Medical malpractice happens when doctors, nurses, or other healthcare workers make negligent mistakes that hurt patients. If you’ve been injured in a medical setting, how do you know whether you have a medical malpractice case? Sometimes doctors and others make errors that don’t rise to the...
People who have been injured in a medical malpractice case are often unaware that they were the victim of a medical malpractice case. Sometimes, the injury appears so minor that no one would question whether or not it was related to a medical malpractice case. Other times, the damage may be...
Medical errors can change your life. Working with a lawyer on your medical malpractice case can improve your chances of a fair settlement.
the hospital can’t be held liable if the doctor is negligent–you’ll have to file the case against the doctor and not the medical facility. However, if a patient is admitted into the emergency room, the hospital can’t tell the reveal...
Communication is essential for safe medicine. Nurses, doctors, and other health care professionals must communicate timely, accurately, and clearly with each other to ensure patient safety. In many instances, a case depends on being able to prove when a doctor or nurse has treated a patient but...
For you to win a lawsuit, you have to prove by a “preponderance of the evidence” these four elements: The defendant owed you a duty of care; The defendant breached it; This breach caused your injury; and You suffered damages.1 In the table below each of these California negligence ...
In order to prove a medical malpractice claim, you need to prove a few basic facts. First, you have to show that there was a doctor-patient relationship (that is, you hired the doctor and the doctor agreed to be hired). This is the easiest way to prove that the doctor owed you a ...
For medical errors. For being careless. For causing you harm. Now it's as if the jury and the judge say "Ok, you made these claims against your doctor, now prove it!" Well, actually we don't have to PROVE much. Instead, we only have to show that we areslightly more likely ri...
By itself, a slip and fall injury is not enough to establish the property owner’s liability. For your case to succeed, the law requires you to prove that a “hazard” existed on the property and that the property owner knew or should have known of the danger. Examples of dangerous cond...
An attorney typically won't take the case if they are not confident about their ability to prove the four elements of negligence in your wrongful death lawsuit. Common Causes of Wrongful Death When a loved one’s death is due to someone else's negligence or misconduct, the loss can be ...