White Plains Medical Malpractice Lawyer

Doctors should be there to help you – but a medical error can cause serious injury or death

When we are hurt or unwell, we put our health and our lives into the hands of hospitals, doctors and other medical professionals. We trust them to heal us, to take away our pain, and protect us from future harm. But all too often a visit to the doctor, emergency room, or operating room can lead to further complications, new injuries, and even death.

According to the Journal of the American Medical Association, over 225,000 people die each year in the United States because of preventable medical errors like unnecessary surgery, avoidable infections, medication errors, and surgical mistakes. JAMA estimates that these medical errors cost America an estimated $29 billion each year in medical costs, ongoing disabilities, lost wages, and loss of household production.

On a more personal level, each of the thousands of New York families that are affected by medical malpractice each year face financial hardship, high health care costs, emotional distress, and pain and suffering. In the cases in which medical errors were caused by carelessness or negligence, these families deserve compensation for what they have been through and what they have lost.

Was your doctor, nurse, emergency room, or hospital careless or negligent in your care?

At Lever and Stolzenberg, we are committed to helping the victims of New York medical malpractice secure damages for their injuries and suffering – and to making sure that the same medical errors do not harm other patients in the future. We take on a wide range of White Plains and NY medical malpractice cases, including but not limited to:

•    Birth injuries and cerebral palsy cases. The birth of your son or daughter can be complicated by medical mistakes such as a failure to deliver by C-section, failure to respond to fetal distress, asphyxia at birth, failure to monitor fetal heart rate, and misuse of forceps or vacuum extractor.

•    Heart attack, stroke, and aneurysm medical malpractice cases. Heart attacks and strokes can be even more deadly if your doctor or emergency room fails and treat your conditions appropriately, misdiagnoses you, or misreads lab results.

•    Cancer medical malpractice cases. When patients have cancer, it is vital that doctors respond quickly and aggressively – but those suffering from cancer could have their chances of survival lowered by a failure to diagnose, a failure to act on lab results, surgical errors, and other instances of medical malpractice.

•    Joint reconstruction mistakes. Errors made during a knee replacement, hip replacement, or other joint replacement surgeries could be caused by surgical mistakes or defective medical devices.

•    Nursing home abuse and neglect. Unfortunately, many New York nursing home residents suffer from neglect and abuse from nursing home nurses, staffers, and even other residents. Adult care residents could suffer needlessly from bedsores, malnutrition, physical abuse, sexual abuse, emotional abuse, malnutrition, and over medication.

•    Medication errors. Patients can suffer extreme harm if they are given an overdose of medication, an incorrect medication, or a dangerous combination of drugs. Other medication errors involve doctors prescribing a medicine that the patient is allergic to.

•    Unnecessary surgery. More surgeries take place now than ever before – and many are not needed or carry too great a risk to the patient. Some unnecessary surgeries arise from a misdiagnosis, while others are simply poor treatment choices.

•    Delayed diagnosis or misdiagnosis. When you are sick or hurting, time is of the essence. A delayed diagnosis, misdiagnosis, or missed diagnosis can delay treatment for the patient or cause the patient to undergo the wrong treatment for their condition.

•    Medical malpractice wrongful death cases. In the most serious NYC medical malpractice cases, a patient will die as a result of a medical error such as those mentioned above. In these instances, we can assist the families of the victim seek compensation for their tragic loss.

A New York medical malpractice attorney can help you find justice

Struggling with an illness, medical condition, or injury is extremely difficult – don’t try to struggle with your medical malpractice case alone as well. Located in White Plains, New York, Lever & Stolzenberg can help you build evidence for your medical error case, guide you through the legal process, and ultimately help you get the compensation that you deserve. Call us toll-free at (877) 288-9191 or fill out our short electronic contact form to set up a free, confidential appointment with one of our experienced attorneys. If you can’t make it to our office, we would be happy to come to you.


Lever & Stolzenberg, LLP is located in White Plains, New York and serves clients throughout the state, including New York City's five boroughs (The Bronx, Brooklyn, Queens, Manhattan and Staten Island) as well as Westchester County, Rockland County and Long Island. 

Additional Cities: Yonkers, Port Chester, Scarsdale, New Rochelle, Peekskill, Rye, Mount Kisco, Bedford, Eastchester, Mount Vernon, Mount Pleasant, Pelham, Ossining, Greenburgh, New City, Spring Valley, Pearl River.

Additional Counties: Orange County, Dutchess County, Putnam County.

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  Description: Since the elderly are sometimes unable to tell their loved ones that they are being neglected or abused due to dementia, it is essential that the relatives of those in New York nursing homes look closely for signs of nursing home abuse and nursing home neglect. Below, read a serious of important questions to ask yourself when you visit a family member in a nursing home.
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  Description: Some people are told that bedsores and pressure sores are an unfortunate side-effect of getting older and losing mobility. However, bedsores are a preventable medical condition that can be a red flag for nursing home neglect and nursing home abuse. Learn more about what pressure sores are, why they appear, how they are prevented, and how they are treated.
• Who Is Responsible For Nursing Home Elopement & Wandering Deaths?   
  Description: Each year in New York, dozens of nursing home residents go missing when they wander from their beds or from their buildings. Unfortunately, nursing home elopement often leads to serious injury, emotional distress, and even death. Learn more about how nursing home elopement happens and how it can be prevented.
• How New York Medical Malpractice Lawsuits Can Save Lives   
  Description: Some healthcare insurance companies claim that New York medical malpractice lawsuits up the cost of health care - but there is no denying that medical malpractice lawsuits prevent future deaths due to medical errors and make doctors and hospitals responsible for their actions.
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  Description: Plastic surgery is becoming increasingly popular, especially in New York City and the surrounding areas - but unfortunately these elective cosmetic surgeries sometimes end in medical negligence, surgical mistakes, and medical malpractice.
• New York Times Investigation: Radiation Medical Errors & Malpractice   
  Description: A new report has exposed how common radiation errors and radiation mistakes causes harm to cancer patients in New York. Read more about how radiation errors occur and what hospitals are doing to prevent radiation medical mistakes.
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  Description: A shocking new study has found that stress, depression, and burnout could be larger factors in medical malpractice cases than overwork and fatigue. Many surgeons from around the country have answered a survey admitting that their medical errors and surgical mistakes have taken place more often during times of mental distress and depression.
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  Description: When you have a serious illness or condition, it is imperative that you get the correct diagnosis and treatment as soon as possible. If you receive an incorrect diagnosis, misdiagnosis, or wrong diagnosis, it can stall your treatment and endanger in life. In addition, being treated for a disease you don't have can be equally as dangerous and traumatic.
• Cerebral Palsy And Medical Malpractice | New York Medical Malpractice Lawyers   
  Description: There are a number of causes of cerebral palsy, but a significant number of cerebral palsy cases are caused by birth injuries in the delivery room and could have been prevented if not for mistakes made by the doctors, nurses, and hospitals were the baby was born. Learn more about the causes of birth injury cerebral palsy and which causes of cerebral palsy could be associated with medical malpractice.
• Stroke Misdiagnosis | Stroke Wrong Diagnosis | New York Medical Malpractice   
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