Monterey Personal Injury Attorney / Areas of Practice / Malpractice / Medical

California Medical Malpractice Law Firm

Medical providers are supposed to offer us the care and support we need during our most critical and vulnerable moments. While most medical providers offer excellent care, some providers do not. When these medical professionals fall below this legally required standard of care, they may be guilty of medical malpractice.

The Law Offices of Richard deSaulles represents clients who have been injured due to the negligent or wrongful actions of a medical provider. Physicians, nurses, all members of hospital staff, and any other individuals providing care to a patient may be guilty of medical malpractice.
Our firm represents clients who have suffered devastating injuries due to the actions or inaction of a variety of medical professionals. Medical malpractice can include unsanitary or unclean conditions, negligent care, surgical mistakes, hospital mistakes, failure to diagnose, and many other issues.

However, not every unfavorable outcome following medical treatment amounts to medical malpractice. California attorney Richard deSaulles encourages any potential clients to ask themselves the following questions:

  1. Is your medical condition significantly worse now, following treatment?
  2. Are your symptoms following treatment commonly associated with the medical procedure you underwent?
  3. Has the doctor given you a reasonable explanation for the symptoms?

If your doctor cannot answer your questions satisfactorily, you may have been a victim of medical malpractice- and the Law Offices of Richard deSaulles encourage you to contact us today. Please feel free to either fill out an online case evaluation or call today to speak to an attorney.

Surgical Errors

While in law school, founding attorney Richard deSaulles had a family member suffer unnecessarily after a physician negligently left a surgical tool inside their body following a surgical procedure. Unfortunately, that individual was unable to find an attorney willing to take on their case. Ever since that experience, Richard deSaulles decided to dedicate part of his practice to to assist clients whose doctors negligently committed serious surgical errors.

Today, medical providers are supposed to offer us the care and support we need during our most critical and vulnerable moments. While most medical providers offer excellent care, some providers do not. When these medical professionals commit surgical errors which fall below this legally required standard of care, they may be guilty of medical malpractice. The Law Offices of Richard deSaulles represents clients who have been injured due to the negligent or wrongful actions of a medical provider. Physicians, nurses, all members of hospital staff, and any other individuals providing care to a patient may be guilty of medical malpractice. Our Our firm represents clients who have suffered devastating injuries due to surgical errors of medical professionals.

If you believe that you or a loved one has been the victim of a surgical error, the Law Offices of Richard deSaulles may be able to help. Please feel free to either fill out an online case evaluation or call today to speak to an attorney.

Anesthesia Injury

Anesthesia can be a valuable tool for medical professionals treating patients for extreme pain and/or preparing to undergo surgery. Anesthesiologists are physicians who are specially trained to administer these drugs, and in most cases the use of anesthesia is safe and effective. However, when an anesthesiologist fails to properly administer the drugs, the patient can experience devastating physical damage. These negligent medical providers should be held responsible.

If you or a loved one has suffered due to improper administration of anesthesia, you may have been a victim of medical malpractice. The Law Offices of Richard deSaulles may be able to help in such cases. Please feel free to either fill out an online case evaluation or call today to speak to an attorney.

Pediatric Meningitis

Early in his legal career, founding attorney Richard deSaulles had had first-hand experience working with a woman whose child suffered from pediatric menangitis that went undiagnosed despite repeated trips to a local physician. Ever since that experience, he decided to dedicate part of his practice to to assist clients whose doctors negligently failed to properly diagnose or treat this severe disability.

Today, pediatric meningitis is still a leading cause of mortality and other lifelong medical problems for children. An infection to the Central Nervous System, meningitis can cause devastating damage if not identified early and then treated properly. Although many children infected with meningitis exhibit no symptoms, there are some signs of the infection that medical providers can use to assist in diagnosis. These symptoms include high-pitched crying, arching the back, staring, lethargy, loss of appetite and pale, blotchy skin.

Medical providers and pediatricians are trained to diagnose and treat pediatric meningitis, and it is their responsibility to act quickly. When a medical professional fails to perform the necessary tests and does not act in a way that other medical professionals would act with the same information, he or she may be guilty of medical malpractice. The Law Offices of Richard deSaulles may be able to help in such cases. Please feel free to either fill out an online case evaluation or call today to speak to an attorney if you believe that you or your child was not properly diagnosed with and/or treated for pediatric meningitis.

Failure to Diagnose

Before any physician can properly treat a medical condition, he or she must first adequately and correctly diagnose the problem. Proper diagnosis is the first and most essential step in any medical treatment process. Your medical provider is responsible for recognizing potential medical problems early on. This means that he or she must perform reasonable tests that another medical professional with the same knowledge would perform. When a physician fails to act in accordance with the standards set in his or her field, he or she may be guilty of medical malpractice.

