MRSA / Hospital Based Infection

Healthcare-associated MRSA Infection

Lawyers at our law firm are skilled litigators prepared to handle unusual and challenging cases. Our personal injury attorneys have successfully pursued claims on behalf of clients who have been seriously injured or lost a loved one because of hospital negligence leading to a methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infection. Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) are "super bugs" staph bacteria that have become resistant to penicillin, methicillin, and other common antibiotics.

If you or a member of your family suffered serious injury because of a health-care associated MRSA infection, you may be entitled to compensation. An attorney from the firm will be happy to discuss your situation with you. To make arrangements for a free consultation, contact our Milford office. A lawyer with experience in MRSA infection claims will evaluate your case.

Hospital-based Infections

MRSA are frequently spread in healthcare settings because of poor hand-washing practices, poor sanitation practices, or the failure to use protective masks appropriately. Patients with compromised immune systems, open wounds, and IV sites are vulnerable to these dangerous staph infections, which enter the patients' tissue and/or bloodstream through skin, air, lungs, bones, or other sites. These severe infections can lead to loss of limbs and even loss of life.

Connecticut MRSA Cases

Legislation recently passed by the Connecticut legislature requires hospitals and healthcare workers to report MRSA infections. Ours is one of the few firms where attorneys have successfully recovered damages for clients in MRSA cases.

• A woman who went in for a simple breast reduction acquired a MRSA infection. The doctor failed to culture the MRSA bacteria and misdiagnosed the infection. As a result, she was hospitalized for weeks, and ultimately left emotionally devastated and physically disfigured. Our medical malpractice lawyers took her case to trial where a jury awarded her a verdict of $654,000, which came to over $900,000 with pre-judgment interest.
• Attorneys at our firm have successfully represented families who lost a loved one to a fatal health-care related infection, and clients who lost a limb to infection following a simple knee replacement or reconstructive surgery, or suffered another serious injury as a result of a MRSA infection.

For more information about medical malpractice, wrongful death, and personal injury claims, we have provided the following resources:

• Frequently asked questions on personal injury and wrongful death
• Medical Malpractice Information Center
• Personal Injury and Wrongful Death Newsletters