Tennessee Medical Malpractice
As medical malpractice attorneys in Morristown, Tennessee, the lawyers at Terry, Terry & Stapleton have been helping malpractice victims for more than four decades. We understand Tennessee malpractice laws and how they can protect the victims of serious medical error or negligence. We have helped medical malpractice victims in our communities, which include Morristown, Knoxville, Knox County, Rogersville, Hamblen County, Greeneville, Jefferson City, Newport, Johnson City and Kingsport.
What is Medical Malpractice?
Malpractice is plain English for "professional negligence" or "professional errors and omissions" by health care professionals such as physicians and hospitals. These unfortunate events can result in serious personal injury or wrongful death.
Common examples of medically related errors include:
- Anesthesia errors
- Birth Injuries
- Brain injuries
- Delayed diagnosis of a medical condition
- Emergency room errors, delays and negligent treatment
- Failure to diagnose cancer
- Failure to diagnose heart conditions
- Medication and prescription errors
- Misdiagnosis of a medical condition
- Mistakes in treatment
- Obstetrical and gynecological malpractice
- Surgical errors
- X-ray and diagnostic imaging misreading and misdiagnosis
How can a Medical Malpractice Attorney help?
A malpractice attorney will work closely with medical experts to evaluate your injuries and determine your legal options, because not every bad outcome is due to medical negligence or error. At Terry, Terry & Stapleton, we hire our own doctors to read and review your medical records and injury details – and we then make an informed decision on whether to proceed with a claim. If we believe you have a case, we provide written notice to the doctor or facility responsible for the malpractice and move forward with your legal action.
The attorneys of Terry, Terry & Stapleton have represented a variety of different malpractice cases, so we are familiar with challenges posed by multiple types of injuries and illnesses, including:
- Birth injuries
- Paralysis due to complications from an epidural steroid injection
- Flesh-eating necrotizing fasciitis due to failure to diagnose
- Failure to treat an aneurysm
- Surgical complications including hernia, bowel and others
If you suspect medical negligence, take the first step and contact the Morristown, Tennessee medical malpractice attorneys of Terry, Terry & Stapleton. Let us review your situation and prepare a successful plan for physical, emotional and financial recovery. When you become our client, you'll be represented by a team of malpractice attorneys with more than 45 years of hands-on experience. For legal assistance with a medical malpractice claim, or to schedule an evaluation of your case, contact us by calling 1-800-518-3779.
