Medical Malpractice Cases

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Medical malpractice cases are generally sought by patients who have been harmed or injured due to poor medical treatment or mistaken diagnosis from a medical provider such as a doctor, nurse, technician, hospital, or medical worker. The measure of whether a medical provider was “negligent,” or failed to provide proper care, turns on whether the patient would have received the same standard of care from another medical provider under similar circumstances. While the majority of health care providers aim to exercise the highest standard of care for all patents, there are times when things can go terribly wrong. If you or a loved one has experienced poor medical care, misdiagnosis, lack of consent, or breach of doctor of the patient confidentiality …show more content…

If you or a loved one are a victim of this, a medical malpractice attorney from Moore Law Firm can help you navigate the ins and outs of the United States legal system to ensure that justice is served and that you receive proper compensation. You have already suffered enough; your experience in the court system should not be just as grievous as any injuries sustained. Medical malpractice, also known as medical negligence, can occur in several ways. In some cases, it is the failure to diagnose an illness.
In others, it is the improper treatment of one’s illness, whether that be through prescription drug errors and issues or mistakes made during surgery. It can also be delaying treatment for an unnecessarily long amount of time, which can result in the patient’s worsening illness or death. Medical malpractice suits can be leveled against all licensed health professionals, including mental health providers, doctors, and counselors. It’s common to have a litany of questions when facing these proceedings, and our team will take great care to provide you with answers to all of …show more content…

Instead, it is characterized by a medical practitioner’s failure to exercise due care in providing medical services. Due care is established by the standard of medical care practiced among professionals with similar education and experience within the practitioner’s community. A medical professional owes each patient a duty of care when providing healthcare services. If a doctor breaches that duty of care by not assessing the patient properly, failing to consult the patient’s medical history, failing to order the right diagnostic exams, or committing other acts of negligence, then he or she may be held liable for medical malpractice.
Just because you are unhappy with your treatment or results does not mean the doctor is liable for medical malpractice. The doctor must have been negligent in connection with your diagnosis or treatment. To sue for malpractice, you must be able to show that the doctor caused you harm in a way that a competent doctor, under the same circumstances, would not have. The doctor's care is not required to be the best possible, but simply "reasonably skillful and

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