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General types of cases
The general types of cases in which Spinella & Associates have been successfully involved, include the following:
- wrongful death case against a pediatric cardiologist
- breach of care by optometrists of a little girl who developed double vision at age 2
- negligence by various dentists in extracting teeth, using implants and performing other forms of surgery
- malpractice by a plastic surgeon on a nose
- malpractice by a maxillofacial surgeon on a jaw and mouth
- negligence by orthopedic surgeons performing hand and shoulder surgery
- negligent provision of managed health and hospice care
- negligence by an HMO resulting in injury to eyesight because of failure to diagnose and treat glaucoma
No professional should be immune from injuries inflicted on patients resulting from his or her carelessness or deviation from the acceptable professional standard of care. It should be noted, that in addition to taking on medical malpractice cases, Spinella & Associates have also been active in the areas of legal malpractice and general professional malpractice.