For over two decades, medical negligence lawyers at Kline & Specter PC have had the best results for clients who have suffered injuries because of medical negligence by hospitals, doctors or any other medical professional. The medical malpractice law firm has one of the most significant judgments throughout the United States, having obtained four of the nation’s top 100 in 2022. Our team of over 50 lawyers, five of them are medical doctors, which is the highest number of all law firms in America, has allowed our firm to develop specialization for medical negligence cases, which has helped us achieve outstanding results in settlements and verdicts for medical negligence as well as payments. Our skilled lawyers are taking claims for medical negligence in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York, Delaware and throughout the United States and begin with a complimentary consultation.
- Medical Malpractice Win $100 Million.
A Philadelphia Common Pleas jury awarded the most significant medical malpractice verdict in Pennsylvania. The judgment was given to the baby’s brain injury and the loss of an arm due to medical malpractice committed by a surgeon, other medical professionals, and staff who were accountable for the care of the infant.
- Health Malpractice Winner: $57 Million
Our lawyers won this decision for this Allegheny County case of a midwife’s actions that led to infant oxygen deprivation. This caused cerebral palsy.
- The Medical Malpractice Case Wins: $49M
We won this case because of a Philadelphia hospital mistake that left an untold man with brain damage.
- A Medical Malpractice Settlement: $42M
The federal court’s verdict in the case of an infant being injured during a mishap with a forceps delivery is believed to be the most significant verdict ever in medical malpractice cases for the state of Pennsylvania’s Middle District.
- Medical Malpractice Wins $33.1 million.
Kline & Specter won this verdict in the lawsuit that involved a Lehigh County, Pa. woman whose erroneous breast cancer diagnosis caused her death.
Such successes can be why Kline & Specter is consistently listed among the top medical and legal firms for malpractice in Philadelphia and throughout Pennsylvania in the U.S. News Media Group’s Best Lawyers list.
What is it that sets the Medical Malpractice Lawyers of Kline & Specter Apart
Kline & Specter has an experienced litigation team, including five full-time lawyers and physicians, the highest number of legal firms across the United States. Our lawyers are trial lawyers with years of success in the legal arena. Since the firm’s beginning in 1995, our lawyers have secured more substantial settlements than any other law firm in Pennsylvania.
Our skilled team of lawyers have attended numerous top universities and colleges, including Harvard, Yale, the University of Pennsylvania (11 total), Princeton, Williams, Haverford, Georgetown, Oxford and Cambridge, among others.
If you call us, you’ll have the security of knowing that our lawyers are among the top in Pennsylvania and across the nation in defending medical malpractice cases.
What are the most Common Medical Malpractice Cases Our Lawyers Deal With?
Many thousands of Americans suffer fatalities yearly due to medical mistakes. According to an extensive and highly respected survey of hospitals conducted by Harvard University, more than 1 million people are injured annually due to medical errors.
Medical errors may result from treating surgeons, doctors, pharmacists, nurses, and other healthcare professionals. Hospitals, individuals, nursing homes, and long-term care facilities are liable for medical negligence (also known as “med mal”). The most common types of medical malpractice are:
Birth injuries
A careless or delayed diagnosis, such as a cancer diagnosis
- Anaesthesia errors
- Infections in hospitals
- Medication errors
- Tubing errors
- Errors involving patient allergies
- Fertility treatments
- The delays in emergency rooms and the mistakes
- Gastric bypass surgery
- Wrong-site surgeries
Defective medical products
Many victims don’t realize an error in medical care caused their injuries. This is why it requires a competent team of doctors and lawyers to find the root of death or damages that result from medical procedures.
We trust our doctors and other medical professionals to take care of our health and those we love; however, this trust could result in tragedy for thousands of patients. If you or your family member are injured or suffer death due to medical malpractice, you must protect your rights by speaking with an experienced lawyer in medical malpractice.
With more than 1,000 medical malpractice cases filed in Pennsylvania and fewer than 400 lawsuits for medical negligence filed in Philadelphia, and only a couple of dozen jury trials that are heard each year, a few attorneys have the expertise to argue any medical malpractice lawsuit successfully.