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Medical Malpractice Lawsuits

Attorneys are bound by a fiduciary obligation to their clients, and are required to act with a degree of diligence, skill and care. However, like all professionals attorneys make mistakes.

A mistake made by an attorney constitutes an act of malpractice. To prove that legal malpractice has occurred, the aggrieved party must show that there was breach of duty, causation, breach and damage. Let's take a look at each one of these aspects.

Duty-Free

Doctors and other medical professionals swear to use their education and skills to cure patients and not cause further harm. The duty of care is the foundation for the right of patients to receive compensation if they are injured by medical malpractice lawyers. Your attorney will determine if your doctor's actions breached the duty of care and whether these violations caused you injury or illness.

Your lawyer has to prove that the medical professional was bound by an obligation of fiduciary to act with reasonable competence and care. To prove that the relationship existed, you may require evidence such as the records of your doctor-patient eyewitness accounts and expert testimony from doctors who have similar qualifications, experience and education.

Your lawyer must also prove that the medical professional violated their duty of care by failing to adhere to the accepted standards of practice in their field. This is often called negligence. Your lawyer will examine the defendant's actions with what a reasonable person would do in the same circumstance.

Finally, your lawyer must prove that the defendant's breach of duty directly led to the loss or injury you suffered. This is referred to as causation. Your attorney will use evidence like your doctor-patient records, witness statements and expert testimony to prove that the defendant's failure to meet the standard of care in your case was the direct cause of your loss or injury.

Breach

A doctor malpractice lawsuits is bound by a duty of care to his patients which is in line with professional medical standards. If a doctor doesn't adhere to these standards and the resulting failure causes an injury or medical malpractice, then negligence could occur. Typically experts' testimony from medical professionals with similar training, skills and experience, as well as certifications and certificates will help determine what the appropriate standard of care should be in a particular circumstance. Federal and state laws, as well as institute policies, define what doctors are expected to provide for specific types of patients.

To prevail in a malpractice case it must be proven that the doctor violated his or his duty of care and that the breach was a direct cause of injury. This is referred to in legal terms as the causation element, and it is vital that it be established. For example an injured arm requires an x-ray, the doctor has to properly set the arm and then place it in a cast to ensure proper healing. If the physician failed to do this and the patient suffered an irreparable loss of function of that arm, then malpractice could have occurred.

Causation

Attorney malpractice claims are based on the evidence that the attorney committed errors that resulted in financial losses to the client. For example the lawyer fails to file a lawsuit within the statute of limitations, which results in the case being lost for ever and the victim could bring legal malpractice lawsuits.

It's important to know that not all mistakes by lawyers are considered to be malpractice. The mistakes that involve strategy and planning are not generally considered to be malpractice attorneys are given plenty of discretion to make judgement calls so long as they are reasonable.

The law also gives attorneys the right to conduct a discovery process on behalf of a client, so long as it was not negligent or unreasonable. Failing to discover important information or documents like medical or witness statements can be a case of legal malpractice. Other instances of malpractice include inability to include certain claims or defendants for example, like forgetting to make a survival claim in a case of wrongful death, or the repeated and persistent failure to communicate with the client.

It's also important to note that it must be proven that, had it not been the lawyer's negligence, the plaintiff would have won the underlying case. The claim of malpractice by the plaintiff is rejected in the event that it is not proved. This requirement makes the process of bringing legal malpractice lawsuits difficult. For this reason, it's important to find an experienced attorney to represent you.

Damages

In order to prevail in a legal malpractice lawsuit a plaintiff must demonstrate actual financial losses incurred by the actions of an attorney. This has to be demonstrated in a lawsuit through evidence such as expert testimony, correspondence between client and attorney along with billing records and other documentation. In addition the plaintiff must demonstrate that a reasonable lawyer would have avoided the harm caused by the attorney's negligence. This is called proximate causation.

Malpractice can manifest in a number of different ways. Some of the more common kinds of malpractice are the failure to meet a deadline, such as a statute of limitations, failure to conduct a conflict-check or other due diligence of a case, improperly applying law to a client's situation, breaching a fiduciary duty (i.e. Commingling funds from a trust account with the attorney's own accounts or handling a case improperly and not communicating with the client are just a few examples of misconduct.

Medical malpractice suits typically involve claims for compensatory damages. These damages compensate the victim for out-of pocket expenses and expenses such as medical and hospitals bills, the cost of equipment to aid in recovery and lost wages. Victims can also seek non-economic damages such as pain and discomfort or loss of enjoyment in their lives, as well as emotional suffering.

Legal malpractice cases usually involve claims for compensatory or punitive damages. The former compensates victims for losses caused by negligence on the part of the attorney and the latter is intended to discourage any future malpractice attorney on the part of the defendant.

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