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Medical negligence can lead to extensive injuries and damages. If you’ve experienced medical malpractice, you deserve a team of legal professionals with experience in the medical field. At LawMD, our lawyers are doctors, too.
Most of our physician-attorneys are either current or past treating doctors in, collectively, a wide range of medical specialties. There is a good chance one or more of our physician attorneys have actually treated medical conditions similar to the ones from which you or your loved one now suffers. That translates into care and understanding as your Counselors and know-how as your Advocates. To talk to our team about your case, contact us today.
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What Constitutes Medical Malpractice?
Medical malpractice doesn’t simply mean making a mistake. Doctors, nurses, and other healthcare workers are well-educated in the proper standard of care they must provide to patients. The standard of care for medical professionals requires that the decisions made and protocols followed are reasonable and align with agreed-upon standard medical practices for the given diagnosis.
Medical malpractice occurs when a medical professional fails to uphold this standard of care, whether by doing or by failing to do what would be reasonably expected in the situation. Mistakes can and do happen in the medical field. However, when a mistake is made due to negligence, there may be grounds for a medical malpractice claim and possible compensation. If you’re unsure whether or not you have a medical malpractice case, contact our team today. We’ll investigate the circumstances surrounding your claim to determine your best course of action. Some common examples of medical malpractice include:
- Treatment Mistakes
- Medication or prescription errors
- Surgical errors
- Anesthesia errors
- Mistakes during childbirth that lead to birth injuries
- Failure to provide timely medical treatment for a condition
- Diagnostic Errors
- Failure to diagnose a medical condition
- Misdiagnosis of a condition
- Failure to order the proper diagnostic tests
- Failure to interpret diagnostic tests, labs, or radiology results
- Patient Safety Failures
- Failure to monitor a patient’s vital signs
- Improper patient care
- Charting errors
- Lack of informed consent
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Time and Cost Savings for Your Case
Any honest medical malpractice attorney will tell you that one of the greatest expenses in a medical malpractice case is having to pay physician experts to study the details of the medical issues in your case and, if necessary, provide testimony at deposition and trial.
While even our physician attorneys may also need to hire outside medical experts for your case, our medical know-how allows us to perform a significant amount of the medical analysis necessary for your case in-house, which may translate into significant savings at the conclusion of your case.
When Care Fails
What Is Negligence?
Medical malpractice claims almost always involve some form of negligence. By behaving negligently, a medical provider has failed to provide standard care. If you can prove negligence, it's very likely you'll receive compensation for your injuries. Under the law, negligence is defined as the following:
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CRITERIA 1
Duty of Care
The medical provider had a duty of care to you, the patient
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CRITERIA 2
Breach of Duty
By failing to provide adequate care, the medical provider has breached their duty
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CRITERIA 3
Causation
The medical provider’s breach of duty caused you to suffer injuries
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CRITERIA 4
Damages
Your injuries led to financial or physical damages
For example, let’s say you underwent surgery, but the surgeon left an instrument inside your body. The surgeon had a duty of care to provide you with adequate medical treatment. By leaving an instrument inside your body, the surgeon has breached their duty of care. If you suffered injuries due to this or any other negligence, such as pain or an infection, you deserve compensation for costs incurred, as well as for your pain and suffering.
Proving negligence is essential in a medical malpractice case. Our team of attorney physicians can help gather necessary evidence, file required paperwork, and make your case in court, if necessary, while you focus on healing and getting your life back on track. We are lawyers, and we are also doctors, bringing a high level of expertise to your case. Let us carry some of the burden and help you get the compensation you need and deserve.
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Doctors in Your Court
Our medical malpractice lawyers are also doctors, so they have firsthand knowledge of medical procedures, standards of care, and potential medical errors that can occur in a hospital or clinical setting.
This combination of medical and legal expertise allows the LawMD team to prosecute medical malpractice cases with clinical precision, which translates into credible and impactful advocacy leading to better financial outcomes for our clients.
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- Pharmacology
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Because we have in-house medical know-how, we can evaluate the medical questions in your case and provide answers without a lengthy wait. Our internal process involves getting the issues in your case quickly in front of the right physician-attorney who, based on his or her medical experience and training, is most likely to have the answers you seek about whether you have a case and how we might help you get the compensation you deserve to help secure a brighter future for you and for your loved ones.
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Medical Malpractice Attorneys Serving Nationwide
A medical mistake can change your life forever. Whether you’ve lost a loved one because of malpractice or you’re currently undergoing further medical treatment because of your injuries, you deserve a team of experienced medical malpractice attorneys on your side.
Our team, and network of attorneys, serves clients nationwide, and we’re prepared to take on your case today. We can hold doctors, nurses, anesthesiologists, and other healthcare professionals accountable for their actions and inactions. From the moment you contact us, we’ll begin working on your case, gathering evidence to support your claim and get you the compensation you deserve.
- Serving clients nationwide, coast to coast
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The LawMD Advantage
Doctors in the Courtroom, Fighting for the Injured
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Medical Experts, Not Just Legal Advisors
Medical malpractice claims can be wrought with incredible complexity, but chances are that there are few or none who can know the medical issues in your case like medical professionals. If you are seeking compensation in a medical malpractice claim, you should have experienced medical malpractice lawyers working for you on that case. You will also stand to benefit from medical professionals on your side. With LawMD, you get both.
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Seasoned Trial Attorneys
At LawMD, our attorneys are not just award-winning legal professionals; most of them are also medical doctors. Our team comprises medical professionals with specialties and capacities in emergency medicine, surgery, pediatrics, radiology, and a number of other specialties and subspecialties. We also consist of highly respected trial lawyers, seasoned negotiators, and experienced litigators. It is this winning combination of legal and medical knowledge that earns our reputation among many as the legal team with “the right medicine for justice.”
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Fighting for the Seriously Injured
If your life has been changed by a serious injury or wrongful death of a loved one due to negligence, contact us today for a free, no-obligation consultation about your case.
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Types of Cases We Handle
LawMD handles all types of medical malpractice and negligence cases, including birth injuries/maternal complications, emergency room errors, surgical errors and postoperative negligence, hospital-acquired infections, medication errors, anesthesia errors, defective medical devices, failure to diagnose/misdiagnosis, failure to provide timely and appropriate medical care, and more.
Our medical malpractice and serious-injury lawyers represent clients in cases addressing issues that span nearly all medical specialties. Though our central office is located in the nation’s capital, our physician attorneys serve clients across the United States.
FAQs
What Clients Ask Us Most
Who can be held liable in a medical malpractice case?
While doctors are often the focus, many other parties can be liable in a medical malpractice case — including nurses, anesthesiologists, pharmacists, hospitals, and even device manufacturers. Our team will investigate your case to identify who was involved and how they contributed to your injuries.
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How do I know if I have a medical malpractice case?
You may have a medical malpractice case if you can prove that a healthcare provider failed to meet the standard of care expected in their field, resulting in injury or harm.
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What are examples of medical malpractice?
Examples include misdiagnosis, surgical errors, medication errors, birth injuries, and failure to obtain informed consent.
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How long do I have to file a medical malpractice lawsuit?
The statute of limitations varies by state but typically ranges from one to three years from the date of injury or discovery of harm.
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What damages can I recover in a medical malpractice case?
You may recover compensation for medical expenses, lost wages, pain and suffering, and other economic and non-economic damages.
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Do I need expert testimony to prove medical malpractice?
Yes, expert testimony is often necessary to establish the standard of care and show how the defendant’s actions deviated from it.
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How much does it cost to hire a medical malpractice lawyer?
Many lawyers work on a contingency fee basis, meaning they only get paid if you win your case, typically taking a percentage of the recovery.
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The Right Medicine for Justice
Our considerable legal experience and medical expertise make us uniquely equipped to address often unexpected challenges involved in analyzing and prosecuting a medical malpractice case. It can also save you time waiting, as much of the medical research and analysis required to move your case to a positive financial outcome can be performed in-house. Very importantly, as doctors too, our attorneys have a practical understanding of the standards of care medical professionals and institutions should provide and practical understanding related to when these standards of care have been breached by negligence. This practical understanding extends to how injuries caused by negligence affect patients, which informs our ability to pursue the best financial outcomes for our clients by settlement or verdict.
If you have suffered a life-changing loss due to the negligence of a hospital or clinician, we are confident we can help you. Contact LawMD to speak to an attorney today about your case.
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