What kind of mistakes can amount to medical malpractice?
The best way to answer that is to just sort of explain exactly what a medical malpractice case is about. We all have rules, all of us, and that includes doctors. Doctors have rules. Those rules and the medical profession we call them in a fanciful way, “Standards of Care” and if a doctor has […]
How much does a medical malpractice case cost?
The answer is nothing, unless there is a recovery. Our firm takes medical malpractice cases on what’s called a contingent fee basis. There is nothing owed by you as a client unless there is a recovery at the end of the case. That’s why we very carefully screen these cases. We make sure they are […]
Is there a minimum-maximum amount of money that can be recovered in a medical malpractice case?
That really depends on which state that you’re living in or where the injury or death occurred. There are several states that haven’t enacted legislation that does put caps on damages that can be awarded in a medical negligence case. So one of the first things you need to do is check with a lawyer […]
Can I file a medical malpractice suit against someone other than a doctor?
Can I sue my doctor for prescribing medicine that harmed me?
Yes,under the right circumstances. Certainly doctors need to understand and know exactly what it is they’re prescribing. There are instructions and warnings and labels that go along with these medications and the doctor needs to be aware of those when prescribing medications. Another thing that happens. In some of these medications there are specific instructions […]
Can you sue your doctor if you weren’t told everything about your procedure or medication?
We in the legal world we talk we can talk about this, in the medical world is called informed consent. And there are standards within the medical profession as to the manner and method that physicians and medical facilities should utilize to give you the important information that you need to know so that you […]
How long will it take to resolve my medical malpractice case?
Any type of case, we want to get that case resolved as quickly as you do. Certainly the easiest way we’ve found to get a case resolved is to get it ready for trial. We get the experts in as early as possible. And, in a medical negligence case you have to have an expert. […]