Minnesota Malpractice

This year the Minnesota legislature again attempted to "reform" the medical malpractice insurance system. Efforts by Minnesota trial lawyers helped defeat the measure. Experienced Minnesota trial lawyers like Minnesota personal injury lawyer Fred Pritzker understand that malpractice victims suffer immeasurable pain and should be compensated for mistakes made by medical professionals. No one should be above the law.

For information on specific malpractice lawsuits, please see one of the following:

The Minnesota Adverse Health Care Events Reporting Act of 2003 requires hospitals and outpatient surgical centers to report certain adverse health events to the Minnesota Commissioner of Health:

Minnesota Malpractice Attorney
Attorney Fred Pritzker has been getting justice for injured people for over 30 years. With his experience with complex litigation involving medical and scientific evidence, he has been able to consistently obtain some of the largest settlements and verdicts for his injured clients. In recognition of his abilities, he has been named a Minnesota Super Lawyer and has been selected for inclusion in the The Best Lawyers in America.

If you have been injured in any state, including Minnesota, by malpractice, attorney Fred Pritzker would be happy to help. Contact him for information and a free consultation.

Minnesota Medical Malpractice News and Topics

Babies Switched at Birth
It is every parent’s nightmare—their baby switched at birth. Generally this happens when identification bracelets are removed and inadvertently put on the wrong baby. When this happens, even if it for a short period of time, it is Minnesota medical malpractice.

Failure to Detect Infection and Treat Septic Arthritis
Our law firm has recovered $950,000 on behalf of twenty one year-old male who suffered severe knee injury as a result of his doctors’ failure to diagnose and treat septic arthritis following knee surgery.

Wrong Kidney Surgically Removed
Methodist Hospital in St. Louis Park, Minnesota surgically removed the wrong kidney, leaving a cancerous kidney in the patient.

Object Left in Patient After Surgery
Objects left in patients after surgury can cause serious injury or death. In one case, a man's leg had to amputated when a sponge was left in his leg.

Dental Malpractice: Burn Injuries
The FDA has issued a warning regarding dental equipment that can seriously burn patients. Under certain circumstances, this could be Minnesota dental malpractice.

Methadone Overdose - Medical Malpractice
Methadone overdose in hospitals and other health care facilities can cause serious injury or death.

Emergency Room Malpractice
Most emergency room malpractice cases involve failure to diagnose, primarily failure to diagnose heart attack and failure to diagnose stroke.

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Medical Malpractice Topics

Pain and Suffering

Rich Ruohonen recently chaired a legal seminar on obtaining compensation for pain and suffering in a personal injury case. Rich uses his knowledge, experience, and reputation to maximize recoveries for clients.

$950,000 Recovery for Failure to Diagnose Septic Arthritis

Pritzker | Ruohonen attorneys Fred Pritzker and Elliot Olsen recently secured a $950,000 recovery on behalf of a young man who developed septic arthritis eight days following knee surgery.

Pritzker | Ruohonen Newsletter

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Dental Malpractice: Oral Surgery and Burn Injuries

The FDA has recently stated that poorly-maintained dental equipment has resulted in severe burns. These cases could involve both dental malpractice and product liability claims.

Hospital Malpractice Lawsuits

Hospital malpractice includes any type of medical negligence that occurs in a hospital setting, including errors by doctors, nurses, technicians and other hospital staff.

Neurosurgery Errors

Surgical errors are common and can lead to serious injury or death. In an article in the medical journal Neurosurgery that reported on a study of 1108 elective neurosurgical procedures, a neurosurgeon recorded 2684 errors in 87.1% of the cases. 22.6% of the errors were considered major. 78.5% of the errors were deemed preventable.