Medical negligence can result in catastrophic injuries or wrongful death, prompting rightful lawsuits by the victims. According to the Journal of Patient Safety, between 210,000 and 440,000 patients die as a result of medical negligence or malpractice each year. In other words, medical errors are the third-leading cause of death in America. They fall behind heart disease and cancer, respectively. A medical malpractice lawyer is ready to help the victims of these errors.
After an injury caused by a doctor or other healthcare provider, you may be entitled to recover compensation for your losses. A dedicated personal injury attorney has handled numerous cases throughout the area. This is because our team is committed to fighting for the compensation you deserve.
Medical malpractice can have devastating, lifelong effects. You will need to cover medical bills and other losses associated with injuries as a result of being a victim of medical negligence. Let us help.
What is Medical Malpractice?
Medical malpractice is defined as an error on the part of healthcare providers that results in an injury to a patient. Doctors, nurses, or another hospital employee can cause the injury. Medical negligence is another term for malpractice. To prove negligence, you must show the medical provider violated the accepted standard of care.
You must also prove that this specific violation resulted in serious harm to the patient. In other words, malpractice occurs when a medical care provider fails to provide care within the requisite standard of care, which leads to injury or death.
It is important to note, however, that a poor outcome or surgical complication does not necessarily mean that the medical care provider was negligent. Our medical malpractice attorneys can help you determine if your healthcare provider did not provide acceptable care or if medical mistakes occurred.
When an unexpected death, brain injury, paralysis, loss of limb, or some other type of catastrophic injury occurs under medical care, a thorough investigation should take place. Of course, someone with healthcare professional negligence case experience should handle the investigation.
Tittle & Perlmuter has that experience. If you have been hurt or lost a loved one as a result of doctor error, call Tittle & Perlmuter. Our experienced Ohio medical malpractice lawyers have recovered millions of dollars for their clients and will pursue every dollar of compensation you deserve for your medical negligence case.
What Medical Malpractice Cases Do We Handle?
Medical malpractice can come in a variety of forms, the effects of which can vary significantly. Typically it depends on the patient’s situation. The following are common causes of patient injury or death. Related injuries should be investigated to determine if a medical provider was negligent.
- Birth Injuries, including Brachial plexus injury (Erb’s palsy, Klumpke’s palsy, and other nerve damage), cerebral palsy and other brain damage
- Surgical Errors
- Medication Errors
- Diagnostic Errors
- Anesthesia Errors
- Emergency Room Errors
- Radiology Errors
- Failure to diagnose cancer
- Misdiagnosis of a heart attack or stroke
- Nursing Home Abuse, including bed sores (pressure ulcers), injuries from falls, and malnutrition and dehydration
- Hospital Malpractice
- Failure to provide a necessary test
- Misdiagnoses
- Delay in diagnosis
- Leaving surgical instruments in the body
- Nursing negligence
- Inadequate staffing, training, or supervision of staff
These claims can be made against any type of medical care provider including doctors, nurses, midwives, therapists, chiropractors, hospitals, clinics, and other medical providers.
However, be aware that there are strict time limits you must meet to file a lawsuit. The courts strictly enforce these complex time limits. Generally, in Ohio, there is only one year to bring a medical negligence claim, unless an exception applies. It is in your best interest to speak to a lawyer who is familiar with physician malpractice as soon as possible.
Process of a Medical Negligence Claim
Tittle & Perlmuter prosecutes these cases all throughout Ohio, including Cleveland and Cuyahoga County. We treat each one of our cases with extreme care. You will never feel like “just a number” when you work with us. We have access to a network of medical experts who can weigh in and share the facts of your case. Let us do the work while you focus on healing.
At Tittle & Perlmuter, our Ohio medical malpractice lawyers only agree to take on the most serious malpractice cases. If we agree to accept your case, we do so with the confidence that your case is genuine and that you deserve compensation due to the negligence of a medical provider. Additionally, it means that we firmly believe that we can prove these facts at trial. In other words, when our firm accepts your case, it is because we are prepared. We are ready to investigate right away. Then, we will take your case to trial if the insurance company will not settle for a fair amount.
How Hard is it to Prove a Medical Malpractice Case?
Proving a medical malpractice case in Ohio is very difficult. There are two main reasons for this. First, the law requires that an affidavit of merit be filed with the lawsuit. This affidavit must be signed by a doctor who swears that there was negligence and that the negligence caused harm. This can be difficult to obtain because doctors are often hesitant to testify against other doctors.
Second, even if an affidavit of merit is obtained, the case will still need to go to trial. At trial, a jury will decide whether the medical provider was negligent and whether that negligence caused harm. This can be difficult to prove because medical malpractice cases often involve complex medical issues.
Our Cleveland Medical Malpractice Lawyers Can Help
We do not tolerate doctors or nurses who fail to follow the rules all others must follow, which is why we will fight hard for you to receive the justice and compensation you deserve. When you are ready to act, give us a call – it will cost you nothing to have your potential claim evaluated. We welcome the opportunity to hear your story.
For a free claim evaluation and consultation, call now or fill out our online contact form. We will respond promptly. We can arrange evening and weekend appointments, and we can come to you.
Don’t wait to act! A medical malpractice attorney has deep expertise, unshakable passion, and a record of success necessary to fight for you from the very first moment you decide to pick up the phone and call us, all the way to the best possible outcome we can earn. There is NO FEE if we don’t win, so call now!
