Spokane & Inland Northwest Medical Malpractice Lawyer
Successful recovery of money damages in a medical malpractice and health care negligence claim requires the type of knowledge, experience, and skill possessed by Mr. Riccelli. These includes an aggressive nature as an advocate and trial lawyer; competency in the use and application of relevant laws and court rules; and caring for and commitment to the well being of clients, and their loved ones. Mr. Riccelli has a proven ability to work with clients, fact and expert witnesses, opposing attorneys, and the courts, in order to successfully resolve claims through negotiated settlements, mediation, arbitration, and trials before judges and juries. Mr. Riccelli is a personal injury attorney and trial lawyer with more than 30 years experience in representing various clients in challenging situations.
Typical cases
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Medical, surgical and diagnostic errors - surgical mistakes, emergency room errors, failure to diagnose and treat, and other errors committed by doctors, physicians, surgeons, physicians' assistants, nurse practitioners, nurses, and hospitals
- Birth and nursery injuries — brain injury; hyperbilirubinemia, kernicterus, and other jaundice related conditions; shoulder dystocia; cerebral palsy; Erb's palsy;
- Prescription errors — mistakes in prescribing, dispensing or administering prescription pharmaceuticals and drugs
- Nursing and adult home negligence — abuse and neglect in skilled nursing facilities and adult family homes and residential facilities
- Wrongful death
For a free initial consultation with attorney Michael J. Riccelli, contact our firm.
An Eastern Washington & Northern Idaho Health Care Negligence Attorney
Having handled numerous medical malpractice and other healthcare negligence cases over the course of his career, Michael J. Riccelli understands the legal and medical issues and tasks required for successful legal representation of affected clients. Generally, any claimant and their attorney must be able to prove that an obligation to provide the claimant competent health care existed; that the care provided was negligent or below the expected professional level or standard of care; and that, as a direct result, physical injury and other injury, harm, and damages occurred, the value of which can be translated to a monitary value. To meet this required level of proof, Mr. Riccelli and his staff:
1) Thoroughly reviews historical and recent health care and treatment records;
2) Researches applicable legal and medical issues;
3) Researches and assesses various elements of health care negligence and any applicable professional standards of care;
4) Evaluates the nature and extent of injury, emotional harm, economic costs and losses, and other damages, and their causal relationship to the claimed negligence;
5) Obtains the opinions and conclusions from appropriate expert witnesses that may be required by law to make and pursue such claims, in various courts; and
6) Researches regional and national reports of settlements, arbitration awards, and trial verdicts in similar cases, and applies his experience in similar matters, to establish a reasonable range monetary value for settlementof a claim.
If the at-fault party is unwilling to settle a claim for reasonably full and fair compensation, Mr. Riccelli will, when appropriate, litigate a clients's claim to finality. Mr. Riccelli asks the commitment from all his clients to refrain from accepting settlement offers that are less than the reasonabe settlement value established for a claim, and agree to allow Mr. Riccelli to continue with litigation.
It's not enough to prove that a health care provider's negligence caused injury. Great effort is taken to demonstrate the full and lasting effects of the negligence on the injured and their loved ones, physically, emotionally, in their relationships, and upon their activities of daily living.
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Contact Michael J. Riccelli, P.S. for a free consultation and case evaluation about a medical negligence claim.
