Delaware Medical Negligence Lawyers

There is no amount of money that can compensate you for a serious, life changing injury, having your child suffer an injury or enduring the wrongful death of a family member due to an automobile accident, child sex abuse, workplace accident or medical malpractice. Nevertheless, at Shelsby & Leoni our Delaware medical negligence lawyers try to make you as whole as possible financially so you can move on with your life. We serve clients in Delaware, Maryland, and Washington, D.C.

Before we began representing victims of automobile accidents, trucking accidents, medical malpractice and premises liability accidents we practiced insurance defense law for a number of years. As a direct result or our insurance defense experience, Delaware medical malpractice lawyers learned from the inside how insurance companies evaluate and defend medical malpractice, car accidents, tractor-trailer accidents, construction accidents, nursing home injuries, and other types of personal injury cases. In addition, we know the resources that insurance companies have available to defend themselves from personal injury lawsuits. Our experience gives us a tremendous advantage, because we prepare a case for litigation long before a defense lawyer sees it.

Skilled Delaware & Maryland Injury Lawyers

It is beneficial to find a personal injury lawyer who is experienced in trying cases. Most personal injury lawyers aim to settle cases quickly and seldom go to trial. While a fair settlement is preferred over the uncertainty of a jury verdict, our Wilmington, Delaware medical negligence attorneys know that insurance companies make smaller offers when they know the opposing lawyers are inexperienced or unwilling to try cases in court.

The Delaware Trial Attorneys at Shelsby & Leoni have extensive experience litigating cases from both the defense and plaintiff’s perspective. Our medical negligence attorneys routinely fight on their clients behalf to obtain very favorable settlements and verdicts above and beyond what the liable parties insurance carrier initially offered. We have extensive handling all types of accident, catastrophic injury and medical malpractice cases including, but not limited to:

• Auto accidents including rear end accidents, head on accidents and lane change accidents
• Animal attacks including dog bites and other domestic animal attacks
• Birth injury cases including Cerebral Palsy, Brachial Plexus, Shoulder Dystocia and brain damage due to undiagnosed chorioamnionitis and intra-amniotic infections (IAI)
• Burn injury claims including electrocution, power line injuries, chemical burns, car accident fires, thermal burns & arc burns
• Catastrophic injuries to include brain injuries, spinal cord injuries and amputations
• Child injuries such as birth injuries, child sexual abuse, medical negligence, auto accidents or wrongful death due to car accidents, medical malpractice or Fisher Price rocking baby sleepers
• Commercial vehicle accidents such as tractor trailer accidents, trucking accidents, delivery truck accidents and limo accidents
• Dangerous medications including Accutane, Truvada, Testosterone, HIV & AIDS medications, TDF medications, Invokana and other diabetes drugs, Elmiron, metformin, Riomet ER, talcum powder, chemotherapy drugs including Taxotere and cancer causing medication such as Zantac (ranitidine) 
• Hazardous chemicals such as asbestos, firefighting foam, glyphosate,herbicides, pesticides and Roundup weedkiller 
• Impaired driving accidents such as drunk driving accidents and drugged driving accidents caused by marijuana, cocaine, Xanax, Vicodin, Percocet, Fentanyl and opioids
• Infections acquired during pregancy, while in hospitals and nursing homes
• Labor and delivery room injuries such as unnecessary or unplanned Cesarean sections (C-Sections), placental injuries, hospital acquired  infections,  misdiagnosed chorioamnionitis and intra-amniotic infections
• Motorcycle accidents including DUI accidents, lane splitting accidents and single bike accidents
• Slip and fall accidents at retail stores, restaurants, convenient stores, health clubs, hotels, motels, golf courses and gas stations
• Medical malpractice including delayed diagnosis, failure to diagnose, surgery mistakes, anesthesia malpractice and medication errors at all Delaware and Maryland hospitals, clinics, emergency rooms, clinics and surgery centers
• Personal injury cases involving broken bones, traumatic brain injury and spinal cord injury
• Product liability including home products, office products, children’s products and pet products
• Surgical errors including operating on wrong body part, medically necessary surgery, botched surgery, plastic surgery and elective surgery
• Failure to diagnose cancer, meningitis, diabetes. Lyme disease and other serious medical issues
• Wrongful death caused by birth injuries, medical malpractice, auto accidents and workplace accidents

Obtaining a satisfactory outcome in a DE or MD personal injury case requires attorneys who understand how to negotiate with insurance companies. It also requires attorneys who are willing to try cases. The Newark, Delaware medical negligence lawyers at Shelsby & Leoni are experienced at both.

What To Look For When Hiring Medical Negligence Lawyers

Many personal injury lawyers tout themselves as trial lawyers. What they may be telling you is that the may have little or no trial experience. With that in mind you should look for certain traits, characteristics and qualities when interviewing Delaware medical negligence lawyers. These are:

1) Devoting their entire practice to personal injury litigation

2) Experience actually trying cases

3) Length of time they have been handling medical malpractice cases

4) Reputation

5) Verdict and settlement history

At Shelsby & Leoni we possess all of these very favorable qualities and more. Contact our Dover, Delaware medical malpractice lawyers today to discuss how we can help you through this very unpleasant ordeal.

The Aftermath Of An Accident Caused By Another’s Negligence

Regardless of whether you were injured in a car accident, slip and fall accident or have been the victim of medical malpractice your life may be altered for years to come. In severe, catastrophic injury cases the quality of the life you once knew may be a thing of the past. If you were doing ok financially you may be thrust into a world of financial instability due to medical bills related to the accident. If you enjoyed a rich, full and active lifestyle that may be banished to memories due to chronic pain due to your injuries. Facing any of these issues can be challenging, especially while trying to recover emotionally and physically from your accident. Having an experienced Delaware medical negligence attorney on your side will offer you peace of mind as they will handle all aspects of filing your claim, settlement negotiations and, if necessary, taking your case to trial.

Benefits In Delaware & Maryland Injury Cases

Each medical negligence, personal injury and auto accident claim is different but the possible benefits remain the same. The actual benefits you can obtain are directly related to the type of accident you endured, how sever your injuries are and the impact the injuries had on your life and your families life. Common benefits and forms of compensation are:

1. Lost wages including current and future
2. Medical expenses related to your accident
3. Pain & suffering compensation (when applicable)
4. Death, survival and funeral benefits

Let our Delaware personal injury attorneys fight to get you the maximum benefits and financial compensation you are entitled to. 

Delaware Injury Lawyers With The Resources To Fight For You

Our firm is affiliated with Kline & Specter P.C., the highly successful and nationally recognized Philadelphia-based law firm which has some 30 attorneys, seven of whom are also doctors, and a staff of more than 100. We partner with Kline & Specter in appropriate cases.

Free consultation: If you or a family member has been injured, we invite you to contact our medical negligence lawyers in Wilmington, Delaware and Baltimore, Maryland for a free initial consultation. Call them at 302-995-6210 or 410-385-5612.

Our Delaware medical injury attorneys proudly serve those injured in auto accident, premises liability accident and medical mistakes throughout all of Delaware & Maryland including Wilmington, Newark, Middletown, Odessa, Smyrna, Townsend, Clayton, Bear, Glasgow, New Castle, Dover, Little Creek, Milford, Liepsic, Magnolia, Seaford, Laurel, Georgetown, Delmar, Dagsboro, Frankford, Millsboro, Lewes, Rehoboth Beach, Dewey Beach, Bethany Beach, Fenwick Island, Ocean View, Annapolis, Baltimore, Bel Air, Elkton, Rockville, Waldorf, La Plata, Bowie & Laurel.