Medical Malpractice Defense

Medical Malpractice Defense Representation

From Wheaton and the Loop

If you are a doctor or health care professional accused of professional negligence resulting in the injuries to a patient, speak with an experienced medical malpractice attorney at the Wheaton, Illinois, law firm of Esp, Kreuzer, Cores & McLaughlin, LLP.

We advocate for the rights of medical professionals alleged to have committed medical malpractice and defend medical malpractice lawsuits. Contact attorney Douglas Esp through this Web site or by calling (630) 871-1002 to schedule an appointment to discuss your case. We represent health care professionals throughout Chicago and its suburbs from our offices in Wheaton and the downtown Loop.

Our experienced trial lawyers defend doctors, nurses, anesthesiologists, pharmacists, and other health care professionals as well as hospitals, medical practices, and nursing care facilitates facing accusations of:

Surgical Errors: Surgical injuries in laparoscopic surgeries, infections, operations on the incorrect body part, leaving surgical instruments or other foreign objects in the body, and other claims

• Birth Injuries: Asphyxia, shoulder dystocia, cerebral palsy, Erb's palsy, physical injuries to mother or child from obstetrician negligence, and other claims

Medication Errors: Over-prescribing, failing to prescribe, prescribing or administering the wrong dose, providing inadequate warnings to patients regarding medication risks, failure to predict known drug interactions and allergic reaction, and other negligence

Failure to diagnose: Cancer, stroke, heart attack, infections, diabetes, or other conditions, leading to increased illness, injury, or death

Nursing home negligence and abuse: Financial abuse, failure to provide adequate care, failure to prevent injury, providing too few staff, physical abuse and neglect, emotional abuse, over-medication, malnutrition or dehydration, and wrongful death

Defending a medical malpractice case hinges on building a strong case that demonstrates that the complaining patient cannot prove that it is more likely than not that you failed to perform your duties up to the accepted standard of care, or that any failure to do so caused him or her harm. Defending allegations of fault requires consultation with experts on medical standards of care, which can include other doctors and medical professionals, pathologists, or legal bioethicists. At Esp, Kreuzer, Cores & McLaughlin, LLP, we consult with credible and qualified experts when assessing your case and when presenting your defense at trial.

Working with insurance companies for hospitals, doctors, patients, and other parties involved, we evaluate the value of the claim, the projected increase in your malpractice insurance rates, the likely outcome in the case, and other factors to help you determine your most favorable course of action.

Once your decision about how best to proceed is made, we seek to negotiate fair settlements or defend you in litigation. Whether you are a surgeon, RN, LPN, CNA, physical therapist, cytotechnologist, and other healthcare provider, you have the right to protection from the heavy damage a medical malpractice claim can do to your professional reputation, job prospects, insurance rates, and personal assets.

To learn more about medical malpractice defense, contact attorney Douglas Esp through this Web site or call the law office of Esp, Kreuzer, Cores & McLaughlin, LLP at (630) 871-1002.