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Medical Malpractice is a mistake of a professional (Doctor, Nurse, Dentist,Hospital, Counselor) that does not meet the standard expected and results in provable damages or death or unnecessary injury.

Malpractice Areas

Most medical malpractice cases are brought against doctors who made mistakes in the manner in which they treated their patient. In order to prove a mistake the injured person must have an "expert witness" such as another doctor that specializes in the same field of medicine testify as to what should have been done. The expert witness must also testify that the doctor did not do what he or she should have done. The areas of mistakes may be:

• Amputations
• Birth Injury
• Caesarian Section Complications
• Cerebral Palsy
• Doctor Errors
• Drug Interaction Problems
• Elder Abuse
• Erb's Palsy
• Foreign Object Cases
• Gestational Diabetes
• Hospital Negligence
• Laser Eye Surgery
• Lasik Eye Surgery
• Medication Error
• Misdiagnosis
• Nerve Damage
• Nursing Home Abuse
• Oxygen Deprevation
• Psychiatric Malpractice
• Sexual Abuse
• Shoulder Dystocia
• Unnecessary Surgery

Malpractice Lawsuits

There are many different circumstances in which a medical malpractice suit can be brought against a physician or institution. The following examples are the most common:

1. Against an organization that operates hospitals or administers specialized care.
2. Against an organization for administering the wrong medication, wrong dosage, negligent care, inadequate cleanliness, and faulty equipment.
3. Against a physician for not providing the acceptable standard of care to his patient as is defined by the medical community.
4. Against a specialist who does not provide the acceptable standard of care as is defined by other specialists in the area of medicine.
5. Against a physician who did not diagnose, misdiagnosed, or delayed diagnosis of a patient.
6. Against a physician properly diagnosed a patient and did not treat the patient correctly.
7. Against a physician who did not complete a surgical procedure properly.

If you or someone you know has been injured due to what you believe may be medical malpractice, you may be entitled to monetary ($$) compensation. Please contact me for evaluation of your claim. Please fill out the email contact form on the website.