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As Florida medical malpractice specialists, we have helped thousands of people. We understand the laws and statutes that control malpractice and we are probably familiar with cases similar to yours.
When a patient has been injured by a mistake made by a medical professional, we have the experience and the resources to handle the case. With over 40 years of experience and hundreds of wins, we are ready to handle your Florida medical malpractice case.
It is important to understand that we are very selective in the cases we take. Currently, we turn down approximately 300 cases offered to us for every case we accept. That is primarily because we are looking for cases that have an impact. If not necessarily a high dollar impact, an impact on real patient safety. We are patient safety attorneys, and we are very proud of that.
Throughout his highly successful career, Medical Malpractice Attorney Scott R. McMillen has been very active in community and professional organizations. He has financially supported and served on the boards of many charitable and community arts organizations.
Mr. McMillen has been a member of the Board of Directors of The Florida Justice Association, which is the large statewide organization of plaintiff trial lawyers in Florida (formerly called The Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers). He has twice served as Chairman of the Florida Justice Association’s Malpractice Committee.
Mr. McMillen is frequently invited to give lectures and presentations for other trial lawyers and trial lawyer organizations. He has also lectured to legal nurse consultant and physician groups regarding medical malpractice issues.
He and his daughter also co-authored a chapter in the Florida Medical Malpractice Handbook, Second Edition, published by The Florida Bar Association in 2009. Other important malpractice publications by Mr. McMillen include “The Overlooked Emergency Room Cause of Action” Vol. LXXI, No. 10 The Florida Bar Journal (Nov. 1997), and “The Medical Malpractice Statute of Limitations” Vol. LXX, No. 2 The Florida Bar Journal (Feb. 1996).
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ They were always helpful, encouraging, available, and certainly well-prepared every step of the way for us. We always felt we were their top priority, and they involved us totally in each part of the process. We experienced mediation, depositions, and a trial by jury. All along we were prepared for what we could expect, so there were no surprises. These are such professional people, and we feel grateful that we had them in our corner.
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ They are very experienced and knowledgeable in Medical Malpractice. I am very impressed on how they handled our case. I cannot recommend them enough.
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Mr. McMillen has a lot of experience in Medical Malpractice, and it was obvious to me that he knew what he was doing. He also has an impressive network of experts working with him, as well as other legal partners that provide expertise in other areas.</p> <p>I am very satisfied with Mr. McMillen's work on my case. I would definitely recommend him to anyone who needed representation on a Malpractice case.
Attorneys Scott McMillen and Richard “Bo” Sharp obtained a medical malpractice settlement of $12 Million in an Obstetrical malpractice case against the United States Government under the Federal Tort Claims Act. It is believed that this settlement represents the largest FTCA medical malpractice settlement in Florida. In this case, a nurse midwife failed to recognize a medical emergency indicated by decelerations in an unborn baby’s fetal heart rate and also failed to notify the OBGYN of th...
Steward Health Care, which runs 31 hospitals in the US, including eight in Florida, has filed for bankruptcy. The company says its hospitals will stay open and work as usual while they fix their financial issues. Steward Health Care claims it is working hard to keep providing care despite the tough times in the health care industry. They had to file for bankruptcy because a deal they were counting on got delayed. The company’s leaders say they are doing their best for their patients, doctors, ...
Appeals court affirms judgment for defendant nursing facility on grounds that opinions of plaintiff’s expert witness were unsupported by evidence. A long-term nursing facility patient was transferred to a hospital with pneumonia and died shortly thereafter. The death certificate listed the causes of death as end-stage dementia and end-stage COPD. The patient’s son sued the nursing facility and several of its administrators for wrongful death. At trial, the plaintiff’s expert testified that...
Appeals court upholds count against hospital for failing to ensure non-employee doctor used its surgical robot safely, causing patient’s death. Many hospitals hire doctors as “independent contractors” rather than ordinary employees, in the hope, it will mean that if the doctor commits malpractice, the hospital cannot be held responsible for it. However, many doctors in Florida have little or no medical malpractice insurance, while hospitals have plenty of insurance. Therefore, it is ofte...
