MEDICAL MALPRACTICE

Medical malpractice insurance carriers would lead you to believe that rising health care costs are caused by rising malpractice recoveries. These same companies would also lead you to believe that medical malpractice premiums are a large part of our national health care cost. In fact medical malpractice premiums amount to less then 1% of our national healthcare costs. In addition, loses paid by insurance companies for medical negligence amounted to 31 cents out of every $100.00 of national healthcare costs. It should not be surprising that medical malpractice cases should increase as more Americans have access to healthcare, our aging population needs increased care, and our doctors treat more patients daily.

Medical malpractice occurs when a healthcare provider does not follow the standard of care for the care that they are giving to the patient and the patient is either injured or dies as a result of not following the standard of care. Medical malpractice cases are rare, and the vast majority of healthcare providers are competent and provide acceptable and appropriate care. A bad result alone does not make a malpractice case. But, mistakes can be made as a result of mis diagnosis, failure to diagnose, surgical error, or the inappropriate prescribing of medicine. We have experience in the area of medical, dental, chiropractic, and pharmaceutical malpractice. We are able to obtain nationally recognized medical experts to review the medical records and will not bring a claim against any healthcare provider without a medical expert opinion stating that the standard of care was not followed by the medical care provider.

Our medical malpractice lawyers have many years of experience in handling medical negligence cases against government doctors under the Federal Tort Claims Act. We are willing and able to consult with you and to guide you through this very difficult legal area prior to you making a decision concerning pursuing a medical malpractice case.