Medical Malpractice Cases – You Have Rights
Many people believe medical malpractice cases are common but this is not the case. 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. Usually victims will suffer 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. During that time, we have obtained tens of millions in compensation for clients who have suffered because of medical negligence and we may be able to 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. Not diagnosing a mother or fetal infection, not responding to the heart rate change of a fetus and not promptly performing a C-section, are all examples of 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. These types of mistakes involves over and under dosing, giving the wrong medication or not giving the medication.
- 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. Mistakes as such may cause a patient to endure extreme infections and possibly death. More kinds of surgical errors can include the wrong part of the body is amputated or removing 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.
If you have any questions about a medical malpractice case, you should consult an attorney.
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. An attorney can tell you more about the laws for medical malpractice cases in your state.
Attorneys Handling Medical Malpractice Cases
Find out if you have a medical malpractice case by contacting the lawyers at our law office today. We provide free evaluations of your claim.
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