When you trust a medical professional with your health, you don’t expect that they can make things worse. What do you do when the doctors or medical professionals fail at their jobs? If that occurs, you can file a medical malpractice lawsuit.
WHAT IS 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. Medical malpractice lawsuits are highly regulated in Connecticut. 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 OFTEN DOES MEDICAL MALPRACTICE OCCUR?
Medical malpractice is more common than you think. In a 2013 study called “A New, Evidence-Based Estimate of Patient Harms Associated with Hospital Care” by John T. James, PhD., premature death associated with preventable harm to patients was over 400,000 per year. The number of people who have to live every day with their injuries is even greater.
YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO FILE A MEDICAL MALPRACTICE LAWSUIT
Don’t let your health care professional get away with medical malpractice. You have suffered pain and suffering. Fight for the compensation and justice you deserve. You can seek compensation for the injuries you have sustained, or for the loss of a loved one who had their life cruelly taken away. In a medical malpractice lawsuit, you can win compensation for:
- Medical expenses
- Lost wages and diminished future earning capacity
- Pain and suffering
- Loss of companionship
- Permanent catastrophic injuries or disabilities, including scarring
- Wrongful death
CATASTROPHIC INJURIES AND WRONGFUL DEATH DUE TO MEDICAL MALPRACTICE
At The Bartinik Law Firm LLC we are very selective about the medical malpractice cases we accept. We strive to fight for individuals who have suffered very serious injuries. We also work with families who have lost their loved ones due to the medical negligence.
There are many types of health care professionals. As a result, medical malpractice can occur in many different situations. You may have a medical malpractice lawsuit if you, or a loved one has experienced one of the following situations:
- A surgeon left tools or equipment—like sponges or clamps—in your body after surgery;
- Birth injuries, including nerve damage, fractures, and brain damage;
- Medication errors and incorrectly filled prescriptions;
- Failure to diagnose cancer, or a cancer misdiagnosis;
- Operating on the wrong body part or on the wrong side of the body;
- Misreading an abnormal pap smear;
- You fell while under medical care.
If you have reason to believe that negligent medical professionals caused your serious injury, it’s time to fight back. You can sue for the compensation you deserve. As a result, they will be held accountable for their errors.
WHERE TO FIND HELP.
Our Groton medical malpractice lawyers at The Bartinik Law Firm LLC do not accept every client that walks into our office. For a medical malpractice lawsuit to be successful, we must prove that the medical provider failed to live up to the appropriate standard of care. We must also prove that the medical negligence caused harm. Accordingly, not every unfortunate medical result creates a viable medical malpractice case.
When The Bartinik Law Firm LLC represents you in your medical malpractice case, you can expect aggressive attention to detail. We don’t just tell the judge about your health care provider’s negligence, we prove it using the testimony of prominent medical experts, real life anatomical illustrations and models.
If you or a loved one were injured or killed due to the negligence of a medical professional, contact The Bartinik Law Firm LLC at 860-445-8521 for a free consultation.