The medical malpractice attorneys at Kershaw, Cutter & Ratinoff have represented numerous individuals who have suffered brain damage, or traumatic brain injuries, due to the medical negligence of their doctor, hospital or other provider of health care. Our attorneys understand the complexity of these cases and know how to get results for injured victims and their families.

Some of the types of traumatic brain injuries cases we handle involve the following:

• Failure to diagnose subdural hematoma
• Failure to diagnose stroke
• Failure to diagnose brain tumors
• Negligent esophageal intubation — Improper placement of an endotracheal tube within the esophagus that leads to deprivation of oxygen to the brain and permanent brain damage.

Proven Results

• KCR recovered 1.25 million in a medical malpractice caseagainst a hospital on behalf of a woman who suffered a heart attack and resulting brain injury while she was waiting to be seen in the emergency waiting room of the hospital.
• KCR recovered $1.1 million in a chiropractic malpractice case in which a patient's chiropractor failed todiagnose Cauda Equina Syndrome. The failure to diagnose resulted in the patient's permanent paralysis. The compensation will pay for the patient’s long term medical treatment and attendant care needs for the rest of his life.
• In a confidential settlement, KCR achieved an $850,000 recovery on behalf of woman and her family in a medical malpractice case arising from the failure of the woman’s doctors to diagnose her breast cancer. The settlement also addresses a future wrongful death claim for the terminally ill woman’s husband and 3 grown children.
• KCR achieved a six-figure arbitration award in a Kaiser medical malpractice dispute. The plaintiff was admitted to Kaiser Foundation Hospital to deliver a baby. Within days after undergoing a C-section surgery, she developed several severe infections.
• Treatment for the infections required hospitalization and prolonged treatment at home involving painful wound cleansing and care. The arbitrator determined that Kaiser’s failure to provide adequate antibiotics for plaintiff’s infections was the proximate cause of her pain and suffering.

If you or a loved one has suffered a traumatic brain injury due to medical negligence, please fill out and submit the contact form on this page for a free and confidential case evaluation, or call us toll-free at (888) 285-3333.