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When symptoms are misdiagnosed or a diagnosis is delayed, it can have a profound effect on your health and prognosis, and potentially result in additional injury or illness. If this has happened to you, you might be entitled to medical misdiagnosis compensation.
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Medical misdiagnosis generally involves decisions that cause delays in treatment, incorrect treatment or no treatment at all.
We’ve helped many people get compensation for medical misdiagnosis, but we understand your situation is unique, and you’re different from every one of them. Getting you more compensation starts with building a personal relationship with you, to truly understand your situation.
There’s no cost to speak to a medical misdiagnosis lawyer, tell your side of the story, and find out how much you can claim.
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Complications caused by misdiagnosis often mean time off work, unplanned expenses and financial stress. But we’re here to help. We get to know you and your family to learn about your life before your misdiagnosis. We look beyond your illness, to understand your work, family, social and financial situation. Then we look at what’s changed. For many of our clients, misdiagnosis has led to a range of life complications and health issues. By getting to know you personally we identify these issues and claim all your entitlements. That’s why you’ll get more compensation with Law Partners on your side.
A typical example is when a patient who presents with chest pain is diagnosed with a relatively minor condition such as gastro-oesophageal reflux disease (GERD), when in fact the patient’s symptoms are caused by a more serious condition such as a heart attack or a pulmonary embolism and no steps are taken to diagnose or treat those conditions.
This typically occurs when the patient is certified as fit, when in fact he or she suffers from a medical condition that could have been diagnosed at the time of certification.
This occurs when the medical practitioner diagnoses and treats only one condition, when the patient’s symptoms are caused by more than one condition. This leaves the undiagnosed condition untreated and allows it to progress further and affect the patient’s prognosis.
This usually occurs when the medical practitioner fails to obtain a proper history or refer the patient for appropriate investigations to rule out a particular condition.
A specialist lawyer will review your circumstances and tell you how much you can claim.
Speak with one of our friendly medical negligence lawyers today and find out if you can claim. It’s a free service for you.
Your medical negligence lawyer will ask more questions and get to know you personally to work out everything you’re entitled to.
We’ll explain how we can claim all your compensation and give you our ‘no win no fee’ guarantee. The choice to proceed is all yours.
Depending on the severity of your injuries, the total compensation amount can include:
| Lost income | The amount of income you’ve lost through time off work. |
| Medical expenses | Resulting from your injuries. |
| Travel expenses | To and from medical appointments and treatment. |
| Domestic assistance | The cost of getting help with home duties. |
| Pain and suffering | An amount to compensate you for your pain and suffering, based on the extent of your injuries. |
| Future losses |
For example, your future earnings that you will miss out on as a result of your injuries. |
Your medical misdiagnosis lawyer will listen and assess whether you have a valid claim, and if so we’ll examine your medical records to determine whether they support an allegation of negligence.
We’ll then consult one or more qualified medical professionals and get expert written reports to back up the allegation of negligence.
Once we’ve established the likelihood of success with your claim, we’ll sit down with you and advise you on all your options.
If you decide to proceed, we’ll prepare your claim by compiling evidence including medical records, witness statements, medical reports, and forensic accounting reports to substantiate your claim.
Illnesses and conditions that are sometimes misdiagnosed resulting in a worse outcome for the patient include:
For example, a heart attack can be misdiagnosed as anxiety or indigestion; however, it can be deadly without timely treatment.
Your medical misdiagnosis compensation payout will depend on the extent of your injuries or illness and the impact they have on your life. Here are two examples of medical misdiagnosis claims and payouts:
Case 1: Misdiagnosis of appendicitis – $750k
Case 2: Paraplegia caused by delayed diagnosis – $4.5M
Learn more about Medical Misdiagnosis Claims here.
In NSW, you must lodge your statement of claim within three years of the claim being discoverable. However, long-stop periods and considerations can be given to children and people with disabilities. If you’ve exceeded a time limitation, it may be possible for us to argue that the injury was not discoverable until a later date. You can speak with one of our specialist medical misdiagnosis lawyers to get advice on your situation.
A no win no fee medical negligence lawyer offers to run your case for you and only get paid when you win. If you choose the right lawyer, it’s an excellent option that allows you to pursue your claim without any risk, but it’s important to check the lawyer’s costs agreement to fully understand what’s covered. With some no win no fee lawyers you can still end up having to pay thousands of dollars in disbursements if your case is unsuccessful. This is because their no win no fee agreements cover their professional fees but not the costs they incur. At Law Partners, our no win no fee, no disbursements guarantee covers all our costs and disbursements as well as our professional fees, so you can pursue your claim with peace of mind.
Your medical misdiagnosis lawyer is backed by a team of specialists including paralegals, medico-legal experts, forensic accountants and barristers. Your team will work hard for you, check in with you regularly and always keep you up to date with your case. You’re in safe hands with Australia’s largest specialist personal injury firm.
Caring for our clients drives everything we do – that’s why thousands of Australians every year choose Law Partners.
We’ll listen and match you with an expert medical negligence lawyer who specialises in medical misdiagnosis claims just like yours.
We’ll build a personal relationship with you to make sure we understand the impact medical negligence has had on your life.
Your medical negligence compensation team will check in with you regularly and always keep you up to date with your case.
We win over 99% of our cases, offer a ‘no win no fee’ guarantee, and pride ourselves in winning you more compensation.
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