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Saturday, November 22, 2008

Symptoms of Medication Errors

The High Cost of Pharmaceutical Errors

Aggressive Pursuit of Damages for Catastrophic Injury or Wrongful Death

Prescription drug errors are devastating for victims and their families, causing permanent disability or life-altering symptoms and severe financial strains. Dolan Law Firm of Miami, Florida fights for the full and rightful compensation our clients need for their losses and a lifetime of care. We aggressively pursue legal action against those responsible for pharmaceutical errors. Call (305) 371-2692 to learn how we can help.

Symptoms and Injuries of Medication Errors

Representing clients throughout South Florida and Central Florida, our personal injury lawyer has secured substantial damages in many prescription error cases. Mr. Dolan is familiar with the common injuries and the costs of treatment:

  • Brain injury / neurological damage
  • Organ failure / organ damage
  • Sensory damage
  • Paralysis
  • Coma
  • Stroke
  • Cardiac arrest
  • Hemorrhaging
  • Incontinence
  • Disfiguring skin eruptions

Medication errors include: prescriptions that fail to account for known drug allergies or cross-interactions with incompatible medications, side effects of wrong medications, deprival of the right drugs, and adverse reaction to a super-charged dose. The Institute of Medicine estimates that the cost of treating medication-related injuries that occurred in U.S. hospitals alone tops $3.5 billion annually.

Attorney Dan Dolan consults with life care planners, economists, medical experts, vocational specialists, and other professionals in assembling a claim for damages. Any settlement or award must cover lost earnings, future medical and nursing care, and the cost of medical equipment, Additionally, any settlement or award must cover personal damages for lost quality of life, family contributions, and pain and suffering.

We work to ensure you or your family member gets justice if the negligence of a doctor, pharmacist, or hospital has wrought havoc on your life. Call today at (305) 371-2692 for a free case evaluation with an accomplished personal injury and medical malpractice trial lawyer. We visit clients at home or hospital, and take medication error cases on a contingency basis.

Pharmaceutical Liability Information Center
Representative Cases

$9,800,000.00 40 year old mother of two was rendered a quadriplegic...

$6,500,000 The plaintiff was standing behind his armored truck...

$4,000,000 A wrongful death action was brought by the family of a 63-year-old man...

$3,500,000 A 20-year-old motorcyclist was killed when he struck...

$1,775,000 The plaintiff, a veterinarian, was jogging at night along...

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Dolan Law Firm
501 Brickell Key Drive, Suite 505
Miami, Florida, 33131
Phone: (305) 371-2692
Fax: (305) 371-2691
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