This Is The Complete Guide To Medical Malpractice Settlement
How to File a Medical Malpractice Case
A patient who finds an object foreign to her body, such as surgical clamps within her body following gall bladder surgery may bring a lawsuit against a doctor for medical negligence. A successful claim must demonstrate the elements of medical malpractice: duty, deviance from the norm and direct cause.
Our clients must establish a direct connection between the breach of duty, and the injury. This is known as the proximate cause.
Causes of Injury
A medical malpractice lawsuit can be filed by the injured patient or a legal person to represent them. It could be the spouse, adult child guardian, parent or administrator of a deceased patient's estate, based on the circumstances. The plaintiff in a lawsuit for medical malpractice is the health pr...