Few words change a life like “you have cancer.” Yet too often, patients hear those words months — or years — later than they should have. A missed mammogram, a delayed colonoscopy, a disregarded pathology report — each lost opportunity can mean the difference between recovery and tragedy.
For decades, Vincent Petrucelli, ACTL Fellow and recognized leader in Ferdon ex rel. Petrucelli v. Wisconsin Patients Compensation Fund (2005 WI 125), has helped families throughout Michigan’s Upper Peninsula and Northern Wisconsin uncover why a diagnosis was missed and demand justice from those responsible.
How We Handle These Cases
Our firm begins every cancer-diagnosis case with a deep forensic review. We obtain all radiology films, lab slides, and electronic records to build a precise medical timeline. Then we consult with independent oncologists, radiologists, and pathologists — not “hired guns,” but respected experts who share our commitment to truth.
We look for:
- Missed screenings: skipped prostate or colon exams; ignored mammogram findings.
- Failure to communicate results: tests done but never reported to the patient.
- Lost or mishandled samples: biopsies taken but never analyzed.
- Dismissed warning signs: fatigue, bleeding, or lumps written off as “stress.”
When negligence is proven, we pursue compensation for medical expenses, lost wages, pain and suffering, and the emotional cost of lost time and opportunity. Because Vincent Petrucelli has tried major medical-malpractice cases across multiple states — including constitutional litigation like Ferdon — he knows how to translate complex medicine into stories that juries understand and respect.
Where We Serve Clients
Our cancer-misdiagnosis clients come from every corner of the Upper Peninsula and Northern Wisconsin:
Ironwood • Bessemer • Wakefield • Ontonagon • Houghton • Hancock • Calumet • Laurium • L’Anse • Baraga • Marquette • Ishpeming • Negaunee • Gwinn • Republic • Iron River • Crystal Falls • Iron Mountain • Kingsford • Norway • Escanaba • Gladstone • Manistique • Munising • Newberry • St. Ignace • Sault Ste. Marie • Menominee • Cedar River • Watersmeet • Copper Harbor • Eagle Harbor • Trenary • Bark River • Chassell • Florence (WI) • Marinette (WI) • Oconto (WI) • Green Bay (WI) • Door County (WI).
Wherever the negligence occurred — a rural clinic, regional hospital, or tertiary-care center — we are prepared to act quickly, preserve evidence, and pursue full accountability. Contact Vincent Petrucelli today at (906) 265-6173 or vincent@truthfinders.com.
Petrucelli & Petrucelli — Advocates for Justice, Partners in Healing Across Michigan’s Upper Peninsula and Wisconsin
