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Medical malpractice can cause severe injuries or death that can devastate an entire family. If your loved one has suffered a serious injury or wrongful death, by what you believe to be a medical mistake, we may be able to help you. Robins, Kaplan, Miller & Ciresi L.L.P. has been serving residents of Des Moines and across the state of Iowa for years and are dedicated to providing our clients with committed and dedicated representation.

Medical mistakes happen every day. In many cases, people don’t even know malpractice occurred. If you suspect malpractice, contact us. We will evaluate the details of your case to determine if malpractice has occurred. If so, we will fight tirelessly on your behalf and will advocate for your rights.

Examples of Medical Malpractice

There are a number of ways in which medical malpractice can occur, including:

  • Failure to timely treat an emergency medical condition
  • Failure to recognize symptoms of heart attack or stroke
  • Failure to diagnose breast or other types of cancer
  • Failure to provide proper treatment
  • Misreading x-rays or other test results
  • Prescribing the wrong dose of a medication
  • Prescribing the wrong type of medication
  • Not providing proper follow-up after surgery

The list goes on. Our attorneys have extensive experience handling a complete range of medical malpractice cases. We have results in a number of areas and have been recognized nationally for our commitment to excellence.

Selected Case Results

  • $11.1 million verdict for woman who suffered severe brain damage due to paramedic’s negligence.
  • $9.6 million settlement for a woman that suffered brain damage in a motor vehicle accident.
  • $6.5 million settlement in interventional neuroradiology case resulting in cosmetic deformity.
  • $5.4 million settlement for failure to appropriately monitor and treat known cardiomyopathy.
  • $4.6 million verdict and a settlement that will pay $65 million with normal life expectance for a brain-damaged baby.
  • $4 million settlement in case that involved a failure to properly treat seizures.
  • $4 million settlement involving failure of radiologists to detect on CT a brain aneurysm, leading to woman's total disability and brain damage.
  • $3.1 million settlement for a delayed delivery of baby in distress resulting in persistent vegetative state and severely impaired life-expectancy.
  • $2.8 million settlement involving the death of a 50-year-old man for failure to diagnose and treat sepsis.
  • $2.5 million verdict on behalf of a farmer and his wife due to failure of a neurosurgical team to promptly diagnose and perform surgery on a severe back condition called cauda equine syndrome.
  • $2.3 million settlement on behalf of 22-year-old man who suffers additional brain injury from inappropriate medical care.
  • $1.4 million recovery for the family of a man for failure to diagnose colon cancer.

If you or a loved one has been harmed, or a loved one has died, by negligent care, contact us for help today.

Robins, Kaplan, Miller & Ciresi L.L.P.
2800 LaSalle Plaza
Minneapolis, MN 55402
888-586-4431

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