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The Maryland Medical Malpractice Attorneys of
Gershon, Willoughby, Getz & Smith, LLC
Serving Nationwide

Gershon, Willoughby, Getz & Smith, LLC, believes in aggressive representation for victims of medical malpractice wherever they live in the United States. (Representation of clients outside of Maryland and the District of Columbia is conducted by associating with local counsel at no additional legal fees to you, and with court approval should a lawsuit be filed.)

The Firm includes two physicians and a registered nurse—Gershon (M.D., J.D), Getz (M.D., J.D.) and Smith (R.N., J.D.) and is listed among the top medical malpractice firms in the United States in the Martindale-Hubbell® Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers™.

The medical malpractice lawyers at Gershon, Willoughby, Getz & Smith are committed to helping people who have legitimate and substantial claims of medical malpractice, including claims for:

• Birth Injury
• Cerebral Palsy
• Anesthesia Negligence
• Failing To Diagnose a Tumor While Reading X-Ray
• Puncturing Nearby Organ/Tissue During Surgery
• Failure To Order Appropriate Medical Tests
• Prescribing Incorrect Medication
• Emergency Room Malpractice

Sadly, the Institute of Medicine has reported that as many as 98,000 people die each year in American hospitals due to medical mistakes.  In fact, medical malpractice injuries are the eighth ranking cause of death in America. A medical malpractice claim is among the most complicated of legal actions. A medical malpractice attorney must not only possess knowledge and experience in handling personal injury cases in court, he or she must also have a solid understanding of medical terminology, medical science, medical research and how health care is practiced.

If you or someone you know has been injured by medical malpractice, you benefit by hiring lawyers who also are doctors—legal professionals who have the medical knowledge, training and experience to fully and promptly analyze your potential claim. Trained eyes can recognize malpractice that others will miss. In fact, in reviewing medical records, the Maryland medical malpractice attorneys of Gershon, Willoughby, Getz & Smith have spotted medical malpractice in cases that other attorneys have reviewed and turned away.

Settlements And Verdicts:*

Some of the recoveries obtained by the attorneys at Gershon, Willoughby, Getz & Smith, LLC, include:

• $24 million—Child suffered severe and permanent brain damage due
  to mismanagement of obstruction of upper airway.
• $10.8 million—Child suffered with cerebral palsy and mental retardation
  due to medical malpractice during labor and delivery.
• $7.4 million—Brain damaged baby due to delay in delivering mother
  who was experiencing placental abruption.
• $6 million—Due to labor and delivery malpractice, a child suffered cerebral palsy.
• $6 million—Man became quadriplegic because his physician performed a
  discogram, and failed to properly treat an ensuing spinal infection.
• $6 million– Baby suffered brain damage due to a delay in delivery.
• $5.5 million—Man rendered quadriplegic as well as brain damaged due to
  anesthesia malpractice.
• $5.5 million—Child born with severe congenital birth defect because doctor misread prenatal sonogram thereby depriving parents of the opportunity to stop the pregnancy.
• $5.25 million—Cerebral palsy caused by doctor’s failure to come to the hospital to deliver the baby after being alerted by the nurse that the baby was showing signs of  distress and needed delivery.
• $4 million—Prior attorney of armed services member mishandled his case of surgical negligence which left the patient quadriplegic.
• $3 million—Recovery for baby who sustained brain damage due to doctors’ failure to respond appropriately to acidosis.
• $2.5 million—Child with brain damage due to failure of doctors and nurses to notice signs of jaundice.
• $2.25 million—Patient suffered a stroke from blood disorder his doctors failed to diagnose or treat.
• $1.6 million—Below-the-knee amputation due to negligent foot surgery.

* NOTE:  Past results are not guarantees of future results. Each case must be evaluated on its own facts and circumstances and merits.

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If you or someone you know has been injured and you believe that malpractice is a factor, please contact the doctor-lawyers of Gershon, Willoughby, Getz & Smith, LLC  toll free at 866-435-3898, or complete the contact form provided on this site to begin your free consultation with an experienced medical malpractice attorney who will  compassionately and aggressively pursue your claim if we believe it is meritorious.