Beachwood, Ohio personal injury attorney Jeffrey A. Leikin talks about his experience handling medical malpractice cases. The lawyer has been handling medical malpractice cases for the past 20 years. It is crucial to have an experienced attorney manage these types of cases; one would not want to consult a doctor for knee surgery who has never performed such a procedure. Similarly, it is unwise to seek treatment from a doctor for back surgery who lacks experience in that area. These cases can be very complex and require significant financial investment by the lawyer to manage them effectively.

The lawyer recalls a case from several years ago involving a woman with a tumor in her abdomen. The surgeon attempted to remove it endoscopically, using an endoscope inserted through her throat. Although the tumor was successfully removed, the woman ultimately suffered severe bleeding in the post-anesthesia care unit following the surgery. The surgeon chose the endoscopic approach to avoid creating a visible scar, as it would be less disfiguring for the patient.

However, once the law firm took on the case, they conducted thorough research and investigated the relevant literature. The findings clearly indicated that the size of the tumor should never have been removed via an endoscope. One key reason for this is that the technique does not allow for adequate identification of post-operative bleeding. Ultimately, the firm was able to secure a mid-seven-figure settlement for the patient.

The case was part of the Eva trial process, which is significant in medical malpractice cases because insurance companies often do not settle until they are confident that the attorney is prepared to go to trial. Only an experienced malpractice lawyer can take a case to that stage.