You trust your doctor and medical staff to do what they’re supposed to do – provide medical treatment designed to make you better and to do you or your loved ones no harm. Unfortunately, sometimes this isn’t the case, causing harm, injury, and even death.

MEDICAL MALPRACTICE

If you or a loved one suffered harm because of a negligent healthcare professional, you may have a medical malpractice case. In these instances, it may be possible to pursue compensation for your healthcare bills and other related hardships.

UNDERSTANDING MEDICAL MALPRACTICE

According to Johns Hopkins Medicine, medical malpractice is one of the leading causes of death in the United States. Examples of medical malpractice include:

• Misdiagnosis or delayed diagnosis
• Medication errors
• Failure to treat/improper treatment
• Surgical errors
• Failure to explain a treatment’s health risks

At Hilliard Law, we take medical malpractice negligence seriously. With decades of experience, our team of attorneys have represented victims in a wide array of cases, including:

• Improper Diagnosis
• Failure to Diagnose
• Medication Errors
• Surgical Errors
• Medical Instruments & Foreign Objects Left Inside Patient After Surgery
• Prenatal Diagnostic Testing Errors
• Failure to Advise of Diagnosis
• Lack of Informed Consent
• Failure to Attend to a Patient / Abandonment
• Improperly Prescribing a Drug
• Failure to Inform Patient of Available Treatments
• Continuing to Perform Ineffective Treatment
• Below-Standard Treatment
• Incorrectly Performed Treatment

WHEN YOUR DOCTOR FAILS YOU

Your doctor’s responsibility to you includes basic principles, including:

• Performing a Detailed Medical History
• Asking for a Detailed Description of Current Symptoms
• Performing a Thorough Exam
• Ordering Appropriate Diagnostic Tests
• Disclosing Full Information About Your Treatment
• Referring You to a Specialist When Necessary

If your doctor failed to practice these basic principles, and this resulted in causing you or a loved one harm, you may have a case for medical malpractice.

RECOVERABLE DAMAGES

There are numerous economic and non-economic damages a medical malpractice victim may be entitled to recover. Economic damages, also known as tangible damages, are easier to assign dollar amounts. Non-economic damages, or intangible damages, are harder to quantify.

Below are common economic damages in a medical malpractice case:

• Medical expenses
• Lost wages
• Diminished earning capacity

Typical non-economic damages awarded in a medical malpractice case include:

• Pain and suffering
• Emotional distress
• Temporary/permanent disability
• Disfigurement
• Loss of a limb
• Inability to partake in activities you once enjoyed

CONTACT OUR ATTORNEYS TODAY

At Hilliard Law, our personal injury lawyers have been helping victims of medical malpractice since 1985. Don’t hesitate to call. Hilliard Law attorneys will take immediate action to preserve evidence, investigate the incident and file a lawsuit prior to the Statute of Limitations deadline.

Call us at 1-800-334-3298 or fill out our contact form for a free consultation. 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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