Hospitals, physician practice groups, healthcare insurers, physicians, nurses, and technical support staff select Mirick’s experienced team for representation in medical malpractice litigation. We handle all phases of medical malpractice litigation from responding to notice of claim letters through trial and appeal. We have extensive experience in the defense of medical malpractice claims, including alleged breaches of the standard of care, wrongful death, misdiagnosis, delayed diagnosis, failure to obtain informed consent, and medical battery. We engage experts to develop evidence-based defenses. We partner with our clients to keep them informed throughout the case.
When warranted by the circumstances of the case, we compliment our trial capabilities with experience in alternative dispute resolution, including mediation and arbitration. We provide solutions commensurate with personal objectives and priorities for each client. Outside of litigation, we assist healthcare professionals with defense of complaints before the Board of Registration in Medicine, the Board of Registration in Nursing, and the Board of Registration for other allied healthcare providers, including the Department of Public Health. We assist clients to develop strategies and practices to minimize risk. We have an extensive, successful track record in obtaining positive results for our clients, whether through litigation, arbitration, or alternative dispute resolution.
- Successfully defended a primary care physician on a claim alleging failure to diagnose stroke in a 45-year-old man left with serious and permanent impairments
- Successfully defended a transplant surgeon on a wrongful death claim alleging improper performance of kidney transplant surgery that led to sepsis and death
- Successfully defended primary care physicians in a case alleging failure to timely diagnose prostate cancer by not offering PSA test after age 50
- Successfully defended obstetricians in two separate cases alleging failure to diagnose and properly manage deliveries complicated by shoulder dystopia
- Successfully defended an orthopedic surgeon in a case alleging failure to timely diagnose infected knee prosthetic ultimately requiring amputation
- Successfully defended emergency medicine physicians for failure to timely diagnose and treat spinal epidural abscess
- Successfully defended anesthesiologist on claim for lack of informed consent prior to surgery
- Successfully defended critical care physician on claim for medical battery and failure to timely treat bleeding
- Obtained dismissal of all claims against a psychologist by the Board of Registration in Psychology after filing pre-trial motions with the administrative law judge
