Medical or legal negligence
occurs through unreasonable negligence or, more commonly,
failure to provide the expected standard of care in
a given community. Medical or legal malpractice
may involve criminal negligence, malicious intention
or strict liability. Tort law is state law created
through state courts and generally using the Restatement
of Torts (2nd) as an influential guide.
In the medical field, when
a doctor or health care professional agrees to diagnose
or treat a patient, he or she has assumed a duty of
care toward that patient. The health care provider may
not be the doctor, nurse or a member of the staff.
It is possible that the individual is a lab or x-ray
technician with certain qualifications for operating
advanced medical equipment or interpreting results of
tests.
Similar standards apply
to an attorney who has agreed to represent someone legally.
In such an instance, the duty of representation is assumed
and a standard of the profession is expected.
Malpractice laws are extremely
complex. Causing an injury may not be legal malpractice.
Ethically and legally there may be conflicts in duties.
For example, confidentiality between doctor and patient,
attorney and client can conflict with the doctor's or
attorney's duty to the community. Does the patient's
basic right to privacy mean that no one advises the
patient's partner of a diagnosis such as AIDS?
Does the client's right to privacy mean that his current
partner not be advised of a tax lien against their new
business? A doctor is legally obligated to report
gunshot wounds or suspected child abuse to authorities.
An attorney is legally obligated to report certain facts
to the courts. For these reasons, most cases are
brought before an arbitration panel prior to court.
It is always advisable
to be represented by an attorney during arbitration.
A facility or company may
also be liable for malpractice. Many times, a
hospital, an ambulance company, a pharmacy or a nursing
home will be subject to tort law - even a class
action lawsuit.
Some examples of medical
malpractice or negligence are misdiagnoses which result
in delayed or inappropriate treatment. Lifelong
disabilities can result from negligent surgical treatment,
dangerous delivery procedures for newborns and/or incorrect
and sometimes deadly prescriptions.
Please visit the personal
injury page for additional resources, attorneys
and to learn more about general personal injury law.
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Attorneys
Trial Group, Personal Injury Lawyers, Birth
Injuries & Pharmaceutical Injuries, Automobile
& Truck Accidents, Orlando, FL - (407)
381 4123
Austin, TX Personal Injury Lawyers – Barry & Loewy
LLP handling personal injury, accident, and products
liability claims throughout Texas. 1(800)892-5044
Anderson & Anderson Attorneys, LLP, Personal Injury,
Social Security Disability, Workers' Compensation,
Criminal Law, Traffic & DWI, North Carolina - (888)
895-2962
Belluck
& Fox - New York, NY - Motorcycle Accident
Attorneys - U.S. - 1-866-6ACTION
Belluck Fox,
New York lawyers practicing Medical
Malpractice & Personal Injury such as
Meridia,
Kava,
Mesothelioma,
Asbestos,
Silicosis,
Crestor,
Vioxx,
Lead
Paint Lawyers - New York, NY -
1-866-6ACTION
Birmingham Personal Injury Lawyers – Belt Law Firm,
P.C. Attorneys:
Car Accidents, Wrongful
Death, Prescription Negligence,
Workers Compensation,
and
Business Litigation.
Breakstone, White-Lief &
Gluck, Personal Injury, Medical Malpractice, Boston,
MA - (617) 723-7676
Brown &
Crouppen: Personal Injury Lawyers, St. Louis,
Missouri, Illinois & U.S. - 800-536-HELP
California
Injury Lawyers - The Nielsen Law Group provides
legal services throughout California
for personal injury, workers
compensation, social
security disability, family law & divorce, DUI,
and criminal defense.
Charleston, SC Injury Lawyers – Joe Griffth Law
Firm: Personal Injury, Accidents,
Criminal Defense
and Commercial Litigation, South Carolina - (866)
386-6460
Cerebral
Palsy Injury - providing CP information for families
and those affected by Cerebral
Palsy, birth injuries, and medical malpractice;
Serving the U.S., Offices in Baltimore MD, Washington
DC, Philadelphia PA - 1-888-4-MEDLAW
Columbia Injury Lawyer – Louthian Law Firm
representing victims of personal injury,
auto accidents,
medical malpractice, and
workers compensation throughout South Carolina.
Epperly & Follis,
P.C., Personal Injury Lawyers, Nursing Home Abuse,
Medical Malpractice, Investor Fraud, Workers
Compensation, Criminal Defense, Civil Rights - (888)
703-0109
Wilmington Personal
Injury Attorneys – The
Flexner Law Firm, P.A. –
Car Accidents,
Workers’ Compensation,
Medical Malpractice
– 1-800-FLEXNER
Ted A.
