Medical Malpractice Lawyer - Medical Malpractice Attorneys & Lawsuits

Medical malpractice is an act by a health care provider that deviates from acceptable standards of practice in the medical community. Basically, medical malpractice is professional negligence which causes an injury to the patient.

The United States has developed a specific medical law covering medical malpractice. A doctor will be liable of medical malpractice unless he/she is shown to have acted in accordance with a reasonable body of medical opinion.

One type of medical malpractice is birth injury. Occasionally during birth, a child may suffer physical injury as a result of doctor mistakes, hospital mistakes or by the mistakes of other professionals during the delivery process. Common birth injuries include skin irritations, fractured collar bones, brain damage, Cerebral Palsy, Erb's Palsy and temporary paralysis. Brain damage is obviously the most serious form of birth injury as it can result in seizures, strokes and mental retardation later in life.

Another common type of medical malpractice is surgical mistakes. Errors in surgery can result in permanent disfigurement and/or complications due to serious infections. Wrong side surgery (operating on the wrong side of the body), instruments left in the patients body, misdiagnoses and wrong patient surgery are common types of surgical mistakes.

Other common medical malpractice lawsuits these days include failure to diagnose cancer, physician and doctor negligence and anesthesia errors and mistakes. Injuries from these types of medical malpractice are often times very serious and medical malpractice lawsuits taken into action.

If you or a loved one has been a victim of medical malpractice it is very important that you seek help immediately. You may be entitled to financial compensation for your injuries. The general rule in medical malpractice death cases is that one is entitled to recover both economic and non-economic damages suffered as a result of the loss of a loved one. Please contact our experienced medical malpractice lawyers immediately.