If you suspect that your LA Medical Injury Lawyer violated the State Bar’s standards of professionalism, take action right away. Make sure to contact them immediately and keep records of your conversations.
Though securing legal accountability cannot restore lost capacities or mitigate catastrophic deficits, it can give families options funding critically needed lifetime care. Moseley Collins Law offers free consultations reviewing cases of medical negligence inflicting profound injuries or wrongful death.
Hospital Errors
Medical errors are a common problem in the United States. They can happen in hospitals, clinics, surgery centers, doctors’ offices, nursing homes, pharmacies, and patients’ homes. These errors can be as minor as a mistake in dosage or as major as surgical complications.
Some hospitals have strong health care teams and systems in place to prevent mistakes. However, some do not. This can lead to severe injuries and even death.
Medical mistakes are often caused by miscommunication or lack of training. They can also be the result of equipment malfunction. For example, a patient may be given the wrong medication or lose an arm after surgery because a surgeon failed to follow protocol. These types of errors can have devastating consequences for the victim and their family.
Childbirth Errors
The birth of a child is supposed to be a time of happiness and excitement, but for many families this moment is marred by a medical error. While some complications are naturally occurring, it is the responsibility of the labor and delivery staff to monitor risk factors and respond quickly when emergencies arise.
Medication errors during childbirth can lead to a variety of serious birth injuries, such as Erb’s palsy (a traumatic injury in which the baby suffers damage to the brachial plexus), amputations, and PPHN (pulmonary hypertension of newborn). Other types of medication errors include wrong rate mistakes (where the rate at which a drug is administered through IV is incorrect), and improper sedation use.
If you have a child that has been harmed by medical negligence during labor and delivery, you may be eligible for compensation to cover past and future medical expenses, as well as the pain and suffering caused by these injuries. Contact a lawyer for assistance.
Attorneys’ Mistakes
Attorneys must follow a standard of care when they represent clients in legal matters. If they fail to meet this standard, it can be considered malpractice. This type of negligence includes providing objectively incorrect advice, failing to file a claim on time, or mismanaging a conflict of interest.
Lawyers are also liable for malpractice if they make mistakes that are directly related to their case strategy or planning. This can include putting their own interests above those of their client, choosing the wrong trial strategy, or allowing a jury to hear inappropriate testimony.
All lawyers are human, and it is inevitable that they will make mistakes at some point in their career. The key to mitigating the impact of these errors is open communication with clients and other legal professionals.
HAI
Healthcare facilities are susceptible to HAIs that can impact patients, family members, and staff. These infections can be deadly and preventable.
Whether you suffered catastrophic deficits or lost a loved one to hospital errors, your rights remain intact. While legal accountability cannot replace a loved one or restore your abilities, it can mitigate crushing burdens imposed by intangible injuries.
Attorneys must adhere to State Bar requirements of quality service and moral character. When they fail in their duties and expose clients to needless risks, their actions may rise to the level of legal malpractice. Contact Marilyn Smith Law APC to build a case that proves your former attorney failed to represent you with the skill you expect from a licensed professional.
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We fight for victims of medical malpractice and serious injuries. We also help clients pursue legal actions against public entities, such as city departments and municipal employees.
Teaching hospitals and medical research centers may present a higher risk of hospital malpractice because of the involvement of students and trainees in patient care. Though they are supervised, their inexperience with complex cases could cause them to make mistakes.
Lawyers must carefully attend to the details of every transaction and provide accurate, timely counsel regarding potential risks. If they do not, their clients can suffer significant financial loss. Such conduct rises to the level of legal malpractice. Our lawyers can pursue claims against former attorneys for breach of professional duty. We connect you with top rated attorneys who have been recognized by Super Lawyers’ patented selection process and selected to the California Super Lawyers lists each year.