It is disturbing common for doctors to fail to properly diagnose patients who have suffered a stroke or other cardiac problems because the symptoms of these ailments can vary greatly. Nevertheless, a physician has a responsibility to know potential symptoms and recognize them in patients. Similarly, physicians are required to perform routine tests and diagnostic procedures to patients who have symptoms of any type of cancer. When a doctor or medical professional acts negligently, he or she may be guilty of medical malpractice.

If you or a loved one has suffered due to a physician’s failure to diagnose, you may have been a victim of medical malpractice. The Law Offices of Richard deSaulles may be able to help in such cases. Please feel free to either fill out an online case evaluation or call today to speak to an attorney.

What if I Cannot Afford To Hire An Attorney?

Most of our clients do not have the thousands of dollars needed to retain an attorney and litigate their case. The Law Offices of Richard deSaulles regularly takes cases on a contingency basis. For cases taken on a contingency basis, this means:

  • You do not have to pay anything to hire our firm to represent you;
  • Our contingency fee is based on a reasonable percentage of the amount we obtain for you;
  • We will never settle your case without your authorization; and
  • If there is no recovery in your case, you do not owe us a fee.

For those clients who prefer to pay an hourly rate, our firm is happy to discuss such an arrangement. Either way, we will make sure that the terms of the representation are agreed upon before initiating representation.

 

Representing Plaintiffs Throughout California

The Law Offices of Richard deSaulles serves the Counties of: Alameda, Alpine, Butte, Calaveras, Colusa, Contra Costa, Del Norte, El Dorado, Fresno, Glenn, Humboldt, Imperial, Inyo, Kern, Kings, Lake, Lassen, Los Angeles, Madera, Marin, Mariposa, Mendocino, Merced, Modoc, Mono, Monterey, Napa, Nevada, Orange, Placer, Plumas, Riverside, Sacramento, San Benito, San Bernardino, San Diego, San Francisco, San Joaquin, San Luis Obispo, San Mateo, Santa Barbara, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, Shasta, Sierra, Siskiyou, Solano, Sonoma, Stanislaus, Sutter, Tehama, Trinity, Tulare, Tuolumne, Ventura, Yolo, and Yuba.

The Law Offices of Richard deSaulles also serves the Cities of: Agoura Hills, Alameda, Albany, Alhambra, Aliso Viejo, Anaheim, Antioch, Arcadia, Arcata, Atascadero, Bakersfield, Barstow, Benicia, Berkeley, Beverly Hills, Brea, Brentwood, Burbank, Burlingame, Calabasas, Campbell, Capitola, Carlsbad, Carmel-By-The-Sea, Chico, Chula Vista, Commerce, Compton, Concord, Coronado, Costa Mesa, Cupertino, Daly City, Danville, Davis, Del Mar, East Palo Alto, El Cajon, Emeryville, Encinitas, Escondido, Fremont, Fresno, Fullerton, Garden Grove, Gardena, Gilroy, Glendale, Half Moon Bay, Hayward, Hermosa Beach, Hollister, Huntington Beach, Imperial Beach, Inglewood, Irvine, King City, La Canada Flintridge, Laguna Beach, Lancaster, Long Beach, Los Angeles, Los Gatos, Malibu, Manhattan Beach, Marina, Menlo Park, Merced, Mill Valley, Millbrae, Milpitas, Modesto, Monterey, Morgan Hill, Mountain View, Napa, National City, Newark, Norwalk, Novato, Oakland, Oceanside, Pacific Grove, Pacifica, Palm Springs, Palo Alto, Pasadena, Petaluma, Pittsburg, Pleasant Hill, Pleasanton, Pomona, Poway, Rancho Cucamonga, Rancho Palos Verdes, Redondo Beach, Redwood City, Richmond, Riverside, Sacramento, Salinas, San Bernardino, San Bruno, San Carlos, San Diego, San Francisco, San Jose, San Juan Bautista, San Leandro, San Luis Obispo, San Marcos, San Mateo, San Pablo, San Rafael, San Ramon, Sand City, Santa Barbara, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, Santa Monica, Santa Rosa, Saratoga, Scotts Valley, Seaside, Simi Valley, Solana Beach, Soledad, Sonoma, South Lake Tahoe, South San Francisco, Stockton, Sunnyvale, Thousand Oaks, Torrance, Vacaville, Vallejo, Vista, Walnut Creek, Watsonville, West Hollywood, Whittier, and Woodland Hills.

Representing plaintiffs throughout California covering State Highways including: Pacific Coast Highway 101, Route 1 Big Sur Coast Highway, Highway 580/I-80, Interstate 880, California State Route 99, Highway 24, Interstate 5, State Route (SR)137, State Highway 4, Highway 280, State Highway 17, State Route (SR)157