Medical Malpractice and
Related Medical Issues

We represent people who have been injured to the negligence of professional medical personnel.  This includes doctors, nurses, and staff.  If you believe you have been injured due to medical malpractice or negligence please contact us for immediate assistance.

Dependence on Medical Professionals

We all depend on professionals to be educated and knowledgeable about those areas in which they profess to be experts.  This is true with physicians.

When a doctor accepts us as a patient he or she has a standard of care that must be abided by.  It is no different than the standard of care that a plumber has when hired to do a specific job.  The difference between a doctor and a plumber is the results of an error in their performance.  A plumber makes a mistake and he can fix it at no extra charge or be fired.  The remedy for a plumbers mistake is an inconvenience.  When a physician makes a mistake the result may not be fixable.  The result can be pain and long term emotional distress.  A doctor's mistake can change the quality of life for someone.  This is a risk they assume when they accept you as their patient.

Some may see this difference as requiring a different standard of care for doctors.  Their specialty does have higher risks but we ask of them the same that we ask of plumbers - do what you say you can do.

Doctors are not perfect

Physicians will often go over the risks involved in any medical procedure they advise you to undergo.  Some risks are assumed by the patient.  For example, a doctor warns you that a certain procedure has a 30% chance of causing permanent blindness.  You accept the risk but are unfortunately blinded for the rest of your life.  Is the doctor at fault?

Doctors are not perfect.  However, permanent injuries caused by failing to perform at the required standard of care can cause a physician to be found "at fault" even if you assumed the risk.  The risk is not a scale of competency.

Examples to Ponder

A woman successfully beats cancer but several years later a growth is seen on an X-ray.  It is too big to remove immediately so she is put on chemotherapy and radiation therapy to reduce its size.  The side effects of the treatment are loss of hair, extreme weakness, and pain.  Finally, after months of treatment, the growth's size is small enough to remove.  Upon removal it is determined that the growth is benign.  Is this medical malpractice?

A man suffers a hernia.  He is told his options and elects to have surgery to repair the hernia.  During surgery the doctor could also remove the man's vermiform appendix but does not since that was not agreed upon.  Several months later while on a two-week sailing vacation the man dies of appendicitis. Is there medical malpractice?

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By calling our Office you can have your questions addressed and answers forthcoming.  We will explain your legal options, possibilities, and possible outcomes so that you can start to address the cause of your injuries and anxiety.

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Medical Malpractice

What many people don't realize is that just because what a doctor does seems to cause more pain and suffering it does not mean that malpractice has occurred.  There are professional standards that have to be met.  Typically the standard is the lowest passable standard for that community.

Doctors standards are pretty high but you will be surprised at what passes as a professional standard within the community of specific specialties.  Medical malpractice cases usually have a glaring error that is easily overlooked by the lay-person.  I know that does not make a lot of sense but most people think if the procedure does not impart the expected results it is malpractice - not so.

Malpractice typically involves just missing a step in the treatment that, by itself, causes no real harm, but involves unneeded pain and suffering.  The patient may end up being perfectly healthy but for the months of pain.

When we review medical malpractice claims we look at it from the perspective of what the law indicates is malpractice.

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