Average Value of Intubation Malpractice Wrongful Death Cases

Did a member of your family lose his or her life as a direct result of intubation malpractice? If so, you might have grounds to pursue a claim. Intubation is supposed to be a relatively simple procedure; however, the negligent actions of alleged medical professionals can result in dangerous complications that could be life-threatening. If a member of your family died because of the negligence of the medical team that performed the intubation, you might have grounds to pursue a wrongful death claim.

If you are interested in filing a wrongful death claim, it is likely that you have a number of questions surrounding the legal process, including the potential recovery. How much compensation can me and my family recover? What is the intubation wrongful death claim worth? If you have found yourself asking any of these questions, the best thing that you should do is seek legal assistance with the experts at our firm at your earliest convenience.

Are you in need of legal assistance after a member of your family died as a result of intubation malpractice? If so, do not hesitate to seek legal assistance with the intubation malpractice attorneys at Kenmore Law Firm at your earliest convenience.

Kenmore Law Firm is a personal injury law firm with many years of experience handling all sorts of claims, including the wrongful death claims that arise from the unfortunate deaths of patients at the hands of alleged medical experts. If you are thinking about filing a wrongful death claim and would like to learn more about your right to sue as well as the compensation that you and your family could be eligible to receive, do not hesitate to seek legal assistance with the experts at our firm as soon as possible. Our medical malpractice wrongful death lawyers are ready to evaluate your claim and provide you with the guidance that you need to recover the highest amount of compensation available for your claim.

Whether you are in need of representation in Los Angeles, San Diego, San Bernardino, Ventura, Fresno, San Francisco, Oakland, San Jose – that is anywhere in Southern California or the Bay Area – you can trust our lawyers to provide you with the guidance that you need to pursue your claim.

Understanding Intubation Malpractice

The intubation process is supposed to ensure that the patient is able to get enough oxygen. However, errors during the process (including failing to place the tube in the airway) can put patients at risk of suffering significant harm. The oxygen deprivation can quickly become fatal. In addition to suffering harm due to oxygen deprivation associated with an improper intubation, it is also possible for the patient to suffer lung infections, pneumonia, and other complications that could be fatal. Overall, these complications which often have fatal outcomes occur as a direct result of the negligence of medical experts.

You Could File a Wrongful Death Claim

If a member of your family died as a direct result of the negligent actions of alleged medical professionals (who owed your family member a duty of care), you might have the right to pursue a wrongful death claim. Do you have the right to file a wrongful death claim? In California, if you are the decedent’s surviving spouse, domestic partner, or child, you could sue for wrongful death. Other parties could also pursue a wrongful death claims under certain circumstances (if they were financially dependent on the decedent, for example). If you are interested in learning more about your right to pursue a wrongful death claim, do not hesitate to seek legal assistance with the experts at our firm immediately.

You Can Sue and Recover Compensation

Without a doubt, you could be eligible to sue for the wrongful death of a member of your family associated with intubation malpractice. If your claim is successful, you could be eligible to recover a significant amount of compensation for the death of your loved one. What could you recover? Based on the details surrounding your claim, you could recover compensation for some of the following:

• Medical expenses
• Lost wages
• Pain and suffering
• Funeral and burial expenses
• Loss of consortium
• Punitive damages
• Legal expenses

For more information about the type and amount of compensation that you could be eligible to receive if your wrongful death claim is successful, do not hesitate to seek legal assistance with the experts at our firm at your earliest convenience. At Kenmore Law Firm, our wrongful death lawyers are ready to aggressively fight for your right to recover the highest amount of compensation available for your claim. If you are interested in discussing the compensation that you could recover if your claim is successful, do not hesitate to contact us at your earliest convenience.

What is the Average Value of an Intubation Malpractice Wrongful Death Case?

How much is your intubation malpractice wrongful death claim worth? There are a number of factors that can affect the value of a claim, including the age of the victim, the specific harm suffered, and losses to the family, for example. Because of this, the best thing that affected parties could do is to discuss their claims with experienced attorneys to learn more about the potential value of their claims.

Would you like to review the value of past intubation malpractice wrongful death claims? Although you should not make assumptions based on past claim values, reviewing past claim values could help you better understand how case values are determined.

