Medical Malpractice

Although doctors, nurses, and other healthcare providers are highly trained professionals, they are not perfect, and when they provide substandard care, the effects can alter the lives of their patients and their patients’ families forever.

When a patient suffers an injury because a healthcare provider fails to practice medicine in the right way, whether due to poor judgment, lack of adequate training, malicious intent, or simple human error, the healthcare provider may be liable for medical malpractice. Common categories of medical malpractice include: physician negligence, hospital negligence, misdiagnosis or failure to diagnose, surgical errors, prescription errors, anesthesia errors, and birth injury (e.g., cerebral palsy).

Victims of medical malpractice are entitled to compensation for medical expenses, rehabilitation costs, diminished earning capacity, lost income, and other costs and losses.

Lawsuits that hold healthcare providers accountable for their negligence do more that help victims recover their lives —they help keep our communities safe by making sure that the medical care we all receive meets minimal quality standards.

If you’ve been injured while under the care of a medical professional, you should talk to a medical malpractice attorney immediately. Medical malpractice cases are often very complex and require legal and medical expertise to prove liability on the part of the healthcare provider. In addition, the claim must be filed within a certain period of time after the incident. If you wait beyond this “statute of limitations”, you will not be able to file a legal claim.

Contact Siegfried & Jensen today for a free consultation. We’re here for you.