Medical Malpractice Attorneys

Medical malpractice or medical negligence can often result in the serious injury or death of a patient. In fact national statistics show that medical malpractice ends the lives of anywhere between 50,000 and 100,000 people every year. There are many different examples of medical malpractice. Some of which are:

• Misdiagnosing or failure of diagnosing a disease or medical condition
• Delay in diagnosis or misdiagnosis of a disease or medical condition
• Failure to provide proper treatment for a medical condition
• Needlessly delayed treatment of a diagnosed medical condition
• Failure to obtain the consent of the patient
• A surgical or anesthetic mistake during an operation
• Medication administration errors

Medical malpractice is when a patient has been harmed by the actions, or the failure to make actions, of a doctor, nurse, hospital or clinic. Malpractice even includes psychologists, psychiatrists, therapists, chiropractors, a nursing home staff and other medical providers. Medical negligence cases are complicated. They involve a combination of law, medicine, and science and can be challenging to win. To prove a case of medical malpractice a patient has to show first that a health-care provider acted negligently. Secondly a person has to show that an injury was sustained. And thirdly it must be shown that they act of negligence was a deciding factor in harming the person. To prove negligence another doctor or health care provider must testify that the care given was not acceptable of the medical community. Medical malpractice cases are often defended rigorously and are very complex to begin with. Because of this it is important to collect information early and that a victim of medical malpractice works with a personal injury attorney that they are comfortable with and trust to represent them.

Once again, medical malpractice cases are complicated procedures and victims of medical negligence must have an attorney who is experienced in these types of cases. Victims of medical negligence frequently do not have the type of resources to directly take on large medical corporations. There are personal injury attorneys who know this and will try to help keep costs low. There are even attorneys who will only accept payment if a client is able to make a successful monetary recovery from the irresponsible party.  If a lawyer does this, you know that they have faith in your claim and will work diligently to make sure that you get a settlement out of the negligent party.

If you, or a loved one, have been a victim of medical malpractice or medical negligence you should act quickly as there may only be a short amount of time in which you can legally act. Contact a personal injury attorney right away to find out what rights you have and what compensation you are entitled to.