Medical Malpractice

According to an article published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), over 225,000 people die each year due to iatrogenic causes. In other words, induced in a patient by health provider activity.

This has become the third leading cause of death in the United States, after deaths from heart disease and cancer.

• 12,000 deaths/year from unnecessary surgery
• 7,000 deaths/year from medication errors in hospitals
• 20,000 deaths/year from other errors in hospitals
• 80,000 deaths/year from infections in hospitals
• 106,000 deaths/year from non-error, adverse effects of medication

Medical Malpractice is the failure of medical professionals to provide adequate treatment to patients resulting in a personal injury or substantial loss of income. Medical Malpractice is a doctor's failure to exercise the degree of care and skill that a physician or surgeon of the same medical specialty would use under similar circumstances. When medical "standards" are not followed, it is also known as med mal. A lawyer that knows about medical problems & medical laws is needed to help a claim reach the courts in the fastest, accurate, and most complete way possible. A medical malpractice lawyer will work with medical professionals to find out what happened medically. We then use the legal system to vindicate your rights and pursue appropriate legal options.

Health care providers are not given a license to commit malpractice simply because a consent form was filled out by a patient. Despite the fact that the execution of a standardized consent form which specifies acknowledgment of the stated risks and complications in conjunction with a given treatment or operation, it doesn't relieve a health care provider from their responsibility of meeting the standards of care in association with such health treatment or operations.

Although not every unfortunate outcome is the result of medical malpractice, if you feel that something is not right, you should react accordingly and consult a qualified attorney knowledgeable of the medical field to evaluate your case. This process generally involves obtaining and evaluating medical records and other relevant materials. For more detailed information, please read our informative blog below and contact us by phone or e-mail.