Medical negligence is the act or omission in treatment of a patient by a medical professional, which deviates from the accepted medical standard of care. Examples of what is medical malpractice or medical negligence:
- A medication error
- A surgical error
- An anesthesia error, including injuries caused to a patient after a successful surgery
- Failure to diagnose a medical condition or to diagnose it in a reasonable amount of time; therefore, causing the condition of the patient to worsen
- Failure to follow up with the proper treatment for the patient, therefore resulting in a worsening condition for the patient
Doctors take the Hippocratic Oath which is a promise to treat their patient's to the best of their ability and avoid causing them harm. When a medical professional breaks this oath, they are negligent under the legal definition.
Medical negligence or medical malpractice lawsuits can be brought against doctors, nurses, hospitals, and medical facilities. Although it may initially appear simple enough, if a doctor or medical facility causes serious harm to a patient, the patient or their family, simply initiates a lawsuit and the medical personnel or facility responsible pays the damages and the case is settled. However, medical malpractice cases are far more complicated than this.
There are many examples of the complexities of Medical malpractice cases. For example, the medical personnel or facility responsible for medical malpractice may deny their responsibility for the negligence, putting the blame on another factor, such as another medical condition the patient may have. Doctors are also well versed in their profession; therefore, they will use complicated medical jargon to try to confuse the victim's attorney. This requires a great deal of research and resources necessary to prove causation. One of these resources will involve medical experts. The costs for obtaining medical experts necessary for proving liability and damages can cost well above $200,000 before the trial has even started.
This is why it is critical for a victim of medical malpractice to seek out the best medical malpractice lawyer possible, such as Dr. Bruce Fagel. Dr. Fagel is both a licensed medical doctor and a leading medical malpractice attorney, so he understands exactly how to prove where medical malpractice occurred in your case. Since he is a licensed medical doctor, the doctors and hospitals can't confuse Dr. Fagel with complicated medical terminology. The Law Offices of Dr. Bruce G. Fagel & Associates also pays all costs for the case, including the costs of retaining medical experts necessary to win the case. This allows the patients and their families to focus on getting better, rather than how to pay for their case.