Determining if your doctor committed malpractice can be difficult. Put simply, your doctor committed malpractice if she deviated from the standard of care and caused you harm. Deviating from the standard of care is when the ...
What is medical malpractice in general? Medical malpractice is when a doctor or a medical professional, like a nurse, acts negligently and harms their patient. Damages may be awarded based on the severity of the injuries suffe...
Medical malpractice cases generally fall into three major categories: 33% of claims related to failure to diagnose; 24% of claims relate to surgery, 14% of claims relate to improper treatment, and 9% due to adverse drug events....
