Under Oregon law, a medical malpractice case is a negligence actions with a particularized standard of care. A healthcare provider must use the degree of care, skill, and diligence that an ordinarily careful physician or surgeon in the same or similar circumstances in the same or a similar community would use.

All states have similar standards, but medical malpractice continues to cause serious personal injury or wrongful death to tens of thousands of patients each year. Portland Oregon medical malpractice attorney Dane E. Johnson believes strongly in protecting patients’ when they suffer serious losses because of the medical system’s mistakes:

• misdiagnosis or failure to diagnose
• anesthesiological mistakes
• improper prescription or administration of medications
• improper use of medical devices
• defective medical devices
• failure to obtain informed consent
• failure to order diagnostic tests or consult specialists
• failure to monitor; post-operative infection
• incorrect treatment

Any type of medical negligence may cause serious injury or death. Complications of improper treatment or failure to diagnose may include:

• Appendicitis and Gastrointestinal Perforations
• Birth Injury
• Blood Clots (Pulmonary Emboli)
• Cancer
• Heart Attack/Disease
• Infection
• Surgical Error

If you have suffered due to misdiagnosis or surgical errors, our law firm may be able to help.

As an Oregon medical malpractice law firm, we must understand the medical complexities, make the medical evidence understandable to a jury, and change the attitudes that stand between the medical system and fair compensation for its failures.

If you or a loved one have suffered because of any form of medical malpractice or neglect, including misdiagnosis or failure to diagnose cancer; serious injury or wrongful death due to anesthesia, drugs, or medical devices; surgical procedures performed without consent; serious injury or wrongful death due to failure to order tests, consult specialists, or monitor patients; or incorrect treatment of any other kind, contact us. Your potential surgery error case can be evaluated by our Portland law firm at no cost.

Contact attorney Dane Johnson at (503) 975-8298 or contact us online for a free confidential initial consultation. There are no attorneys’ fees unless we recover compensation for you.

The Law Office of Dane E. Johnson is committed to providing resources to help reduce medical malpractice, improve medical device safety, and keep consumers aware of dangerous drugs and medical products. The following are the most recent MedWatch Safety Alerts available as published by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA):