Medical Malpractice

Medical Malpractice is a form of personal injury that broadly covers the failure of medical professionals to meet the standard of good medical practice, which results in harming a patient.

Medical Malpractice may occur in a hospital, nursing home, medical testing facility, clinic or other facility where a patient receives medical attention or treatment. Today, the scope of professionals who are subject to malpractice suits has widened to include numerous medically trained specialists including acupuncturists, chiropractors, dentists, optometrists and many other professionals aside from just medical doctors.

Misdiagnosis is a particular type of medical malpractice, well-known for large settlement awards, especially in cases of cancer, heart attack, and appendicitis misdiagnosis that result in catastrophic injury or wrongful death. However, there are many other types of medical malpractice as well. Other examples include:

• Administering the wrong medication or wrong dosage of medication
• Birth trauma
• Performing surgery on the wrong organ or limb
• Reading x-rays inaccurately
• Blood transfusion errors
• Pressure ulcers
• Injuries related to restraint
• Injury from improperly operated medical devices
• Infections as a result of treatment

Medical malpractice is frequently more difficult to prove than other types of personal injury. Finding medical professionals willing to testify against their colleagues may prove challenging. The technical nature of the claim requires sophistication not only in terms of medical evaluation but also in legal expertise to win the case.

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