Greve & Associates, Auto & Truck Accidents,
North Carolina Truck
Accident, Wrongful Death, Mass Torts, Social Security Disability,
Workers' Compensation, Immigration, North Carolina &
South Carolina - (800) 984-7383
Glenn,
Mills & Fisher, P.A., Personal Injury,
Professional Malpractice, Employment
Discrimination, Civil Rights, Wills and
Estates, Durham, NC, 919-683-2135
Hazelton Personal Injury Lawyers
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Pennsylvania - (800) 778-1380
Law
Office of Paul Hogan, LLC, Personal Injury Lawyers -
Car Accidents, Truck
Accidents, Premises Liabilities, Wrongful Death,
Workers Compensation, Mass Tort Drugs, Wichita, KS -
(316) 303-1411
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Law Office of Laura S. Jenkins, PC,
Workers Comp, Social Security, Personal
Injury, Business Startups, Raleigh, NC -
(919) 846-7766
Boston Workers Compensation Lawyer – Kantrovitz &
Associates, P.C.
Workers Compensation,
Social Security Disability,
and
Personal Injury claims.
1-800-367-0871
Kraft & Associates,
Social Security
Disability,
Dog Bites,
Truck Wrecks,
Auto Accidents,
Personal Injury lawyers, Dallas,
Texas - (800) 989-9999
Lennon & Camak, PLLC, Workers' Compensation, Social
Security Disability, Personal Injury, Wrongful Death,
Raleigh, NC - 1-866-FOR-ATTY
Marks
& Harrison, Personal
Injury Lawyers, Truck
Accidents, Wrongful Death,
Social Security Disability,
Workers' Compensation, Consumer Fraud, Richmond, Petersburg,
Charlottesville, VA - (800) 283-2202
McEwen
Law Firm, Vioxx Personal Injury Lawyers, Inver
Grove Heights, MN - (651) 224 – 3833
The
MedLaw Legal Team - Physician /
Attorneys handling medical negligence claims
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1(888)-4-MEDLAW
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- Asbestos
Exposure, Mesothelioma
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Wilkes-Barre - All of Pennsylvania - (800) 346-7401
New York Lead Paint Lawyers – Does your child have
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protecting your family.
NY Lead Paint
Attorneys
New York, NY Accident Lawyer - David Resnick &
Associates, PC handling car accidents, slip & fall,
construction accidents, and personal injury claims in
NYC.
Neurontin Drug Attorneys, Experienced Pharmaceutical
Lawyers, Missouri - U.S. - 800-536-HELP
NY Medical Malpractice Lawyers,
Birth Injury,
Cerebral Palsy,
Erbs Palsy, (800) 400-8182
Oshman & Mirisola, LLP - Medical Malpractice claims
in NY including:
erb's palsy,
cerebral palsy
injury, and birth
injury claims -
1(800) 400-8182.
New
York Medical Malpractice Lawyers
PA Personal Injury Lawyers
- All of Pennsylvania -
(800) 778-1380
Philadelphia
Accident Lawyers - Pennsylvania Car & Truck
Accident Attorneys. Munley, Munley & Cartwright,
P.C. - 1(800) 346-7401
Raleigh Personal
Injury Lawyers – Hardison & Associates: North
Carolina Attorneys handling
Car Accidents,
Personal Injury, and
Workers Compensation.
1(800)434-8399
Ft. Lauderdale Personal Injury Lawyer – Rosen &
Rosen -
Medical Malpractice,
Personal Injury, Workers Compensation, Nursing Home
Abuse, Hollywood, FL.
San Antonio, TX Disability Attorney – Heard & Smith:
Probate, Estate
Planning,
Social Security Disability.
1(800)584-3700
South
Florida Personal Injury Lawyer - Chalik & Chalik
serving Broward, Lee, and Palm Beach counties.
Accidents,
Medical Malpractice,
Wrongful Death.
Scranton Wilkes-Barre
Medical Malpractice
Lawyers - All of Pennsylvania
- (800) 778-1350
Scott
C. Gottlieb, Injury Law Attorney, Motor Vehicle
Accidents, Medical Malpractice, Wrongful Death, Birth
& Brain Injuries, Hunting & Firearms Accidents,
Binghamton, NY - (607) 724-7700
Smith, Debnam,
Medical Malpractice lawyers, Raleigh, North Carolina
- 919-250-2000
Paul J. Tafelski, P.C., Criminal Defense, Bloomfield Hills, MI -
(248) 647-0404
Teague & Glover, P.A., Personal Injury, Criminal
Defense lawyers, Elizabeth City, North Carolina -
252-335-0878
Teddy & Meekins,
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704-487-1234
Truck
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Washington, D.C. Medical
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Washington DC Medical Malpractice Lawyers
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Washington
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Injury, Wrongful Death, Insurance Law, Sexual
Harassment, Bellingham, WA - (800) 925-1875
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Pharmaceutical Litigation, Product Liability, Workplace
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