Practice Areas of our San Diego Law Firm
Birth Injuries
Negligence in the labor and delivery process can cause life-long disability. Lack of oxygen to the brain, known as hypoxia or asphyxia, can cause permanent damage, depending on the area of the brain affected and degree and duration of oxygen deprivation. Lack of blood supply to the brain can result in ischemia which can cause permanent damage. Other times, difficulty in the labor and delivery process can result in permanent nerve damage, such as when a baby's shoulder gets stuck in the birth canal (shoulder dystocia) which results in injury to the baby's brachial plexus. If you believe your child has suffered an injury due to negligence in the labor and delivery process, please contact our office.
Kaiser Malpractice
The Kaiser Foundation Health Plan is the largest provider of health care services in California. The Law Offices of Virginia C. Nelson has extensive experience in pursuing claims against Kaiser. If you believe that Kaiser has been negligent in your treatment and you have been significant injured as a result, please contact our office.
Wrongful Death
A wrongful death claim is one specific type of action that is pursued by a deceased person's heirs on his or her behalf. The plaintiffs in any wrongful death case are the heirs of the decedent. If you believe a family member has died as a result of another's negligence, please contact our office to discuss your potential case.
Delay/Failure to Diagnose Cancer
Health care professionals have a responsibility to timely diagnose and treat cancer. In a medical malpractice case, one must prove that a missed cancer diagnosis would have significantly improved one's prognosis. If you believe that your doctor failed to timely diagnose the signs and symptoms of cancer, or failed to promptly treat the cancer once diagnosed and you have suffered significant injury, please contact our office for a consultation.
Communication Failures (Doctor/Nurse/Hospital)
Unfortunately, many patients are harmed by the failure of their medical personnel to adequately communicate information related to their condition. These cases usually involve both nurses and doctors who fail to share information related to a patient. Most nurses are employees of the hospital where they work, whereas many doctors are independent contractors and are not considered employees of the hospital. When a communication failure has occurred, each of these health care providers' shares blame, and thus they are each named as defendants in a medical malpractice case. The Law Offices of Virginia C. Nelson is experienced at handling cases involved the failure of multiple nurses and doctors to adequately communicate information regarding a patient's condition. If you believe that you or a loved one has sustained injury related to a communication failure, please contact us immediately.
Medication Errors
Medication errors can cause permanent damage. Medication errors can result from the wrong dosage of medication being administered or even the incorrect medication being administered. In the United States, there are over 1.5 million reports of medication errors each year. If you believe that you were given the wrong medication or wrong dose of medication and this seriously injured you, please contact our office.
Surgical Errors
Surgical errors can cause death and serious injury. These errors can result from miscommunication during surgery or when a doctor fails to appropriately perform a surgery. If you have sustained a serious injury as a result of what you believe to be a negligent error committed during a surgery, please contact our office for a consultation.
Anesthesiology
Anesthesia malpractice during surgery can result in death. Patients commonly have little, if any, interaction with their anesthesiologist before the time of surgery. Even so, anesthesiologists are responsible to provide competent treatment, like other health care practitioners. If you have sustained serious injury as a result of an anesthesiologist's negligent error during surgery, contact our office.
Personal Injury (Automobile Accident)
Automobile accidents are frequent and can be life-altering. The Law Offices of Virginia C. Nelson has experience with dealing with serious automobile accidents resulting in death, permanent paralysis, and brain injury. If you have been injured in a serious automobile accident, please contact our office immediately.
