Chicago Failure-to-Diagnose Lawyer

Illinois Misdiagnosis Attorney

Failure of qualified and responsible health care professionals to diagnose medical conditions, such as cancer, heart attacks, or appendicitis can have disastrous and even fatal consequences for patients. If you or a loved one has been injured, contact me, Chicago failure-to-diagnose lawyer Valerie Leopold to schedule a free consultation.

I am a dedicated Chicago lawyer with a strong commitment to obtain justice for people who have been wronged when they entrusted their health and wellness to licensed health care providers, including physicians, clinics, hospitals, and emergency rooms at facilities like the University of Chicago Hospital, Jackson Park Hospital, or Ingalls Memorial Hospital.

Example Cases

Understaffed emergency rooms, insurance requirement hurdles, and other factors can result in loss of well-being or life.

One client of my law firm who was suffering from severe pain was placed in a ward to be reviewed for mental health problems rather than properly diagnosed with appendicitis. When her appendix ruptured, she developed sepsis (infection of the blood), which resulted in a cardiac/respiratory arrest leading to brain damage and blindness. She is now institutionalized and completely dependent on others to care for her.

A classic example of failure to diagnose occurs when emergency room doctors send a patient home who had gone to the ER complaining of chest pain - only to suffer congestive heart failure soon thereafter.

If these examples are reminiscent of the tragedy that you or your family has endured after a doctor or medical facility failed to diagnose a serious condition, such as meningitis, breast cancer, colon cancer, lung cancer, Hodgkin's lymphoma, or herpes encephalitis when you sought help and treatment in good faith, let me help you through this.

Contact Us

Through medical malpractice claims and lawsuits, I assist people who have been injured or lost their lives because of medical negligence. Contact me, Chicago misdiagnosis attorney Valerie Leopold at Leopold & Associates, LLC to schedule a free consultation.