How would you like to learn that your surgeon was taking selfies or taking a video call while you were unconscious on the operating table?  It is happening more and more. The slip of a surgical knife can slice open the wrong organ, causing years of pain and suffering, numerous follow-up surgeries or instant death. 

More than 250,000 patients die each year in the United States due to medical mistakes, making it one of the most common causes of death.  Many more patients suffer life altering, permanent injuries.  Mistakes that occur before and during surgery can mean that the medical providers committed malpractice. Murphy & Landon attorneys have brought successful

Patients who are injured or die during medical procedures are often victims of malpractice.  If not performed properly, medical treatment can cause new injuries, illnesses, and even death.  Examples include: Infections caused by a failure to take required precautions, sometimes as simple as failing to wash hands or reusing a contaminated medical device. According to

Medical errors are a leading cause of wrongful death in the United States.  Studies report that as many as 200,000 patients die each year from medical malpractice. Indeed, one member of the medical profession has described medical errors as “rampant” within the medical community. Doctors can only provide medical care to patients in a hospital, if

Medical malpractice cases typically involve claims for wrongful death and serious personal injuries. The experienced medical malpractice attorneys at Murphy & Landon have successfully tried and settled malpractice claims throughout Delaware. Delaware law allows a jury to award punitive damages in a medical malpractice case if: The medical provider’s misconduct is reckless (also described as wilful

When a person dies or is injured while receiving medical care, most patients and their families are looking for answers.  They want to know what happened and why.  In many cases, they cannot get satisfactory answers from their medical providers.  They are told that they suffered a “known complication,” or their outcome was not “optimal”