Over the years Robert Kornfeld has handled many cases involving medical negligence of adults, children and newborns. A brief list of some of the types of cases handled involving medical malpractice or nursing home negligence are as follows:

• Failure to diagnose and timely treat intracranial aneurysms both of which burst causing subarachnoid hemorrhage, stroke and traumatic brain damage to a middle aged married woman.
   
• Failure to diagnose breast cancer.
   
• Failure to diagnose throat cancer.
   
• Failure to diagnose larynx cancer.
   
• Nursing home negligence: Deviation in the standard of care of a brain injured adult.
   
• Hospital negligence: Nurses failed to properly monitor a patient with a tracheostomy and clean the trach after it became plugged by mucus causing the patient to suffer hypoxic brain damage.
   
• Failure to diagnose a fracture in a minor child which led to post-traumatic arthritis and multiple level joint fusions in the foot.
   
• Failure to remove a towel/sponge during surgery which caused ongoing abdominal pain for many years up until removal.
   
• Failure to diagnose and timely treat or repair an esophageal perforation.
   
• Child birth cases and complications of child birth: Both C-sections and natural deliveries. Complications involving in utero or post delivery care which led to hypoxia, cerebral palsy and other birth injuries.
   
• Anesthesia negligence: Both pre and post attempted intubation of a 32 year old mom who died during multiple attempts to pass a scope. Physician lost the airway and had no ability to revive the of the dose of paralytic medications given.

We handle cases on a contingency fee for our personal injury clients. You pay no fee unless we are successful on your case.

Given our 27 years of experience in personal injury law, we have many expert physicians who will evaluate your case to see if you have a meritorious medical negligence case.

Before any medical negligence cases are accepted, we exhaustively investigate the case. All medical negligence cases are defended and are costly.

Therefore, it is important to know that before a medical negligence case is accepted and prosecuted to trial, we need to know that the chances of success are excellent.

For a free evaluation of any potential medical malpractice, hospital negligence, nursing negligence, nursing home negligence or birth trauma case involving a physician, hospital or HMO, feel free to contact us by e-mail at rob@kornfeldlaw.com or 1-(800) 282-4878. We are more than happy to make ourselves available to speak to you at your home, in our office, at a hospital or other location convenient for you.