Gainesville, Florida Medical Malpractice Attorneys
 In today's society, we place an abundance of trust in doctors, nurses, and other medical professionals. However, that trust is broken when medical malpractice occurs. Most often, neither the doctor nor the insurance company will admit the mistake or agree to compensate their victims. At the Uman Law Firm, we are committed to fighting the insurance companies, holding the negligent doctors responsible, and recovering just compensation for you.
Himself the victim of medical malpractice, Jon Uman is uniquely empathetic to your injuries. In 2002, Jon D. Uman underwent a routine, out-patient endoscopy performed by a Jacksonville doctor who held himself out to be an expert in the field of gastroenterology. Unfortunately, because neither the doctor nor his nursing staff took the time to read the medical records provided to them by Mr. Uman, the Jacksonville doctor did not learn until it was too late that Mr. Uman could not be appropriately sedated with Demerol. As a consequence of his negligent oversight, and for other reasons still unknown, the doctor and his nursing staff administered a huge overdose of Versed, Demerol, and concentrated iodine causing a multi-system failure, including acute kidney failure, thrombocytopenia, and serious injuries to his liver, pancreas, and other organs. After an extensive hospital stay, and despite the odds against him, Jon D. Uman survived.
When he later began to investigate what went wrong at the Jacksonville outpatient clinic, he learned several interesting things: Although the doctor and the nursing staff recorded the total amount of Versed and Demerol administered, they failed to record the time or amount of any individual intravenous doses. Moreover, there was absolutely no record of the time or amount of iodine administered. Most disturbing, there was no record of vital signs for long periods of time during the procedure. Accordingly, it is still unknown whether Jon D. Uman suffered shock, respiratory distress, hypotension, pulmonary failure, or other life threatening complications during the procedure.
If you have never experienced medical malpractice, you might assume that the doctor or clinic would admit the error and attempt to settle. Unfortunately, Florida doctors rarely admit fault, even when it is egregious. On the contrary, these doctors and their insurers steadfastly deny that their negligence contributed to the damages and instead blame the victim, the most common medical malpractice defense.
There are many types of cases and situations that may fall into the category of medical malpractice. Our legal team thoroughly examines all of the aspects of your case to determine the best course of action to take. We handle many types of medical malpractice, including, but not limited to:
- Emergency room errors
- Delay in emergent care
- Misdiagnosis
- Cancer misdiagnosis
- Failure to diagnose
- Failure to diagnose cancer
- Delayed diagnosis
- Nursing mistakes and errors
- Surgical errors
- Improper or inadequate follow up care
- Obstetric malpractice and resulting injuries
- Birth injuries
- Pharmacy and Prescription Errors
- Allergic Reactions
- Faulty Medical Equipment
Jon D. Uman understands that the successful prosecution of a medical malpractice claim necessarily requires time, experience, and abundant resources for expenditure of funds to retain the very best medical experts to refute the false defenses of the negligent medical providers. The Uman Law Firm has the experience and resources to fight for you.
The attorneys and paralegals at The Uman Law Firm take the time and expend the funds to locate and obtain the very best medical experts in each respective field to evaluate your case, to support your claim for medical malpractice, and, when applicable, to refute the false defenses and diffuse the “blame the victim strategy” of the medical malpractice insurance companies.
If you or a loved one is the victim of medical malpractice, contact the Uman Law Firm for a free consultation with Jon D. Uman. Home and hospital visits, 24 hours a day 7 days a week, are available if you are unable to travel to the main office in Gainesville.
The Uman Law Firm represents clients located throughout north and central Florida, including the Gainesville, Florida area (Alachua County, Baker County, Bradford County, Union County, Levy County, Gilchrist County, Dixie County), Palatka, Florida area (Putnam County, St. Johns County), Ocala, Florida area (Marion County, Lake County), Tallahassee, Florida area (Leon County), Jacksonville, Florida area (Duval County) and the Orlando, Florida area (Orange County and Osceola County). Please see practice jurisdictions for a more complete list of representative jurisdictions.
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