Consider some of the examples discussed below:

• $200,000 – In 2011, a 26-year-old woman suffered a severe asthma attack and emergency services were called. When the EMTs arrived, they intubated her but placed the tube in the esophagus instead of the trachea. This ultimately resulted in the woman’s death. It is important to note that the settlement is low because the defendant was a state employee in a state with immunity for tort claims beyond the $200,000 mark (Florida).
• $225,000 – In 2018, an 84-year-old nursing home patient suffered a medical emergency that required intubation. The staff at the nursing home made numbers unsuccessful attempts to intubate the patient. The staff was determined to have negligently perforated the patient’s trachea during the process of attempting the intubate. Unfortunately, the patient died on the way to the hospital.
• $500,000 – In 2013, a 50-year-old woman suffered medical complications that required her to be intubated. Eventually, she was extubated but had to be intubated once again due to additional complications. While the nurses were turning the patient on her side, the tube was knocked out and the nurses and doctors failed to notice, causing the patient to die as a result of oxygen deprivation.
• $1,375,000 – In 2013, a pregnant woman who presented herself to deliver her child was ordered to have an emergency C-section. During the procedure, the woman had to be intubated. The anesthesiologist failed to secure the airways resulting in multiple failed intubations. The woman died as a result of the failure to intubate.
• $1,500,000 – In 2013, an elderly patient with respiratory problems presented respiratory failure. The medical team opted out of intubation and chose to subject the patient to BiPAP (bilevel positive airway pressure). When this worsened the patient’s condition, the medical team attempted intubation (which failed). The patient died as a result of complications associated with the different attempts made by the medical team.
• $3,000,000 – In 2019, a 56-year-old patient unfortunately died due to improper intubation just one day after being admitted to a hospital in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. In this incident, the anesthesiologist inserted the breathing tube into the esophagus (rather than the trachea where it belongs) and failed to identify and address the mistake before the victim’s death.

If you are interested in learning more about the value of intubation malpractice claims that have already been concluded, do not hesitate to seek legal assistance with the experts at our firm at your earliest convenience. Our lawyers are ready to provide you with the information that you need to better understand the value of these claims and the potential value of your claim. Do not hesitate to contact the experts at our firm at your earliest convenience.

File Your Claim Quickly

How long do you have to file your intubation malpractice wrongful death claim? All claims, including medical malpractice wrongful death claims are subject to strict deadlines that claimants must adhere to. The deadline that applies to your claim is based on a statute of limitations; if claimants fail to file their claims within the time allowed by the statute of limitations, they could lose their right to sue.

What deadline applies to your claim? In California, medical malpractice claims are subject to one of two deadlines: either three years from the date on injury or one year from the date of discovery of the injury. However, wrongful death claims are subject to a different statute of limitations; wrongful death claims must be filed within a two-year period.

To ensure that you file your claim on time (and to prevent losing the right to sue), you should seek legal assistance with the experts at our firm at your earliest convenience.

Contact Kenmore Law Firm Today

Are you ready to learn more about your right to pursue a wrongful death claim after losing a loved one to intubation malpractice? Would you like to learn more about the potential value of your wrongful death claim? Would you like to review the average value of intubation malpractice wrongful death claims? If you are ready to discuss your claim with the experts at our firm, do not hesitate to seek legal assistance with the experts at Kenmore Law Firm as soon as possible.

Kenmore Law Firm is a personal injury law firm with many years of experience handling all sorts of injury claims, including wrongful death claims. Our lawyers are ready to provide you with the representation that you need to pursue your claim against the liable party or entity and recover the compensation to which you are entitled. At our firm, we offer free legal services – which include free consultations and free second opinions. During these free legal services, our wrongful death attorneys will be available to answer all your questions as well as to address all your concerns. When you speak with our lawyers, you can trust that you will have access to all the information that you need to pursue your claim. If you would like to benefit from our free legal services, contact our firm today.

Our firm offers a Zero-Fee guarantee – meaning that our clients will not be required to pay any upfront fees for our legal services. Additionally, our firm is also based on contingency; therefore, our clients will not be required to pay legal fees until after reaching a successful claim outcome. If you do not win, you will not be responsible for paying anything.

Contact Kenmore Law Firm today if you are ready to speak with the experts at our firm.