What Is Medical Malpractice?
Medical malpractice is the legal term associated with the negligent diagnosis, care and treatment rendered by medical providers such as doctors, nurses, pharmacists and a variety of other medical professionals. Individuals and families suffering loss due to medical malpractice in Florida, may be entitled to financial compensation.
If you believe that a medical provider or hospital has been negligent in providing treatment to you or to a family member, the trial lawyers at Personal Injury Legal Team can help you determine your legal options.
Holding Hospitals and Providers Accountable
When medical providers and facilities fail to perform at the level of professional responsibility expected and required, the result is often a catastrophic injury or a premature death for the victim.
At Personal Injury Legal Team, we believe medical professionals should be held financially accountable for the pain, suffering, loss directly caused by their negligence.
We have successfully assisted Florida families in obtaining maximum compensation for medical malpractice cases involving:
- Medication errors
- Surgical mishaps
- Poor reading of x-rays
- Misdiagnosis of a life-threatening condition
- Wrongful death
- Failure to treat or delayed treatment
- Birth trauma
- Medication errors
- Surgical mishaps
- Poor reading of x-rays
- Misdiagnosis of a life-threatening condition
- Wrongful death
- Failure to treat or delayed treatment
- Birth trauma
As a result of many years in products’ liability litigation, Personal Injury Legal Team attorneys have access to an extensive medical library and expert witness bank. These resources, combined with experience and advanced technology, allow us to effectively present our clients’ cases in court.
The Facts About Medical Malpractice
At Personal Injury Legal Team, we believe that juries serve a very important social function. Their verdicts provide signals or warnings that certain types of practices will not be tolerated. According to the Rand Institute for Civil Justice, “The jury’s decision in any particular case indicates the potential costs of engaging in behavior similar to the defendant’s.” The New England Journal of Medicine reported in the late 1970’s that replacing the tort system in medical malpractice cases “might well abolish the deterrent signal or distort clinical decision making”. Researchers found that tort cases that assess damages against the negligent doctor send signals to other doctors that discourage future carelessness and reduce future damages.
The lawyers of Personal Injury Legal Team strive to protect the patient’s right to be treated with the appropriate standard of care. Contact our firm to put our experienced team to work for you.
