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Medical Malpractice

Dedicated Tampa and Sarasota Lawyers Assist Medical Malpractice Victims

Skillful Florida Advocates Take on Negligent Healthcare Providers

Doctors, hospitals and other medical providers have a legal and moral responsibility to adhere to the highest industry standards. When individuals and facilities fall short, patients suffer the consequences, which can include a worsening of their conditions, new problems or even death. The Tampa and Sarasota attorneys at Sessums Law Group, P.A. aid medical malpractice victims by initiating legal action against negligent healthcare professionals. In these cases, we have secured substantial verdicts and settlements on behalf of patients who have suffered harm due to poor treatment. Whether your case arises from a surgical mistake, a botched diagnosis or some other type of substandard care, our firm can obtain a fair financial recovery.

Attorneys Pursue Justice When Doctors and Hospitals Violate Standards

In the Tampa Bay and Sarasota areas and other Florida locations, our medical malpractice lawyers advocate for plaintiffs who have suffered due to:

  • Anesthesia errors — Too little anesthesia can cause a patient to awaken during surgery, while too much can cut off oxygen to the brain, resulting in disabling or deadly anoxia.
  • Surgical errors — One slight mistake or misplaced item can cause severe damage without the patient knowing exactly what happened. We work tirelessly to unearth the truth if something goes wrong in the operating room.
  • Missed or incorrect diagnoses — Failure to recognize a symptom properly might prevent someone from obtaining needed treatment or lead them to undergo unnecessary procedures.
  • Prescription mistakes — We litigate matters involving prescription medication problems such as incorrect dosages, dangerous interactions and harmful side effects.
  • Neglect — Busy hospitals and medical practices must keep a close eye on the people they serve. If neglect contributed to, or worsened, your condition, we’ll outline your legal options.
  • Hospital acquired infections — When surgery or recovery takes place under unsanitary conditions, a patient can contract a potentially deadly infection, such as MRSA. However, even medical patients can succumb to hospital acquired infections if the hospital staff does not observe proper protocols for hygiene.
  • Birth injuries — The childbirth process requires a high degree of skill and care. A breach of professional standards sometimes leads to a lifelong condition such as cerebral palsy. In these matters, we seek a resolution that accounts for the burden borne by victims and their families.

Often, mistreated patients don’t assert their rights because they are not completely sure if an actionable claim exists. Over decades of experience, our attorneys have gained the ability to review evidence in detail and spot instances of medical negligence that others miss.

Accomplished Firm Guides Clients Through the Litigation Process

If you have been victimized by medical malpractice, you need to obtain assistance promptly from a personal injury lawyer. The Florida statute of limitations bars lawsuits that are filed more than two years after the harm occurred or should have been discovered. Even if your claim is a long way from lapsing, potential evidence and witnesses become harder to locate with each passing day. Our firm gathers the necessary facts and expert testimony to bolster your case. From there, we vigorously advocate for a settlement or verdict that truly addresses your harm.

Sessums Law Group, P.A. represents Florida medical malpractice victims in cases stemming from surgical errors, faulty prescriptions and breaches of professional standards. Please call (813) 212-8330 or contact us online to schedule a consultation regarding your legal rights. Our office is in Tampa, and the firm also has locations in Sarasota, Lakeland and Sebring.

Our Settlements & Verdicts

Sessums Law Group, P.A. Attorneys Take Pride in Delivering Exceptional Results for Our Valued Clients

Our top priority is to devise customized legal strategies that are tailored to the unique legal needs of our clients, no matter how simple or complicated their situations, might be.

  • $6,000,000.00 Recovery Fraud Civil Action

    Sessums Law Group, P.A. successfully recovered $6,000,000.00 for a client in a fraud civil action.  Prior to the client’s divorce, the client negotiated and executed an agreement with his wife’s boyfriend that sought that the boyfriend would have no contact with the client’s wife.

  • $2,740,000.00 Wrongful Death Hit/Run of Motorcyclist

    Representation of the plaintiff hit from behind on his motorcycle by a driver who was allegedly drunk at the time of the accident.  Sued the defendant; the bar that the defendant had been drinking and the defendant’s employer.

  • $1,929,000.00 Verdict Real Estate Deficiency

    Representation of estate in real estate deficiency claim resulting in joint and several liability verdict against various doctors and chiropractors.

  • $1,000,000.00 Settlement Collision

    Representation of estate in an automobile and tractor trailer collision that resulted in multiple deaths.

  • Confidential Settlement Amount Medical Malpractice

    Client was burned with a hot pack after delivering her son via Cesarean section.

  • Confidential Settlement Amount Nursing Home Negligence

    Representation of the Personal Representative of the Estate of the patient who died due to negligent care while in the care of the nursing home.

  • Confidential Settlement Amount Trolley Accident

    Representation of passengers who were enjoying a sight- seeing tour aboard a trolley when the trolley was hit by a bus. The passengers suffered soft tissue injuries.

  • Confidential Settlement Amount Hit & Run

    Sessums Law Group was recently successful in settling a case for a hard working Polk County man whose hit and run accident resulted in a need for a knee replacement.  The defendant argued that our client had caused the accident.  We were able to prove through expert accident reconstruction testimony that the accident happened as our client testified despite the minimal damage involved.

  • Confidential Settlement Stolen Property

    Client’s vehicle was burglarized and her engagement and wedding rings stolen. The perpetrator pawned the stolen items to a local pawn shop. The pawn shop ignored the hold order from the police department and sold the engagement and wedding rings. After suit filed for the Plaintiff, a confidential settlement was reached with the pawn shop for the value to our client of her stolen rings.

Florida Attorneys with Proven Expertise, Devoted to Exceptional Service

"Our firm believes in the integrity of the needs of the each client we represent. We are passionate about obtaining the maximum results allowable under the law for each client."

- Mark A. Sessums