5 Must-Know Medical Malpractice Settlement Techniques To Know For 2023
How to File a Medical Malpractice Case
A patient who discovers that an object that is foreign like surgical clamps, is still inside her body after gall bladder surgery could file a medical malpractice lawsuit. A successful lawsuit must prove the legal aspects of medical negligence: duty, deviance from this duty, direct cause and injury.
It is crucial for our clients to establish a direct connection between the breach of duty and the injury which is referred to as proximate cause.
Cause of Injury
A medical malpractice lawsuit can be filed by the injured person or a person who is legally authorized to represent them. Depending on the circumstances, this could be the spouse of the patient or an adult child, parent, a guardian ad litem or the administrator or executor of the estate...