Daytona Beach Medical Malpractice Attorneys
You need advice about a potential Daytona Beach medical malpractice case, and you are confused, frustrated, and overwhelmed by the information you have been reading on the Internet about how to get started. Obviously, this essay cannot be used as a legal advice, but it hopefully can answer some basic questions you have about the law and can point you in a direction for getting more personally tailored advice.
Definition of Medical Malpractice
A healthcare provider such as a doctor, nurse, or pharmacist has obligations to a patient. If the provider causes harm or injury - either directly by misprescribing a medication or indirectly by failing to call for an appropriate test - that patient can get compensated, according to the law.
New Limitations for Florida Claims
Last decade, the Florida General Assembly adopted a new law that capped the amount of money a medical malpractice claimant could get. That said, if you work with an experienced attorney, like Farah & Farah, you can still collect a substantial and fair amount.
Statistics
HealthGrades, Inc. found that around 575,000+ people die on average as a result of the carelessness and errors of medical providers in the U.S. Around 1.2 million errors or incidents occurred over a three-year period (2002 to 2004). Other institutions and news organs (like the Chicago Tribune) have done independent surveys which corroborate these scary figures. In other words, medical malpractice is disturbingly common.
Kinds of Medical Malpractice
Failure to diagnose/misdiagnosis - A doctor or other provider does not diagnose an illness (such as cancer) or fails to perform tests to identify whether a patient might be allergic to a medication.
Injuries during surgery - Surgeons are tasked with some of the most important life-saving work imaginable. But surgeons are human, and they can make mistakes - often with grievous consequences. While no one expects surgeons to be 100% accurate 100% of the time, they must be held to a high standard of care. If they violate that standard by, for instance, using the wrong equipment, failing to do due diligence before administrating anesthesia, or even (amazingly enough, this has happened) operating on the wrong part of the body, or confusing patients with one another, this behavior should be duly punished.
Building your Daytona Beach Medical Malpractice Case
To launch a case against a doctor, a medical institution, or an insurance company, you need to be able to show cause and effect. That is, you have to be able to trace the healthcare provider's mistake or error from its inception to your injury or harm. You also need to show that the harm was substantial. In other words, if you got a few bruises during surgery, that likely won't be enough to amount to a claim. But if you got really hurt - or ended up needing to take extra medications and stay in the hospital three weeks longer than you should have - the negligent or careless provider should be required to compensate you.
Look to the Jacksonville-based attorneys, Farah & Farah, for a complete and free case evaluation. Dial 800-533-3555 or explore the extensive library of resources at www.farahandfarah.com. References and testimonials from past clients are available upon request, and your first consultation is free and totally confidential.
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