Medical Malpractice Lawyer

Medical Negligence

Our Goal is Not to Meet Your Expectations. Our Goal is to Exceed Your Expectations.

As legal experts, we know that the different types of personal injury cases are unique, and medical malpractice law presents special challenges – our goal is not to simply meet these challenges but to exceed our client's expectations. 

There are innumerable types of medical malpractice cases, but most of them fall into the categories of a doctor’s failure to diagnose, not gaining the patient’s consent, surgical errors, prescription errors, and negligence in diagnosing associated diseases, all of which can result in serious injuries and permanent disabilities that can cause the victim lost wages and employment opportunities, pain and suffering,  an overall decline in quality of life, and sometimes death.  

The New Hampshire medical malpractice lawyers at Van Dorn & Curtiss know the lengths to which powerful healthcare companies will go to escape responsibility for their errors, and we refuse to accept settlements that are not fair and equitable under the circumstances of the case. We are not daunted by healthcare companies and their insurers stonewall tactics. In fact, we look forward to litigating malpractice cases. Our reputation for zealous representation of our injured clients speaks for itself.

Healthcare Providers Have Teams of Malpractice Attorneys and Insurance to Protect Them. Who is Protecting You?

The most recent medical malpractice case settled by the lawyers at Van Dorn & Curtiss was for $1,000,000 against a VA Hospital for the negligent medical treatment of a veteran. Medical malpractice cases can be among the most difficult, not just from a legal perspective, but more importantly from the perspective of the victim and the victim's family. That's why we try to treat our medical malpractice clients and their families with the same care and respect we would if the clients were members of our own family. And in many respects by the time the case is over we feel like the client is a member of our family. You can see how some of our clients feel by visiting our client testimonial pages.  As consumers, we depend most on doctors and other healthcare professionals. We pay them for their services, and in return we assume that we will receive expert treatment.  While we all know that people sometimes make mistakes, a doctor’s error has far more serious repercussions than most.

Imagine the horror of visiting an emergency room for severe back pain, undergoing multiple tests, being denied a necessary consult with a specialist, and not receiving medication soon enough to prevent paralysis. Being diagnosed with cancer is often one of the worst experiences of a patient's life, but later learning that the cancer could have been diagnosed sooner and if it had the chances of long term survival would be greatly increased is an absolutely devastating experiences.  Trusting a surgeon to perform a difficult operation is one thing, but later learning that the surgeon's errors made the condition worse and that the surgery wasn't necessary to begin with is devastating.

While these stories sound far-fetched, they happen more often than you might imagine, and healthcare providers and hospitals protect themselves with teams of malpractice attorneys and malpractice insurance in order to avoid paying damages. Many  law firms shy away from the challenge of battling large medical institutions in cases of medical malpractice, but the attorneys at Van Dorn & Curtiss enjoy litigating these cases.

We won’t just settle for what the defendant’s attorneys offer; Van Dorn & Curtiss decides with their clients what a fair settlement should be, and if the other side won’t meet our demands, we will take our client's case to trial and let the jury decide. We enjoy a reputation among malpractice defense attorneys for being fair but tough litigators, and they know that if are not willing to settle the case voluntarily the legal team at Van Dorn & Curtiss, will be fully prepared to take the case to trial and our track record is proof of the results we get.

All Law Firms are Not Created Equal.

There is good reason why other firms will refer important medical malpractice cases to us. Van Dorn & Curtiss medical malpractice lawyers have the background, experience and track record for handling the most egregious medical malpractice cases.

If you or a loved one has sustained serious harm or even wrongful death due to the negligence of a health care provider, Van Dorn & Curtiss will use our years of litigation experience to work for you. We deal with many of the aspects often related to medical malpractice cases that many law firms don’t cover, such as insurance liens, negotiating unpaid medical bills, and the recovery of other insurance benefits not included in your initial lawsuit. Van Dorn & Curtiss is a full service law firm and we will assist you in all associated legal issues for the one contingency fee.

We represent clients in Western New Hampshire and Eastern Vermont, including the cities of Concord, Nashua, and Manchester.  Please contact us for a free personalized consultation.

If you want aggressive and expert pursuit of your medical malpractice claim and full and fair compensation for the harm caused to  you by the negligence of a doctor or healthcare professional, call Van Dorn & Curtiss today at 1(877)611-9622 for a consultation. Trust the lawyers other lawyers trust, and call Van Dorn & Curtiss today.