While you never expect a medical error to cause you expensive and painful injuries, it can and does occur. There are many things that can go wrong in a medical office or during a medical procedure, with one of these being an error with anesthesia. Common Medical Malpractice Errors Many errors that occur during medical… [ Read More ]
Although we expect that doctors will always figure out what’s wrong with us when we don’t feel well, doctors are still human and can still make mistakes when diagnosing a patient. This type of medical error is called misdiagnosis (or sometimes called delayed diagnosis if the doctor fails to reach a diagnosis in a timely… [ Read More ]
When you undergo surgery, you never expect the medical provider to make a mistake that could ruin the rest of your life. Whether they are neglectful or knowingly skip a step, it is only right that they cover your damages if it led to your injury. Causes of Medical Malpractice Medical malpractice occurs when a… [ Read More ]
Cancer occurs when your body starts creating new abnormal cells instead of the cells your body needs. These new ineffective cells start to build up, and they create what’s called a tumor. Statistics indicate that half of all women and one-third of American men will develop cancer at some point in their lifetime. Doctors around… [ Read More ]
Filing a Medical Malpractice Lawsuit After an Anesthesia Error If an anesthesiologist makes a mistake while administering anesthesia to a patient, that patient could possibly go on and file a medical malpractice suit against the anesthesiologist. The victim will usually have a claim if he or she had an allergic reaction to the anesthesia or… [ Read More ]
Overview of Medical Malpractice If a patient undergoes a medical procedure and, thereafter, suffers complications or notices that he or she is injured in some other fashion, the patient may have a viable medical malpractice claim against the physician who performed the procedure. However, just because a patient suffers complications after a medical procedure does… [ Read More ]
Q. Do you always file suit against the person who caused an injury or is there some other way to handle it?
