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How to File a Medical Malpractice Case

A patient who finds an object foreign to her body, such as surgical clamps inside her body after gall bladder surgery could make a claim for medical malpractice. A successful claim has to prove the elements of medical malpractice: duty, deviation from the norm and direct reason.

It is crucial for our clients to establish a direct connection between the breach of duty and the damage that is known as proximate causation.

Cause of Injury

A medical negligence case may be filed by the person who has been injured or a person legally designated to act on their behalf. Based on the circumstances, this may be the spouse of the patient, an adult child or parent, guardian ad Litem or the administrator or executor of the estate of the patient who died. In a medical negligence case the defendant is the health care provider. It could be a licensed nurse, doctor or therapist.

Expert testimony is typically required in cases of malpractice. Medical experts are required to testify as to whether the healthcare provider did what was required of treatment in their particular field of expertise. They also have to testify to the damage caused by the doctor's actions or inactions.

Injuries that result from malpractice or negligence can be very severe. For example, a misdiagnosis of a health issue could have life-threatening effects. Other types of injuries could include performing surgery on the wrong body part or putting instruments inside the patient during surgery.

The patient must prove four legal elements of a malpractice lawsuit the duty owed to the patient by the physician and a breach of that obligation; an injury resulting by the breach; and the consequential damages. In certain states, such as New York, the law puts a limit on amount that can be awarded for an injury resulting from a malpractice claim.

Causation

The injury element is also known as the causation. It is one of the most important elements in a medical negligence claim. To establish causation, the plaintiff must prove that they sustained the injury on a balance of probabilities because due to the negligence of the doctor. This can be a difficult task due to a variety of reasons.

Many of the injuries that form the basis for a medical negligence lawsuit stem from long-term or ongoing conditions which were present before treatment started. Often the statute of limitations for a medical negligence claim extends over a number of years and the injuries may develop slowly.

In these instances the proof that a medical professional's breach of the standard of care led to the injury can be difficult. However, the patient who was hurt might be able use evidence gathered by the attorney, like medical records and expert testimony.

During the discovery process, which is a component of the legal procedure for preparing for trial, your lawyer can ask for the disclosure of expert testimony and other documents from lawyers of the defendants. The doctor who is representing the case will be asked to appear in a deposition. This is a testimonies that is given under an oath. Your lawyer may challenge the doctor's findings and cross-examine them. The jury will decide whether the plaintiff has substantiated that the allegations of the case are true, including duty, breach and causation.

Negligence

The plaintiff must convince the jury, in a case of medical malpractice to show that it is likely that the doctor acted in violation of his or her duties as a doctor and that these mistakes led to injuries. The plaintiff's lawyer has to show this through evidence gathered through pre-trial discovery, which involves requesting disclosure of documents including medical malpractice lawsuit records from all parties who are involved in the lawsuit. Depositions, in which statements are made under oath and recorded for use in trial, are also part of this process.

A doctor breached his or her professional obligation in the event that he or her did something that a prudent doctor would not do under the same circumstances. It must be proved that the breach resulted in injury directly to the patient. This is called causation or proxy causes. For instance, a patient goes to the hospital for a hernia procedure and then has his or the gall bladder removed instead. This is medical negligence since the removal was not beneficial for the patient.

Medical malpractice lawsuits must be filed within a legally regulated period of time, called the statute of limitations which varies by state. The victim must demonstrate that the treatment was substandard and caused injury, and they must prove what monetary compensation they deserve.

Damages

You deserve to be compensated for any injuries you have suffered as a result of medical negligence. Scaffidi & Associates can help you receive full and fair compensation for your losses.

The first step is filing and serving an order and complaint on all defendants named in the lawsuit. The parties then proceed to discovery, a procedure in which documents and statements are revealed under oath. Medical records and the doctor's notes are typically requested during discovery.

In the majority of states, you need to establish four elements to be compensated for any injuries caused by medical malpractice: a duty owed by the healthcare provider; a breach of that obligation; a causal connection between the breach and the injury suffered by the patient; and damages that flow from the injury. If your attorney can establish all of these elements, you can make a an argument for financial recovery in a medical malpractice case.

In some instances the court can award punitive damage, which is meant to punish the perpetrator and deter others from engaging in similar crimes. This is rare however, particularly in medical malpractice cases. The courts must have clear evidence of malice before they can make these extraordinary awards.