Kroot Law, LLC

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Medical Malpractice Cases We Handle

A medical malpractice case is a type of civil action where injury or death occurs as a result of a medical mistake by one or more healthcare professionals. The Chicago medical malpractice and injury lawyer Jason Kroot of Kroot Law, LLC handles a variety of medical malpractice cases, including those involving birth injury, surgical error, anesthesia error, medication error, and misdiagnosis. With any medical malpractice case, including those involving doctors or nurses, it must be proved the healthcare provider was negligent and that their negligence was at least a cause of the patient’s injury or death. Often times, proving the cause of a patient’s injury or death is more difficult than proving the medical mistake. Read More

Birth Injury Malpractice A birth injury case is a type of medical malpractice claim in which a baby suffers an injury during labor and/or delivery often resulting in brain damage and/or cerebral palsy. The medical malpractice lawyers at Kroot Law, LLC, handle a variety of birth injury cases, including those stemming from a failure to recognize fetal distress, delayed delivery, meconium aspiration, and improperly preformed neonatal resuscitation. Birth injury cases are often among the most complicated and demanding medical negligence. This is based, in part, on the complexity of the medicine involved in birth injury cases and the extraordinary medical services needed to properly care for a brain damaged child. Read More

Surgical Error A surgical error case is a type of medical malpractice action where injury or death occurs as a result of a medical mistake during a medical procedure. The Chicago medical malpractice lawyers at Kroot Law handle a various surgical error cases, including those involving elective and non-elective procedures. Common elective procedures including orthopedic surgeries such as those involving the neck or back. Non-elective procedures are often emergent in nature such as a partial colectomy, bowel resection, and gall bladder removal. Read More

Anesthesia Error An anesthesia error case is a type of medical malpractice claim where injury or death occurs as a result of a medical mistake during the anesthesia process. The medical malpractice lawyers at Kroot Law, LLC, handle a variety of anesthesia error cases, including those involving general anesthesia, spinal anesthesia, regional anesthesia, and local anesthesia. Many anesthesia errors involve a failure to obtain proper history before the procedure. Other anesthesia error cases involving a failure to properly monitor the patient’s vital signs during anesthesia by the anesthesiologist or the nurse anesthetist. Read More

Misdiagnosis A misdiagnosis case is a form of medical malpractice where injury or death occurs as a result of a delayed or mistaken diagnosis. The Chicago medical malpractice lawyers at Kroot Law handle a various misdiagnosis cases, including those stemming from a disease process, a spinal cord injury, or other pathology. Most misdiagnosis malpractice cases stem from a failure to carefully perform a differential diagnosis. A differential diagnosis refers to the process by which doctors seek to determine a patent’s condition by identifying a list of possible conditions that could be causing the patient’s symptoms and attempt to rule in or out that condition through various methods. Read More

Personal Injury Cases We Handle

A personal injury case is a type civil action where injury or death occurs from the negligent or intentional misconduct of one or more persons or entities. The Chicago personal injury lawyers at Kroot Law, LLC handle a variety of injury cases, including those involving auto accidents, slip and falls, product liability, transportation accidents, and nursing homes. Other personal injury cases we handle include product liability cases, construction accidents, and legal malpractice. Read More

Wrongful Death Cases We Handle

A wrongful death case is a type of personal injury or medical malpractice claim where death results from the negligent or intentional misconduct of one or more persons and/or entities. The Chicago wrongful death lawyers at Kroot Law, LLC handle a variety of injury and malpractice cases, including those involving personal injury, auto accidents, medical malpractice, and medication errors. Other wrongful death cases include those involving products, construction sites, and motorized vehicles. Read More