Robert S. Schlifkin
Practice Areas

Medical Malpractice: A mistake does not necessarily a malpractice case make. Doctors, hospitals and other healthcare providers are obliged to follow certain standards of medical care in treating their patients. When they fail to do so, and that failure results in injury or even death, there may be a potential medical malpractice claim. Our office can quickly review the medical records to determine if, in fact, a case for medical malpractice exists.

Wrongful Death - sometimes medical negligence results in the death of a family member. Our office aggressively pursues wrongful death claims in order to obtain compensation for the economic and emotional losses suffered by family members.

Failure to Diagnose Cancer or Other Serious Condition - have you or a family member suffered serious injury as the result of a health care provider's failure to diagnose cancer or other condition? You may have a medical malpractice case.

Birth Injury - this type of medical malpractice is often the most devastating. The happy event of a new baby can become a family's worst nightmare when things go wrong. The impact is usually traumatic and the consequences long-lasting. We can help ensure that the child will be taken care of in the long term and the child's parents are compensated for their emotional suffering.

Prescription Drug Error - pharmacists, unfortunately, do make mistakes in dispensing medications to their customers. We have handled many cases where the wrong medicine was put into a bottle or the wrong dosage was dispensed to an unsuspecting client, often with devastating results. If you have been injured in this manner, we can help.

Serious Injury or Death Due to the Negligence of Another: if you or a family member suffered serious injury or loss of life due to any of the following, we can help.

  • Medical Malpractice
  • Vehicle Collision
  • Pedestrian or Bicycle Accident
  • Construction and On-the-Job Injury Due to Negligence of Other Than Employer
  • Boating Accident
  • Slip and Fall
  • Dog Bite

Elder Abuse and Nursing Home Negligence: unfortunately, the number of cases of elder abuse and nursing home neglect have increased dramatically. If you feel that a family member has been the victim of such abuse or neglect, such as actual physical abuse, failure to receive proper medication, nourishment or hydration, bed sores, burns, call our office. We will discuss your particular situation to determine if an elder abuse case exists.

Construction and On-the-Job Injury Due to Negligence of Other Than Employer: while our office does not handle workers' compensation cases, often times an injury at work also includes a third-party negligence claim. For instance, if you injure yourself on a piece of equipment at work, you probably have a workers' comp claim against your employer for the injury, and you may very well have a third-party claim if the equipment was maintained in an unsafe condition or if you were not provided with proper safety gear prior to using the equipment. Do not assume that if you were injured on the job it is only a workers' comp claim as you may also have a third-party claim. We can help you determine if that is the case.

Disfigurement Due to Dog Bite: if you or a family member have suffered any disfigurement as the result of a dog bite, you are very likely entitled to compensation from the dog owner and/or caretaker for your medical expenses, pain and suffering and emotional distress.

Defective Products: also known as "product liability". If you have suffered significant injury as the result of a defective product, you may be entitled to compensation from the manufacturer and/or distributor of the product.

Legal Malpractice: sometimes lawyers, like doctors, can make mistakes or perform incompetently. If you feel you have been harmed by the error of your attorney, we will evaluate your claim to determine if you have been victimized by legal malpractice and are entitled to compensation.

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