Medical Malpractice Lawyers

We trust medical practitioners with what is most precious to us: our health, our lives, and the health and lives of our loved ones. When a medical provider breaches the standard of care and causes injury or death due to medical negligence, that trust is broken.

In this event, if you believe you have been injured by medical negligence, our team of Gluckstein medical malpractice lawyers can help. Our experienced, knowledgeable, and caring medical malpractice lawyers have a solid record of assisting patients injured by medical negligence as they seek compensation for the losses they have suffered.

We handle cases involving birth trauma, brain injury, spinal cord injury, or any other adverse medical outcome that leads to pain and suffering, significant disability and/or financial losses.

With medical malpractice lawyers in Toronto, Ottawa, Niagara, Barrie, Collingwood and Midland, Gluckstein Lawyers are available to help you with your medical malpractice claim. 

How can Gluckstein medical malpractice lawyers help you?

Medical malpractice lawyers who put your recovery first.

After experiencing a life-altering injury from medical malpractice, you or your loved one may be feeling scared, angry, depressed and overwhelmed. As a medical malpractice law firm known for its years of experience and for its full-circle client-centred care, Gluckstein Medical Malpractice Lawyers can be counted on to treat you and your loved ones with the respect, kindness and empathetic understanding you deserve.

As you begin your journey of healing, trust Gluckstein Lawyers’ team of medical negligence lawyers to join you. We can help you get the compensation and damages you are owed for your pain, suffering and losses. Nothing can ever replace all that a personal injury takes from you; but receiving an award for damages can change your life for the better. When we can negotiate a settlement or win a court-ordered award for you, it can help bring closure to one tumultuous chapter of your life and give you what you need to ensure there are brighter times ahead.

Our legal experts approach medical malpractice claims with precision and care, ensuring every detail of your case is meticulously evaluated. In calculating damages for medical malpractice claims, we consider a range of factors, including current and future medical expenses, lost income, pain and suffering, loss of enjoyment of life, and the cost of long-term care needs.

By thoroughly assessing these elements, we ensure that your claim reflects the full extent of your losses. From evaluating damages to building a compelling case, we provide expert legal representation tailored to your unique situation. With a steadfast commitment to client advocacy, we strive for successful outcomes that bring meaningful resolution.

How we prove the breached standard of care.

Medical professionals dedicate their lives to caring for others, but even skilled doctors, nurses, and technicians can make preventable mistakes. While the healthcare system doesn’t demand perfection, it does require providers to meet accepted standards of care.

Proving a medical malpractice claim involves two critical elements:

1. A breach of the medical standard of care (the provider failed to meet professional expectations)
2. Direct harm caused by that breach (the mistake led to your injury or worsened condition)

Though this may sound straightforward, these cases are often complex. Medical institutions have powerful legal teams, and the burden of proof rests on you, the patient who’s already suffered. That’s where experienced medical malpractice lawyers make all the difference.

Proving causation in medical malpractice cases.

Medical malpractice cases are often complex, with proving causation being one of the most challenging aspects. Causation connects a healthcare provider's error to the harm suffered by the patient. Without clear evidence linking the two, even the strongest cases can falter. At Gluckstein Lawyers, we understand the critical role causation plays in medical malpractice claims, and we excel in building compelling cases that meet this high standard of proof.

The importance of proving medical malpractice causation.

To succeed in a medical malpractice case, you must demonstrate not only that a medical error occurred but also that this error directly caused your injuries. This is no small feat. The medical field is full of variables, and adverse outcomes can sometimes arise even without negligence. Proving causation requires a clear narrative supported by thorough evidence, showing that the damage could not have happened without the healthcare provider's failure to meet the standard of care.

Gluckstein Lawyers has decades of experience overcoming the challenges of medical malpractice cases. Our team collaborates with leading medical experts to analyze records, reconstruct events, and provide detailed opinions on how standard care was breached and led to specific injuries. By using data-driven insights and expert testimony, we present the facts in a way that leaves no room for doubt.

What is duty of care?

Medical malpractice occurs when a healthcare professional fails to meet their duty of care, a legal responsibility to provide treatment that meets established medical standards. A breach of this duty happens when a provider's actions, or lack thereof, fall below these standards, leading to harm or injury for the patient.

Determining a breach of duty often involves assessing whether a competent professional in a similar situation would have acted differently. Understanding duty of care and its breach is critical in pursuing justice and accountability in medical malpractice cases.

Why medical malpractice cases demand experienced legal help.

