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What Does A Medical Malpractice Attorney Do? Here’s What To Know

John Henning
Last updated: December 20, 2018 10:03 am
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  Perverse lack of skill and professional misconduct refers to malpractice. Lawsuits based on health care professional’s negligence are litigated by medical malpractice lawyers. Delay in treating a detected condition, birth traumas, failure to obtain consent before treatment, anesthesia errors, medical misdiagnosis, and surgical errors are some of the areas where medical malpractice cases arise. Lawsuits are generally brought against the negligent party. Recovering from negligent malpractices can be really arduous. Therefore, if you live in Dallas, Dallas medical malpractice attorney will help you pursue the case by first identifying the essential elements of negligence in your case. These elements include duty, breach, cause in fact or proximate cause, and damages.

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Duty and breach of dutyCause in Fact or Proximate CauseDamageEvaluating Your Negligence ClaimMalpractice LawsuitFinal Thoughts

Duty and breach of duty

The medical malpractice lawyer must demonstrate the existence of a doctor-patient relationship. A duty arises when the law is aware of a relationship between the doctor and the patient, requiring the doctor to act in a particular manner towards the patient. By failing to exercise reasonable care in satisfying the duty, a defendant breaches the duty. Therefore, the plaintiff must prove beyond reasonable doubt that the defendant breached their duty of care.

Cause in Fact or Proximate Cause

The unpremeditated connection between the breach of the standard of care and the injury must be established by the patient. The plaintiff will be basically proving that the defendant’s actions are what instigated the plaintiff’s injury. On the other hand, the defendant is only answerable for those injuries he could have foreseen.

Damage

As a result of the defendant’s deviance from the standard of care, the patient must have sustained actual injuries. Therefore, it is not enough that the defendant failed to exercise reasonable care. Actual damage must have occurred to the defendant due to failure to exercise reasonable care.

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Evaluating Your Negligence Claim

If you got injured or disabled, a medical malpractice attorney will guide you through the process of a medical malpractice lawsuit or settlement. You will be compensated for medical bills and lost wages, if you can prove that your health care professional was at fault for the injury sustained. You may have uninformed expectations without experience in the medical malpractice field. While taking full advantage of the probabilities of a successful claim, a medical malpractice attorney will have the knowledge and experience to engage the involved parties.

Malpractice Lawsuit

Medical malpractice might occur in any type of medicine or at any stage in treatment. You may wish to take legal action if you have been injured due to unscrupulous medical care. You need to establish if your case meets the requirements of negligence to determine whether you have a feasible medical malpractice case. Generally, the health care provider must have failed to exercise a reasonable standard of care. For that reason, it is important to work with an attorney who understands your case.

Final Thoughts

To end with, medical practitioners should have the knowledge and skill that is required for them to offer treatment or relief to a patient. A medical practitioner owes certain duties to his patient and a breach of any of these duties gives a cause of action for negligence against the person. In general, the law calls for healthcare professionals to abide by certain standards to evade negligence claims.

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By John Henning
John Henning is a nutritionist, freelance writer, and food blogger that provides accessible nutrition info to help people live a healthier life. His unique approach to nutrition emphasizes nutrient-dense, whole foods and healthy habits rather than restrictive diets.

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