When emergencies arise, time and competence mean everything. Yet in ERs from Houghton–Hancock to Iron Mountain, Escanaba, and Sault Ste. Marie, patients are too often dismissed, misdiagnosed, or left waiting while their conditions deteriorate.
Vincent Petrucelli, ACTL Fellow, knows that ER negligence is frequently hidden behind hurried charting and incomplete records. His experience — including his role in Ferdon ex rel. Petrucelli v. Wisconsin Patients Compensation Fund (2005 WI 125), which struck down malpractice-damage caps as unconstitutional — gives him the insight to challenge both legal and institutional obstacles.
How We Handle These Cases
We quickly preserve electronic-health-record data and witness statements to reconstruct what truly occurred. Common failures include:
- Ignoring sepsis, meningitis, or appendicitis symptoms.
- Misreading chest pain or head trauma as “minor.”
- Delaying imaging or labs that would have revealed a crisis.
- Failing to admit patients who clearly needed monitoring.
With nearly half a century of trial experience, Vincent Petrucelli has obtained multimillion-dollar recoveries for ER negligence and continues to set the regional standard for thorough, compassionate advocacy. Contact Vincent Petrucelli today at (906) 265-6173 or vincent@truthfinders.com.
Where We Serve Clients
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).
Petrucelli & Petrucelli — Advocates for Justice, Partners in Healing Across Michigan’s Upper Peninsula and Wisconsin
