Profiles In Law

Passaic County Medical Malpractice Lawyers

Passaic County malpractice lawyers from Gelman Gelman Wiskow & McCarthy LLC explain how getting legal help before settling a case could earn you a just medical malpractice settlement.

Medical malpractice cases involve negligence or a wrongful act by a healthcare professional. The healthcare professional can be a surgeon, doctor, psychiatrist, pharmacist, dentist, nurse, and anyone else who renders treatment, medication, or equipment. You have the right to sue any person who was aware or participated in the malpractice, as well as the facility where it occurred.

A public announcement of the Passaic County medical malpractice would surely diminish the faith and trust patients have in the facility and healthcare worker. A financial loss and damage to the reputation of the responsible party would be worrisome. In order to keep things quiet, the responsible party’s attorney or insurance company may offer you a settlement before you initiate a lawsuit.

You should present your case to a Passaic County medical malpractice lawyer for review. Your attorney will negotiate on your behalf and ensure you receive the compensation that you deserve. Damages for pain and suffering, medical expenses, loss of earnings, and out-of-pocket expenses will be sought through litigation. Most medical malpractice cases are settled out of court, but your attorney will be ready to proceed to litigation if the settlement is not what you had anticipated.

Getting legal help from the Passaic County medical malpractice attorneys at Gelman Gelman Wiskow & McCarthy is the first step to a medical malpractice settlement. Call us today at (973) 366-3900 for a free initial consultation.

Ohio Attorney Benjamin H. Anderson

Experienced trial lawyer Benjamin H. Anderson is the founding member of Anderson Law Office, LLC, in Cleveland, Ohio. For almost two decades, he has devoted his career to medical malpractice, personal injury, pharmaceutical and medical device litigation, successfully resolving dozens of malpractice and mass tort cases around the country. Mr. Anderson can be associated to several well-known cases including the Diet Pill (“Fen-Phen”) litigation, the Crown Victoria Fuel-Fed Fire litigation, the Vioxx litigation and the Educational Testing Systems (ETS) litigation.  In the course of his career he has held leadership positions in mass tort cases that have resolved for amounts as much as $1 billion.

Mr. Anderson has vast experience handling all forms of medical malpractice cases with emphasis on birth injury litigation, including Erb’s Palsy, Cerebral, Palsy, and brachial plexus injuries due to doctor negligence.  As an Ohio birth injury attorney, Mr. Anderson has won record settlements and has settled and tried to verdict numerous seven-figure medical malpractice cases. He is a member of the American Association for Justice, and serves on the Board of Trustees for the Ohio Association for Justice.

Practice Areas:

• Medical Malpractice, including Birth Injury
• Personal Injury
• Pharmaceutical and Medical Device Litigation
• Class Actions

Law School:
Pepperdine University (J.D. 1990)
College:
Vanderbilt University (B.S. 1987)