San Jose Medical Mistake Lawyers focus on representing victims of injuries suffered by doctors, nurses and other health care professionals. They fight to help those who have been injured due to a medical mistake, such as a botched surgery, medication error or misdiagnosis. They have a track record of success and have a reputation in the legal community for being dedicated advocates for their clients.
They have the education, experience and trial skills to get their clients the best possible settlements for their losses and injuries. They understand the complexities of medical malpractice cases and know how to build strong claims that present evidence of their clients’ injuries clearly for the jury. They have successfully recovered millions in damages for their clients.
When a patient in San Diego County Medical Error Law Firm a form agreeing to medical treatment, they are not giving up their rights to sue for negligence. In general, patients have one year to file a lawsuit for negligence resulting from their health care, with extensions available in specific situations such as child birth or if foreign objects were left inside the body following surgery.
A successful medical malpractice claim must prove that the healthcare provider breached their duties to the patient and that this breach directly caused the patient’s injury. Proving this requires expert witnesses who can explain that the medical professional’s actions fell outside the bounds of reasonable care and exacerbated the victim’s condition. This is often a complex process and can be difficult for non-lawyers to accomplish.
Moreover, the expert witness must be able to describe how the injury could have been prevented by more competent healthcare providers. This is the core of a medical malpractice case and the reason why it requires the expertise of a highly qualified attorney with deep knowledge of the field of medicine, including its subfields and practice areas.
Many times, medical malpractice is not limited to individual physicians and other healthcare workers but may extend to the hospitals where they work, their employers and even the manufacturers of equipment or medications. In these types of cases, experienced lawyers carefully review the timeline of a patient’s care and identify the point at which healthcare workers failed them through errors in commission or omission that were inexcusable under reasonable standards.
A San Jose Medical Malpractice attorney can help you recover compensation for your damages, including pain and suffering, lost income, hospital bills, future losses and more. They can also pursue financial recovery for your family’s losses and grief. Contact an attorney at Corsiglia McMahon & Allard for more information or to schedule a consultation. They are members of the American College of Trial Lawyers and the American Board of Trial Advocates and have a proven track record of fighting for their clients’ rights in trial. Whether you need a lawyer for a medical malpractice lawsuit or any other type of personal injury claim, they can help. They serve clients throughout San Francisco, the Bay Area and beyond.