Medical Malpractice
For over 30 years, Kilcoyne & Nesbitt has boldly defended physicians, physician groups, hospitals and other healthcare providers in malpractice litigation.
We have a creative approach for every case.
By focusing our practice exclusively on defending medical malpractice and healthcare personal injury claims, Kilcoyne & Nesbitt is able to provide extremely specialized knowledge and a vast collection of resources to deal with the unique issues involved in these complex cases.
Understanding the stress that the unfamiliar world of litigation brings to our clients, our attorneys and staff also strive to provide compassionate and personalized support through every step of the legal process. The firm also takes special interest in ensuring that our trial presentation methods are advancing along with our technology-driven society.
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Long Term Care
The attorneys at Kilcoyne & Nesbitt, LLC possess the knowledge and experience to defend long-term care providers against claims that arise in the settings of independent or assisted living, skilled nursing, home aide and hospice care. Over the decades, we have handled a variety of such lawsuits including allegations involving pressure wounds, fall-down incidents, medication errors or over-sedation, abuse and neglect, and other claims involving alleged inadequacies in care. We also have extensive experience with general liability claims frequently faced by long-term care facilities, such as snow and ice removal, tripping hazards, and security breaches. Our team of legal professionals can quickly identify the salient issues in these claims so that resources can be focused to efficiently develop a strong defense early in the investigation process, whether that is pre-litigation or after a lawsuit has been filed.
Premises Liability
Today’s hospitals consist of multiple-storied buildings located on numerous large parcels of real estate. Due to a hospital’s large physical campus, claims arise in which individuals allege that they have been injured because of a physical condition of the premises which has not been maintained or was inappropriately designed.
The lawyers at Kilcoyne & Nesbitt, LLC have successfully defended their hospital clients in premises liability matters involving allegations of equipment malfunctions, hospital security, maintenance of sidewalks and hallways, and failure to remove snow and ice from sidewalks and parking lots.
In every premises liability case, we focus on separating the facts from unsubstantiated allegations by conducting intensive discovery, including site inspections, medical record reviews, background investigations, surveillance, and deposition practice. We strive to understand how the incident occurred and whether any injuries alleged were actually caused by the incident.
Our meticulous review of medical records and other background information often discloses that the claims made against our clients involve injuries for which the claimant had previously sought treatment. The discovery of this type of information will often lead to a prompt advantageous resolution or serve as a strong basis upon which to defend the case before arbitration panels or juries.
Our attorneys regularly teach physicians, other healthcare providers and insurance companies how to avoid liability through risk management seminars.
Do you need a bold approach?
In the last twenty years, Kilcoyne & Nesbitt achieved defense verdicts in over 200 trials for physicians, dentists, non-physician medical providers, practice groups and hospitals.
