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How to File a Medical Malpractice Case

A patient who finds a foreign object such as surgical clamps within her body after gall bladder surgery is able to make a claim for medical malpractice. A successful claim must demonstrate the elements of medical negligence: duty, deviation from the duty, and direct cause.

Our clients must establish a direct link between the breach of duty and the injury. This is referred to as the proximate reason.

Causes of Injury

A medical malpractice claim may be filed either by the person who suffered the injury or an attorney. Depending on the circumstances this may be the spouse of the patient or an adult child, parent, guardian ad litem or the administrator or executor of the estate of the deceased patient. The defendant in a medical malpractice suit is the health care provider. This could be a licensed nurse, doctor or therapist.

The majority of cases involving malpractice involve the testimony of experts. Medical experts must testify as to whether or whether the health professional was in compliance with the standard of care for their particular field. They also have to testify about the injury caused by the physician's actions or inactions.

The injuries that result from malpractice and negligence can be very severe. An incorrect diagnosis can lead to serious consequences, like an illness that could be life-threatening. Other types of injuries can be caused by operating on an incorrect body part or putting surgical instruments in the patient.

In order to establish a malpractice case the patient must demonstrate four legal elements: a duty that the physician owed to them; a breach of this duty; a subsequent injury; and damages. In certain states, such as New York, the law places a limit on the amount of money that can be awarded for a malpractice claim.

Causation

The injury element is also known as the causation. It is one of the most crucial aspects of a medical malpractice claim. To prove causation, the plaintiff must prove that their injury was caused by a physician's negligence. This is a challenging task for several reasons.

For instance, a lot of injuries that are the subject of a medical-malpractice lawsuit are the result of long-term or ongoing ailments that were in the process of being treated prior to. Often, the statute of limitations for a medical malpractice claim extends out over a number of years, and injuries may develop slowly.

In these situations it is often difficult to prove that a particular medical professional's breach of standard of care caused the injury. The attorney may have gathered evidence, such as medical records and expert testimony that the patient who was injured could use.

During the process of discovery as part of the legal process for preparation for a trial, your attorney can request that the lawyers representing the defendants disclose expert testimony and other documents. The doctor who is representing the case will be required to testify in a deposition. This is a declaration that's given under an oath. Your lawyer will be able to cross-examine doctor and challenge the doctor's findings. The jury will then decide if the plaintiff has established the essential elements of their case including the duty of care, breach, causation and injury.

Negligence

The plaintiff must convince the jury, when bringing a lawsuit for medical malpractice in court, that it is more likely that the doctor did not fulfill his or her obligations as physician and that the actions led to injury. The attorney representing the plaintiff must be able to prove this by utilizing evidence gathered during pretrial discovery. This involves the request of documents, including medical records, from all parties involved in the lawsuit. Depositions, in which statements are made under oath, and recorded to be used at trial, are also a part of this procedure.

A doctor has breached their professional obligation when they did something that an ordinary prudent doctor would not have done under similar circumstances. It must be proved that the breach was the cause of the injury directly to the patient. This is known as causation or proximate causes. For instance an individual goes to the hospital for a hernia procedure and then has his or his gall bladder removed instead. This is medical negligence as the removal was not beneficial for the patient.

Medical malpractice lawsuits must be brought within a legally regulated time frame, known as the statute of limitations, that varies from state to state. The injured patient has to demonstrate that the treatment was substandard and resulted in injury, and after that they must show what compensation they are entitled to.

Damages

You deserve to be compensated for any injuries you've suffered as a result of medical negligence. At Scaffidi & Associates, we can assist you in obtaining an adequate and fair amount of compensation for your losses.

The first step in a lawsuit is to make a complaint and serve it along with summons and other papers on all defendants. The parties then proceed to discovery, in which documents and statements are revealed under the oath. Medical records and the notes of the doctor are usually requested during discovery.

In the majority of states, you need to demonstrate four elements in order to be compensated for injuries caused by medical malpractice which includes a duty to the healthcare provider; a breach of that duty; a causal link between the breach and the injury suffered by the patient; and damages that flow from the injury. If your attorney can demonstrate all of these aspects of a medical negligence claim, you'll have a strong case.

In certain cases the court might decide to award punitive damages which is intended to punish the wrongdoer and deter others from engaging in similar crimes. It is not common however, especially in medical malpractice cases. The courts must have a clear evidence of malice before they may make these extraordinary awards.

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