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Verdicts & Settlements
  • $15.0 million involving man who was left a ventilator dependant quadriplegic as result of broken neck during intubation

  • $12.5 million involving a suicide

  • $10.75 million settlement with physicians and hospital in case involving infant who suffered permanent brain injuries at birth

  • $8.1 million wrongful death verdict in case involving an outpatient suicide, highest verdict in the United States in a suicide case

  • $7.1 million verdict represented the first medical malpractice verdict ever in Guilford County, highest medical malpractice verdict in North Carolina at the time, the second highest punitive damages verdict in the state

  • $7 million awarded by jury in medmal verdict

  • $4.5 million involving a child who suffered significant brain injury as result of medical treatment received for heart condition

  • $3.5 million verdict involving infant who suffered permanent brain injuries

  • $3.25 million for the wrongful death of husband and father of 4 children who died due to a failure to see and appreciate a brain aneurysm by a radiologist performing an MRA (Magnetic Resonance Angiogram)

  • Confidential settlement in 2002: $2.3 million for the wrongful death of a 38 year-old, wife and mother of 2 children who died following a routine thyroidectomy

  • Cumberland County: $1.5 million settlement in a car accident involving a 31 year-old wife and mother of 2 children which resulted in a closed-head injury and permanent brain damage

  • Macon County: $800,000 wrongful death verdict in case involving throat cancer

  • Late Cancer Diagnoses

    North Carolina Missed Diagnosis of Cancer Lawyers

    The life threatening nature of cancer requires that it be diagnosed and treated as early as possible. When a physician or radiologist fails to detect cancer it can mean the difference between life and death. The Law Offices of Wade E. Byrd is prepared with the necessary investigative, legal, and medical resources required to overcome obstacles and impediments medical insurers often put in place to avoid blame and expensive lawsuits. With over 24 years of experience and tens of millions of dollars recovered for our clients, our medical malpractice attorneys build convincing, fact-based cases that make denials on the part of doctors sound like excuses and rationalizations for their failure and mistakes.

    For more information regarding our practice and the legal options available to you, contact North Carolina medical malpractice attorneys at the Law Offices of Wade E. Byrd today and schedule a free consultation with our office. Located in Fayetteville, North Carolina, we represent clients in Virginia, Tennessee, South Carolina, and Georgia.

    Failure to Diagnose Cancer

    The Law Offices of Wade E. Byrd represents clients in cases involving medical malpractice where the following kinds of missed diagnosis of cancer:

    • breast
    • uterine
    • colon
    • prostate
    • skin
    • stomach
    • brain
    • liver
    • pancreatic

    Building a case

    Our medical malpractice attorneys have cultivated professional working relationships with nationally recognized medical experts, including oncologists, gynecologists, dermatologists, neurologists, and radiologists. When we prepare a client’s case, we work hand in hand with various cancer and medical specialists in reviewing your medical records, the actions of your doctor, and what diagnostic and lab procedures were or were not followed.

    By isolating deviations from standard therapeutic practices, record keeping errors, or missed warning signs, our team of attorneys and medical experts identify when a physician’s negligence occurred, how it occurred, and how it resulted in a missed diagnosis of cancer.

    Recovering Damages and Saving Others

    Late cancer diagnoses places lives in jeopardy, taking loved ones away from us prematurely. And, while some may not live to see their doctor held accountable in a court of law, our attorneys are committed to ensuring their memory is well-served by justice in the courtroom. Seeking damages for surviving family members, we make sure negligent, dangerous doctors are exposed so they won’t harm others.

    We entrust our health and lives to doctors – there simply is no room for error when cancer is involved. To schedule a free consultation and discuss your case, contact North Carolina missed cancer diagnosis attorneys at the Law Offices of Wade E. Byrd today.

    Located in Fayetteville, North Carolina, we represent clients throughout the South, including Tidewater, Virginia; Atlanta, Georgia; Charleston, Columbia and Myrtle Beach, South Carolina; Nashville and Memphis, Tennessee, West Virginia and Philadelphia and Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.