Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, & Mass Torts
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Innocent people often suffer terribly due to avoidable medical tragedies. Sanford Wittels & Heisler takes cases involving medical malpractice, personal injury, and mass torts. Sanford Wittels & Heisler has represented hundreds of seriously injured individuals and fought aggressively for their claims.
For example, we represent:
- A burn victim in Florida who suffered burns over his entire body
- Over 200 injured parties who took Vioxx
- A family whose child died in a hospital due to negligence
- An individual with a medical malpractice suit against a plastic surgeon
- A class of individuals who lost their sense of smell as a result of ingesting an over-the-counter cold medication
- An individual who sustained permanent injury to his eye due to a surgeon’s medical malpractice
Medical Malpractice
Sanford Wittels & Heisler is dedicated to representing individuals who have suffered because of avoidable medical tragedies, such as medical malpractice and negligently marketed and manufactured prescription drugs.
Medical malpractice errors are responsible for approximately 98,000 wrongful deaths each year, and the harm that has been suffered during these events cannot be reversed. Additionally, according to a Harvard University study, more than one million people suffer injuries every year due to mistakes caused by doctors, other hospital staff, medication, or malfunctioning medical devices. Most of the victims are never aware that their injuries were due to medical error, and most never sue.
We are committed to holding these negligent medical providers accountable and to actively pursuing compensation for our clients.
Personal Injury
Personal injury accidents are a daily occurrence and normally happen as a result of the negligence of another party. The victims may suffer from a variety of serious injuries. Those responsible for such injuries should be held accountable for the pain that they have caused.
Sanford Wittels & Heisler will seek to recover monetary compensation for injuries, medical bills, and loss of wages.
Mass Torts
Mass torts occur when a large number of people are injured by the same harmful event or defective product. When a harmful product is released to the public and causes damages, the injured deserve full compensation for resulting medical bills, pain and suffering, lost wages, and more. Managing a complex, multi-plaintiff case (such as class actions or multi-district litigation) typically requires the assistance of numerous attorneys, paralegals and support staff on each case. Sanford Wittels & Heisler has the means, the skill, and the unshakable commitment to bring these cases to successful conclusions.
Sanford Wittels & Heisler is currently co-counsel with Benedict Morelli, former President of the New York Trial Lawyers Association, in over 200 Vioxx matters against the drug manufacturer Merck.