Birth Injuries / Medical Malpractice
Medical malpractice and Birth injuries are often caused
by doctors or the nursing staff. Medical malpractice can
occur when a physician fails to properly treat a medical
condition and the negligent act or omission is the cause
of a new or aggravated injury to the patient. Negligence
in medical malpractice cases can occur in a variety of situations
including but not limited to:
- There may be "medical malpractice" by
a delay
or failure
in diagnosing
or treating
a disease;
- A surgical or anesthesia related mishap during
an operative
procedure
could constitute "medical malpractice";
- Malpractice may involve the physician's failure
to gain
the informed
consent
of the
patient
for an
operation or surgical procedure;
- A physician who has made the correct diagnosis,
may thereafter
commit
malpractice
by failing
to properly
treat or
monitor a patient;
- Misuse of Prescription Drugs
or a
Medical Device
or
Implant can also be medical
malpractice;
- Failure to consult a specialist or order appropriate
tests;
- Improper administration of anesthesia (which
can cause brain injury by reducing available
oxygen,
or halting
blood flow
to the
brain entirely)
If you believe you have suffered from a medical mistake
you must act quickly and call or email the NJ
medical malpractice lawyer Lloyd
Bennett, Esq., P.C. We will conduct an immediate investigation
to determine as quickly and efficiently as possible whether
there is a case. New Jersey medical malpractice cases are
by their very nature, complex, and expensive to pursue.
What to expect
During the initial consultation we will obtain a detailed medical history which
will include the names of all physicians and hospitals that have rendered
medical treatment. Thereafter, all relevant medical records are obtained
by the firm.
In
order to determine if there is "medical malpractice" it
is necessary that a medical expert be retained to consult
with the plaintiff's attorney. This expert must be well qualified
to give a medical opinion, and is therefore frequently board
certified in the relevant field of medicine. If, after a
thorough review of the pertinent medical records, the medical
expert concludes "with reasonable medical certainty
that the action or inaction of the defendant physician was
the cause of damage," it may be appropriate to file
suit against
the physician/hospital.
Filing suit begins the legal process which may cover a period
of several years. During this period both parties exchange
a series of documents. In the first stage, the legal pleading
stage, the parties set forth their legal theories. In the
second stage called, the discovery stage, the facts to support
the legal theories are developed. If the parties are not
able to resolve their differences the case, now in its third
stage, will go to trial before a judge and jury
The New Jersey medical
malpractice attorney Lloyd Bennett, Esq.,
P.C. can help victims recover maximum compensation for
medical injuries caused by medical professionals.
If you, a family member or friend has been injured by a
medical mistake
call or email
the personal
injury law firm of Lloyd Bennett Esq., P.C.
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