What Constitutes Medical Negligence?
There are four main categories of medical malpractice:
- Diagnosis errors - 33% of cases
- Errors in surgical procedures - 23%
- Treatment problems and errors - 18%
- Errors during a pregnancy - 10%
- Anesthesia or medicine error - 10%
Doctors and hospitals are required to follow a professional standard--the Standard of Care--for all patients. If a court rules that the doctors violated that standard, and their actions result in injury then they have committed medical malpractice.
Medical negligence is also considered malpractice. If a patient is injured for any reason by the negligence of doctors and hospital staff, then they may file a medical malpractice lawsuit.
Some common medical malpractice lawsuits include:
- Doctors misdiagnosing an ailment
- Misreading or ignoring lab results
- Unnecessary or botched surgery
- Improper medication or dosage
- Poor aftercare or premature hospital discharge
- Failure to account for patient history
- Failure to identify symptoms
A medical negligence attorney can help you! They’ll go over the details of your case and determine whether or not your treatment constitutes medical malpractice.
How Can A Medical Malpractice Attorney Help?
Malpractice cases are reasonably complicated. Doctors are frequently backed by their hospitals and their malpractice insurance companies. They’ll all have lawyers helping them fight your malpractice lawsuit.
Even worse, some doctors and medical professionals will try to hide their negligence. An error could increase their insurance premiums, and doctors are committed to keeping those rates as low as possible.
Lawyers specializing in medical malpractice can help find out whether the medical professional is at fault and, if so, litigate the tort to ensure that their client receives the appropriate amount of damages for their pain and suffering.
Our Tyler medical malpractice attorneys will always:
- Determine whether or not there was a violation of the standards of care
- Gather evidence and take depositions to build a case
- Negotiate with insurance companies to get the largest settlement
- Litigate your medical negligence lawsuit in court
Grant & Flanery - Experienced Medical Malpractice Attorneys in Tyler
Between 1996 and 2010, over $38 billion dollars was awarded to plaintiffs in medical negligence cases.
Grant & Flanery are board certified personal injury lawyers with extensive experience in medical malpractice lawsuits. If you believe you’ve been the victim of medical malpractice, we can help.
If you pick us to represent you in court, you’ll pay no legal fees or retainers.
Schedule your free consultation to learn how Grant & Flanery can help you with your medical malpractice lawsuit
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