Medical malpractice claims are often complex and can be challenging to pursue. The people who have made the error (doctors, nurses or other medical professionals) are also most often responsible for creating documentation that would help you prove there was an error. For example, if you were under anesthesia during a surgical procedure, you would not be witness to any surgical errors; you will only become aware that something went wrong later. Piecing together what may have happened can be difficult when the people who made the mistake have an interest in not drawing attention to the matter. 

By choosing experienced medical malpractice lawyers with a proven track record as your advocates, you can have confidence your case will be in skillful hands. As a firm that focuses on these matters, Gluckstein Personal Injury Lawyers has built an extensive network of independent medical and health care experts that can be critical to building a successful case. 

In many circumstances, medical malpractice cases need to be started quickly. There is a two-year time limitation period for suing a medical practitioner or hospital. That limitation period begins from the date you knew or ought to have known of facts giving rise to a claim. For medical negligence that results in death, the two-year time limitation period runs from the date of death. The limitation period may be longer for people under disability and children under 18 years of age.

As soon as you suspect that substandard medical treatment may be the cause of your injury or poor health, you should contact a medical malpractice lawyer near you with experience in medical malpractice cases to begin discussions about how to proceed and if, and when, you should file notice of a claim.

Medical malpractice lawyers with 60+ years of proven results.

Since 1962, our firm has represented thousands of injured people, advocating for their interests, assisting with access to needed therapies, and obtaining the compensation they deserve. Led by a lawyer with more than 30 years of medical malpractice law and case experience, our dedicated team of medical malpractice lawyers handles claims dealing with:

• Birth trauma (brachial plexus injuries, paralysis, Cerebral Palsy, Erb’s palsy, meconium aspiration syndrome, Horner’s syndrome, hypoxia, seizures, shoulder dystocia, neonatal sepsis, maternal infections).
• Hospital and medical administration errors (unsafe or unclean environments, malfunctioning diagnostic tools, inaccurate record-keeping).
• Surgical errors (surgery on the wrong body part, wrong patient, anaesthesia errors, foreign objects left in patient, nerve damage, perforation or laceration during surgery).
• Nursing errors (medication errors - wrong medication, wrong dose, wrong patient, wrong time to administer, wrong route for medicine; injuries from moving patients too quickly; documentation errors; failure to monitor a patient or respond in a timely manner).
• Chiropractic errors (over aggressive manipulation, disc herniation, spinal cord injuries, nerve damage, paralysis, bone fractures, stroke).
• Misdiagnosis and delayed diagnosis (wrongly diagnosing a condition based on negligence or unreasonably delayed diagnosis that causes harm or leads to a worsening condition).
• Lack of informed consent (failure to properly warn of adverse side effects or of risks involved with treatment).
• Midwife negligence (birth injuries, failure to call for medical assistance during difficult or abnormal births).

The Gluckstein medical malpractice team not only includes lawyers with the right skillset for these challenging cases, but also former medical practitioners and staff who bring an intimate knowledge of the medical system and medical malpractice law.

How our medical background informs every legal strategy.

With our extensive trial experience, excellent negotiating skills, and thorough knowledge of the medical malpractice law and medical practitioner insurance claims process, the Gluckstein medical malpractice lawyers are ready to develop and manage your case every step of the way.

Our goal is to give you confidence and peace of mind as your case moves through the system so that you can focus on what’s important to you: recovery, rehabilitation, and rebuilding your life after medical negligence.

Gluckstein Lawyers medical malpractice team combines excellence in legal representation and advocacy with the empathy and compassion you deserve during this difficult time in your life. Begin your journey to a more promising future by contacting us today.

Free consultation for medical malpractice cases with no obligation.

Your initial consultation with us is free and there is no obligation to continue. If you decide to pursue a medical malpractice claim through our lawyer firm, we will compile the pertinent details of your case, request the appropriate medical files, and begin a preliminary investigation. If we discover that your claim has merit and are reasonably sure that we can assist you in negotiating a fair settlement or winning a judgment at trial, we will agree to represent you based on a contingency fee agreement. 

That means that we don’t get paid unless you get paid by way of a settlement or court award.

Our medical malpractice lawyers will meet you where you are.

The team of medical malpractice lawyers at Gluckstein Lawyers can meet with you throughout Ontario, including in: Barrie, Kingston, Kitchener-Waterloo, London, Niagara, Oshawa, Ottawa, St. Catharines, and Sudbury.