NEEDLE BREAST BIOPSY MALPRACTICE LAWYER
When you trust a medical professional with your health, you don’t expect that they will leave a small piece of needle inside your breast, and make things worse. What do you do when the medical professionals at fail at their jobs? If that occurs, you can file a needle breast biopsy medical malpractice lawsuit which is what we did for our Connecticut client.
WHAT IS A NEEDLE BREAST BIOPSY PROCEDURE?
A core needle breast biopsy uses a hollow needle to remove samples of tissue from the breast. It’s the standard way to diagnose breast cancer. It may also rule out breast cancer. After the sample tissue is taken, a pathologist studies the tissue samples under a microscope to see if they contain cancer.
FACTS OF THE CASE
Our client had a needle breast biopsy procedure performed at a Southeastern Connecticut Hospital. She expected it to be a simple routine procedure. First, the doctor inserted the needle. The doctor took a tissue sample. A small needle section broke off. The doctor failed to remove the needle. The medical professionals did not notice that the needle has broken. As a result, the small needle section remained in our client’s breast. Our client has to have the needle removed with surgery.
WHAT IS THE STANDARD OF CARE?
The standard of care is that level of care that a reasonable prudent medical professional is required to meet or exceed. You have a right to expect that your medical professional follows reasonable prudent protocols in their field. In fact, your health and safety depends on it. When they act carelessly, and fail to follow the standard of care, and if that failure causes you harm, then you might have a medical malpractice case.
WHAT IS NEEDLE BREAST BIOPSY MEDICAL MALPRACTICE?
Medical malpractice is a legal term to describe negligence by a health care professional. This includes negligence by your doctor, nurse, hospital employee, nursing home employee, or any other medical professional. When a medical professional falls below the standard of care they are negligent.
The State of Connecticut regulates medical malpractice lawsuits. You cannot file a medical malpractice lawsuit unless you obtain certification from a similar health provider that medical negligence has occurred. In a medical malpractice case, you can recover money compensation for all of your harms and losses.
HOW WE HELPED OUR CLIENT RECEIVE JUSTICE FOR NEEDLE BREAST BIOPSY MEDICAL MALPRACTICE.
The first thing we did was to confirm the facts of the case by getting the medical records. Next, we sought expert advice from a similar health provider whom we retained as our expert. We had a good needle breast biopsy medical malpractice case. After that, we documented our client’s damages which included the medical bills he incurred, and wrongful death damages.
We presented this information to the defendant. We took this case to trial. This case settled during trial for $750,000.00.
This case was known as the Abbot v. P___ case.
WHERE TO FIND HELP.
If you or anyone you know believes you are victim of medical malpractice contact The Bartinik Law Firm LLC for help at 860-445-8521. We handle cases in Connecticut, Rhode Island, and Florida.