Medical Malpractice

When health care specialists, doctors, nurses, therapists, and hospital authorities injure a patient because they have failed to deliver the minimum standard of care that should be provided by a similarly situated health care professional, they are likely to be held liable for medical malpractice.  Resolving a medical malpractice claim can require a lot of time and a lot of money because of the complicated nature of health care treatment.  Such claims typically begin with an insurance claim.

The claimant has to establish negligence on the part of the defendant and that the negligence was the cause of the injuries sustained in order to be awarded damages. The damages that can be awarded include compensatory damages and punitive damages. All medical malpractice claims have to be filed within two years of the date of the injury or the time at which the plaintiff discovered that he or she was entitled to sue.