Medical negligence is an extremely complex field. While the vast majority of healthcare professionals provide excellent care, mistakes do happen. Those mistakes can have life-changing consequences for patients. If you think that you or a loved one has been harmed due to medical negligence, it’s important to seek legal help. A qualified attorney can examine your medical records and determine if the treatment you received met with the appropriate standard of care. If it didn’t, you may have a case for compensation.
There are a few things that need to be established in order to make a successful CA Med Negligence Help . First, the healthcare professional or hospital where you were treated must have owed a duty of care to you. This is generally established by showing that you had a patient-provider relationship with them and they had an obligation to act in a way that a reasonably prudent physician would have done under the circumstances.
It’s also important to show that the healthcare provider breached their duty of care by their actions or inactions and that those breaches caused you injury. To prove this, it’s often necessary to present expert testimony from a medical professional that is familiar with your particular situation and can explain how the healthcare provider’s actions deviated from the acceptable standards of care.
Lastly, you must show that your injuries and/or financial losses were caused by the healthcare professional’s actions or inactions. This includes both your actual economic loss like lost income and the cost of future medical care as well as your psychiatric and physical pain and suffering.
If your claim is successful, you will be awarded damages for all of these losses. In addition, you will receive compensation for any ongoing expenses that you’ll need to pay as a result of the injury.
The process of making a medical negligence claim can take anywhere from 18 months to 4 years, although the latter will only be the case in cases that require court proceedings. Most cases, however, are settled prior to reaching this stage.
As both a doctor and a lawyer, Dr Wilson has unique insight into how medical malpractice claims are assessed and argued in court. He has successfully represented many patients and their families in securing compensation for their losses resulting from negligent medical treatment.
Contact us today to discuss your options for seeking justice for the harm you or a loved one has suffered at the hands of a healthcare professional. We offer a free initial consultation, and our attorneys work on a contingency fee basis so that you can get the representation you deserve without having to worry about upfront costs. Our firm is located in Washington, DC. Call or fill out our online form to schedule your consultation. We’ll be in touch shortly. We serve clients in the surrounding areas of Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia and beyond. We handle both state and federal claims. We speak both English and Spanish.