Medical Malpractice Attorneys in St. Louis, Missouri & Illinois
The Attorneys at the Sauter Sullivan Law Firm have the experience, knowledge and resources you need to handle your medical malpractice claim and help you get the compensation you deserve. Medical malpractice is when a physician or doctor, nurse, HOM, hospital, nursing home, dentist, pharmacist or other healthcare provider or organization gives you improper, unskilled or negligent treatment. Such negligent treatment involves the offender’s actions or failure to act, and causes injury or damage to a person’s body, mind or emotions. In the worst cases, Medical Malpractice can even cause Wrongful Death.
It’s Complicated, So You Need the Best Medical Malpractice Lawyer for Your Case
Medical malpractice cases are complicated and it takes a sophisticated knowledge of medical care to fight for your rights if you or a loved one has suffered, been injured or died due to a healthcare provider’s or facility’s fault. In a medical malpractice suit, the victim, or plaintiff, bears the burden of proving where fault occurred and who is liable for your loss, and that’s a difficult job. It’s a sure bet that the medical world has high-powered attorneys working on their side, so you need a tough, capable lawyer on your side. The attorneys at Sauter Sullivan are among the best medical malpractice lawyers you can find to help you handle your case, and they’ll help you get the compensation you deserve.
Medical Malpractice – Proving Who’s at Fault
There can be so many different people, facilities or healthcare organizations involved in a medical malpractice case that it’s often a difficult battle to prove where fault might lay.
For example, when a doctor prescribes a medication, a pharmacist fills the prescription, maybe a nurse administers it, perhaps in a hospital or other healthcare facility, and the medication was produced by a given drug manufacturer, and the patient’s treatment regimen may have been conducted under the guidelines and restrictions of an insurance company or HMO. The burden of proof requires a law firm to present expert witnesses and testimony to support the victim’s claim of injury or damage due to Medical Malpractice. Add the fact that your attorney needs to fully understand the relevant federal and state laws regarding Medical Malpractice, and it’s plain to see that you need a real expert to help you handle your Medical Malpractice Case.
How Do You Know if You Have a Medical Malpractice Case?
For a case to be considered negligent medical malpractice, several factors must be present, including the following:
- A duty of care was owed by the healthcare professional or organization.
- The healthcare professional or organization violated the applicable standard of care.
- The person suffered an injury or damage that warrants compensation or is compensable.
- The substandard or negligent conduct of the healthcare professional or organization in fact caused the injury or damages to the victim.
The lawyers of Sauter Sullivan in St. Louis have extensive experience and knowledge dealing with Medical Malpractice Litigation, and they have the depth of resources to successfully present your case and get you the compensation you deserve when you are injured due to the negligence of a medical professional or organization.
Contact Us for a free consultation with one of our experienced Lawyers. There’s no obligation, and we take many cases on a contingency basis, where you’ll pay us no legal fees unless we win your case.
Results.
Matthew Sauter Won $900,000 Medical Malpractice Settlement for Client
The Sauter Sullivan law firm. Fighting hard for the rights of his client, Matthew Sauter won a settlement worth almost $1,000,000 in a St. Louis area medical malpractice case. As is often the case with medical malpractice lawsuits involving major medical institutions and practitioners, the conditions of this settlement include confidentialities which prevent the disclosure of further details.
Sauter Sullivan Wins $350,000 Medical Malpractice Case
In a recent medical malpractice case, Matthew Sauter of the Sauter Sullivan law firm won a $350,000 settlement in favor of his client. Details of the case are confidential.
Jury Awards $120,000 in Nursing Malpractice Case for Deceased Plaintiff’s Estate
Sauter Sullivan’s client was diagnosed with terminal cancer and was suffering from the debilitating effects of the disease. The client developed a urinary tract infection and was taken to St. Luke’s Hospital in St. Louis, where x-rays revealed that the cancer has metastasized and was now in her bones. A student nurse from St. Louis Community College decided the patient