Medical Malpractice
Medical Malpractice incidents can pose long and painful recoveries. If you answer yes to any of the following questions, call us for a FREE initial consultation, so we can help.
Were you treated below the standard of care by a medical provider causing you to suffer fro serious injuries?
Was your surgery performed incorrectly or on the wrong body part?
Do you continue to suffer needlessly from pain and discomfort inflicted by a doctor’s negligent acts?
Is your pain worse after seeing a medical provider?
Were your test results interpreted incorrectly, or were you misdiagnosed by your physician?
Medical Malpractice Attorney
When receiving medical treatment, you trust that your medical professionals will provide you with the best care. Unfortunately, that does not always occur. In fact, each year thousands of incidents of medical malpractice take place, resulting in injuries, disabilities, and death. While these damages cannot be undone, victims and their families can work with a medical malpractice attorney and his team to gain compensation for damages.
Defining Medical Malpractice
Anesthesia errors
Removing the wrong organ or limb
Sustaining injuries that a patient was not informed of
Causing excessive damage to your body during a surgery
Emergency room errors
Failing to recognize and diagnose obvious symptoms properly
Failing to examine your medical history
Failure to provide the right medication or the right dosage
Medical Malpractice can result in unexpected symptoms such as viral infections, unanticipated blood clots, respiratory infections, bloodstream infections, or internal bleeding.
Experiencing such symptoms or being injured doesn’t necessarily mean you have a medical malpractice case. Contact us so an experienced medical malpractice attorney can help you determine if you have valid legal claims.
Elements of Medical Malpractice
- The patient and healthcare provider must have had an established professional relationship at the time of the injury.
- The providers breach their duty of care through a negligent act.
- The breach of this duty of care must be the primary cause for the injuries.
- The patient must have injuries or damages due to the breach of such duty.
If you or a loved one are a victim of medical malpractice, contact an experienced and knowledgeable medical malpractice attorney at LawCare to schedule a free, initial consultation.