Do I have a Case?

Have you or someone you know suffered serious injury as the result of negligence by a doctor or hospital? If so, you may have a case of medical malpractice. A child with a brain injury or shoulder dystocia injury, delay in a diagnosis of cancer or other disease which could have been prevented in developing into an incurable condition or death are types of negligence result in medical malpractice. To bring a malpractice case against a doctor or hospital, you must have a serious, permanent injury that is the direct result of the actions of a doctor or hospital that fell below the standard of care.

Most cases of malpractice are taken on a contingency basis, which means there is no cost to you during the case, and our fees and reimbursement of expenses are taken at the time of conclusion of the case. California state law sets our fees, by an initiative called MICRA.

If you think your injury is the result of medical malpractice please call our office for a consultation at no cost or obligation to you. If we think you have a case of malpractice we will then wish to review your medical records which is how a case is determined, again at no cost or obligation to you. Please call our office now.

Gerald I. Sugarman, MD JD
Board Certified in Pediatrics and
Family Practice (FAAP, FAAFP)
Call 805-473-4739
Toll Free 800-627-8731
Fax 805-473-3186
Email: gis01@aol.com

Standard of care is defined as the care that would be given in the same circumstance by any reasonable doctor or hospital.