Pediatrician Malpractice

When a pediatrician misses obvious signs of illness, pursues the wrong course of treatment, or ignores matters that warrant further investigation, a child can go from not feeling well to critically ill, to permanently injured, or even worse. Serious pediatrician error can devastate an entire family.

Any malpractice claim against a pediatrician requires in-depth investigation. Pediatric malpractice litigation is complex and requires expert review by a pediatric expert.

As with any other doctor, a pediatrician can make a wide range of mistakes when providing treatment and care. Whether the malpractice gave rise to the child injury, or aggravated the child's illness to a level it would not have reached but for the malpractice, are key questions that remain central to the investigation and legal analysis.

Pediatric malpractice, a claim of medical malpractice against a pediatrician, often arise in the following circumstances:

• Prescribing the wrong medication
  
• • contraindicated medication
    
    
• Failure to diagnose pneumonia
  
  
• Failure to diagnose infection
  
  
• Misdiagnosis of meningitis
  
  
• Misdiagnosis of appendicitis
  
  
• Misdiagnosis of heart condition or defect
  
  
• Medication error

If you believe your child was permanently harmed by pediatric malpractice, or a pediatrician' s errors, then contact our personal injury attorneys to discuss your malpractice claim.

Because we know that a strong medical malpractice case requires a trial lawyer to explain the full range of errors, permanent harms, the losses, and the lifetime consequences of the child injury, we know that appropriate expert witnesses must be retained to help explain liability, the medicine, the injuries, and the challenges ahead.

Because there are strict time limits which apply to Florida medical malpractice claims, contact us about your pediatric malpractice claim today. We will assess your circumstances, and do so in confidence.