Medical Malpractice Lawyers

Patients trust medical practitioners to honor the saying, “First, do no harm.” Unfortunately in some cases, patients do suffer harm while receiving medical treatment, so we step in to see that justice is done.

MEDICAL MALPRACTICE INJURY ATTORNEYS

If you are harmed because a medical professional or medical facility (doctor, nurse, medical technician, psychiatrist, hospital or healthcare facility) fails to exercise adequate care, skill or diligence in your care, you may be a victim of medical malpractice.

The concept of medical malpractice negligence is broad and encompasses virtually every kind of mistake that could be made by a medical professional. The most common cases brought against doctors are:

• Improper diagnosis
• Failure to diagnose
• Medication errors
• Surgical errors such as a slip of the knife, severing a nerve during an operation
• Medical instruments, sponges, needles or other foreign objects left inside a patient after surgery
• Errors in prenatal diagnostic testing
• Failure to advise of diagnosis
• Lack of informed consent
• Abandonment (failure to attend to a patient)
• Improperly prescribing a drug
• Failing to inform the patient of available treatments
• Continuing a treatment that has been shown to be ineffective
• Below-standard treatment or incorrectly-performed treatment

Your medical professional’s duty is to use care and diligence in diagnosing and treating your illness. To fulfill that duty, a practitioner must:

• Take a detailed medical history, including your family’s medical history
• Ask for a detailed description of current symptoms
• Perform a thorough examination
• Order appropriate diagnostic tests
• Disclose full information pertaining to your treatment
• Refer you to a specialist if your treatment is beyond the scope of practice of the examining doctor or beyond the doctor’s areas of expertise

If your doctor fails to follow these basic principles, resulting in harm to you or a family member, you may have a case for medical malpractice. Call us immediately — it is essential we take action promptly to preserve evidence, investigate the incident, and file a lawsuit prior to the deadline imposed by the Statute of Limitations.

CONTACT OUR ATTORNEYS TODAY

At Hilliard Law, our dedicated team of lawyers has been helping victims of personal injury since 1986. We know how to fight for you. Call us at 1-800-334-3298 or fill out our contact form.

If we take your case, we will work on a Contingent Fee basis, which means you don’t pay us unless we win.

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