Medical malpractice is the legal term for negligence on the part of a health care professional in treating a patient that results in the injury or death of the patient. Many different kinds of health care professionals can be liable for malpractice, including:
Doctors
Hospitals
Nursing Homes
Physical therapists
Nurses
Psychologists
Attorneys representing the victims of malpractice can help them recovery for injuries resulting from medical malpractice occurring in a variety of settings and treatments, including:
Anesthesiology malpractice
Cerebral palsy
Dental malpractice
Failure to diagnose breast cancer
Failure to diagnose cervical cancer
Failure to diagnose colon cancer
Gastric bypass
Informed consent
Laparoscopic cholecystecomy
LASIK
Plastic surgery
Prescription medication errors
Psychiatric/psychological malpractice
Shoulder dystocia
Surgical errors
VBAC
Medical malpractice is one area of the law which has been greatly affected by “tort reform” which limits the legal liability of doctors, hospitals, nursing homes, and other health care institutions. It is a highly technically challenging, expensive, and complex area of the law, and anyone considering filing a medical malpractice case should be careful to hire experienced, well-qualified lawyers to represent them.
