Medical Malpractice Cases – Protect Your Rights
Medical malpractice cases are uncommon, contrary to what others believe. They are extremely complicated cases that arise out of instances of medical negligence, and less than 15 percent of the hundreds of thousands of malpractice victims in the U.S. each year ever file a lawsuit. This means that a significant number of Americans are potentially forfeiting their right to seek compensation for their injuries and losses.
Victims’ Rights
At our law firm, we have seen the individual devastation caused by medical malpractice and we passionately pursue the rights of victims. We know that medical malpractice negligence often results in more than just physical injury. Victims usually experience damages both emotional and financial. Our aim is to assist our clients recover the compensation for the injuries they sustained.
Since 1994, our attorneys have been handling medical malpractice cases across the U.S. Tens of millions in compensation have been recovered for our clients because of medical negligence during that time, we are confident that we can help you too.
Do You Have a Medical Malpractice Case?
There are many different types of medical malpractice cases, but some of the more commonly seen involve:
- Obstetrical errors – Obstetrics is a high risk area of medicine, and many medical malpractice cases involve errors made during labor and delivery. For instance, failing to diagnose infections in the mother or baby, not responding to the changes in the fetal heart rate and not performing a C-section promptly are some errors. Such failures can result in lifelong conditions like cerebral palsy.
- Drug/medication mistakes – Errors involving medication are increasingly common and young children and the elderly are particularly vulnerable to mistakes. Errors include over and under dosing, the wrong medication is administered or failing to give it at all.
- Surgical errors – It seems shocking that a surgical team could forget to remove operating instruments or materials from a patient’s body, but this is, in fact, not uncommon. These sorts of errors can cause patients to experience infections, even death. Other types of surgical errors may involve amputation of the wrong body part or removal of a healthy organ.
- Laboratory mistakes – An error made in the laboratory may involve the misreading of a biopsy, misreading of an imaging scan, or a labeling mix up in which patient samples are confused. A misdiagnosis may be the result from these, which can also be deadly.
It is strongly advised to talk to an attorney if you have questions about a medical malpractice case.
Statute of Limitations
The important thing to remember about medical malpractice cases is that they are subject to legal deadlines known as statutes of limitations. The laws for medical malpractice cases differ by state, these statute of limitations laws typically are two to three years from the time of the incident.
Nevertheless, some exceptions might be made. You can find out more from an attorney about the laws for medical malpractice cases in your town.
Attorneys Handling Medical Malpractice Cases
Find out if you have a medical malpractice case by contacting the lawyers at our law office today. We’ll evaluate your claim free of charge.
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