Malpractice Lawyer with Expertise in Sepsis & Septic Shock

Medical Malpractice Lawyer with Experience Helping People Who Have Suffered from Sepsis & Septic Shock

At Neinstein LLP, our team has experience assisting those that have suffered from sepsis and septic shock. For more than 55 years, our firm has focused on complex medical negligence claims, including cases that involve emergency departments, hospital wards, and intensive care units.

Our commitment is to thoroughly investigate whether delays or errors in the Canadian healthcare system contributed to you or our loved one's unfortunate outcome. If we find that negligence played a role, we will tirelessly pursue the compensation and accountability you deserve.

How Sepsis Negligence Happens in Ontario's Healthcare System

Sepsis cases often arise out of very familiar settings: a visit to the emergency department, an admission to a community hospital, or even repeated visits to a family doctor or walk-in clinic. In Ontario, the healthcare system can fail patients who present with infection or the early stages of sepsis. For example, patients may be seen by multiple providers on different shifts, and may be moved between units or facilities. These transitions can create opportunities for warning signs to be missed, such as abnormal vital signs not rechecked, lab results not followed up, or a deteriorating patient left on a busy ward instead of being transferred to intensive care. Our job is to look closely at where the system broke down.

What Is Sepsis - And Why Early Treatment Is Critical

Sepsis is a serious, body-wide response to infection that can lead to organ damage and can rapidly become life-threatening. Sepsis often begins with an infection in a specific area, such as the lungs, urinary tract, abdomen, or a post-surgical wound, and then triggers widespread inflammation throughout the body.

Effective management of infection hinges on several critical steps: timely triage, careful monitoring, thorough blood work and cultures, regular reassessment of patients who are not improving, and rapid treatment with medications or surgical intervention. When these essential steps are delayed or neglected, the infection can escalate to septic shock, organ failure, and, in severe cases, result in death.

What Should Have Happened? Core Issues in Sepsis Malpractice Cases

In a sepsis malpractice case, the central question is "what should have happened, and when?" Was a patient sent home from the ER despite clear red flags? Were abnormal vitals or lab results ignored on the ward? Did hospital staff fail to call a physician, infectious disease specialist, or ICU team when the patient worsened? Did a family doctor or clinic miss a serious infection that should have prompted immediate hospital care? These are the kinds of issues our team and our independent medical experts investigate.

Investigating Sepsis & Septic Shock Claims at Neinstein LLP

For many patients and their families, the term "sepsis" first surfaces in the most distressing circumstances, such as when a loved one is suddenly in critical condition, requires amputations, suffers paralysis, is reliant on life support, or has tragically passed away. In the aftermath of such an event, obtaining clear answers about what went wrong can be difficult and overwhelming.

At Neinstein LLP, our sepsis and septic shock lawyers are dedicated to helping families navigate this challenging time. We obtain and analyze the complete medical records, including emergency room notes, triage sheets, nursing charts, physician orders, medication records, laboratory results and imaging results. This thorough review allows us to reconstruct the full timeline of events and assess whether the standard of care was upheld throughout.

Compensation, Legal Fees & Your Next Steps

Where the evidence supports it, we pursue claims for damages that may include past and future medical and rehabilitation costs, past and future income loss, attendant care and support services, and compensation for the loss of a loved one.

We typically work on a contingency fee basis, meaning you do not pay legal fees unless we are successful in obtaining you compensation. If you believe delayed diagnosis or treatment of sepsis played a role in a serious injury or death in Ontario, contacting our legal team for a free, no-obligation consultation is an important first step toward getting the information and support you need.

That is why we use the contingency fee arrangement. Under this arrangement, the client is not required to pay any fees or expenses unless the case is successful. If the client does not recover any monies from the lawsuit, there will be no legal fees.