessary mastectomy, paraplegia from improper surgical technique, improper emergency room treatment and innumerable other medical circumstances that lead to injury and/or death.
Mr. Lavin served as an adjunct professor of Law at Chicago Kent College of law and has written numerous articles and book chapters on malpractice-related topics. One of his articles was cited as the basis for changing proof requirements on proximate causation in malpractice cases in Illinois. He also helped author a chapter in a medical textbook. He has lectured lawyers on malpractice topics in Chicago and elsewhere in America.
His verdicts in the malpractice arena have set several records in Illinois.
Illinois Medical Malpractice Law
Illinois medical malpractice attorneys understand that the negligence of medical professionals and medical facilities can be devastating. Each year, Illinois patients are hurt and killed by the failure of doctors, nurses and hospitals to provide a reasonable standard of care. Medical malpractice exists across medical specialties, in urban and rural areas and in large and small medical offices and hospitals.
Medical malpractice is different from a poor medical outcome. In order for an action or a failure to act to be considered medical malpractice, specific legal elements must be met. Specifically, you, together with your Illinois medical malpractice lawyer, must prove:
- That the defendant doctor, nurse or hospital failed to provide the type of treatment that a reasonably careful doctor, nurse or hospital would have provided under similar circumstances;
- That the defendant’s breach of the duty of care was a proximate cause of the plaintiff’s injuries. The plaintiff must have suffered a medical injury because of the defendant’s actions and not merely because of an underlying medical condition or other reason.
- The plaintiff suffered specific injuries. The plaintiff’s medical malpractice attorney must be able to explain the specific injuries his or her client suffered so that damages can be calculated.
Types of Medical Malpractice
While medical malpractice can occur in any specialty and in any setting, there are some situations where medical malpractice is more likely to occur. Below are some common types of cases handled by Illinois medical malpractice attorneys:
- Emergency room errors
- Anesthesia malpractice
- Dental malpractice
- OB / GYN Malpractice
- Pediatric Malpractice
Birth Injuries
Medical Misdiagnosis
- Late diagnosis of cancer
- Late diagnosis of other medical conditions, infections, viruses or diseases
- Misdiagnosis of a condition, infection, virus or disease
Medication Errors
- Prescribing the wrong medication for the patient
- Prescribing the wrong amount of medication for the patient
- Failing to properly consider the interaction of the medication with the patient’s other medications
Surgical Errors
- Botched surgeries
- Instruments left in the body after surgery
- Paraplegia from improper surgical techniques
Preventable Complications
- Infections
- Flesh eating bacteria
- Unnecessary mastectomies
Chicago Medical Malpractice Lawyers
The conditions listed above are well known to medical malpractice attorneys. Illinois law allows victims of medical malpractice to recover damages for the injuries. Therefore, it is important to choose an experienced Illinois medical malpractice lawyer to help you with your case.
Lavin Law Offices represents victims of medical malpractice throughout Illinois and the greater Chicagoland area, including Cook County, DuPage County, Lake County, McHenry County, and Will County, and the towns of Aurora, Addison, Chicago Heights, Joliet, Hillsdale, Plainfield, Rolling Meadows, Des Plains, Schaumburg, Palatine, Elk Grove Village, Hoffman Estates, Arlington Heights, Mount Prospect, Hanover Park, Streamwood, Prospect Heights, Wheeling, Wheaton, Waukegan, Inverness, Barrington, Buffalo Grove, Elgin, Bartlett, Itasca, Bloomingdale and Oak Park.
Please contact us today for a free consultation. The Illinois medical malpractice attorneys of Lavin Law Offices will not collect a fee from you unless your case results in a monetary verdict or settlement.
