Did the Doctor Make a Mistake? Did That Mistake Cause Injury?
The fact that the outcome of medical care was bad does not mean the doctor or hospital did something wrong. A health care provider is considered negligent if his or her treatment falls below what is known as the "standard of care." The standard of care is generally defined as that care that is generally accepted and established by the medical community. An obvious example of medical negligence would be a surgeon who is supposed to remove the spleen and instead removes a different organ.
If a health care provider was negligent, another question must still be answered: Did that mistake cause the injury and damages that the patient suffered?
At the Brien Roche law firm, Fairfax medical malpractice attorney Brien Roche has the resources, knowledge and litigation skills essential to proving a successful medical malpractice claim.
Did the Medical Professional Meet the Accepted Standard of Care?
In a medical malpractice case, it is important to establish what the standard of care was and then determine if the medical professional met that standard of care. Our law firm consults with medical professionals who can review the client's medical records and provide us with an expert opinion as to any negligence on the part of the health care professional and whether the injuries and damages claimed by the client were a result of that negligence.
Medical malpractice cases include misdiagnosis, surgical errors, hospital-induced infections and other mistakes by doctors, nurses and hospitals. There are times when an expert opinion is not needed. If a patient goes in for surgery on the right knee, for example, and the doctor operates on the left knee, that is an obvious error to anyone.
It is not easy to prove medical malpractice, but when doctors and hospitals make mistakes, when those mistakes cause serious injury or death, they should be held accountable. Attorney Brien Roche has more than 30 years of experience and has tried more than 300 jury cases, including medical malpractice. His verdicts and settlements list a number of successful cases.
Case Example: A client of ours had urological surgery to clear an obstruction. His physician not only failed to clear the obstruction but destroyed the passageway for the flow of urine leaving the client with a permanent disability. The jury awarded $1.85 million.
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