Any human can make mistake but if these mistakes are made by the professional doctors then they could cost them a fortune or even life sentence. Any person suffering from the medical malpractice committed by a medical professional can sue that medical professional to receive damages. But first of all that person needs to understand the true meaning of medical malpractice and next he needs to understand the criteria under which he can sue the medical professional. In order to understand these issues, one needs to seek help from medical malpractice attorneys.
Who are medical malpractice attorneys?
If you have suffered due to the negligence of any medical professional such as doctor, nurse, surgeon, or any healthcare provider then in order to file a law suit against that medical professional, you need to seek guidance from medical malpractice attorney. Most of the people, when they receive any injury due to the medical malpractice, get into emotional distress or extreme shock, due to which they are not able to think or decide clearly. This is the point where a medical malpractice attorney understands your situation and helps you file the claim for your damages.
How would I know if I have a case?
If you are thinking about contacting any medical malpractice attorney to file a lawsuit then first of all you must check out the eligibility for that lawsuit. If your case fulfills two requirements then it means that you are liable to sue the concerned medical professional. First of all you must check out that whether a medical professional was involved in the negligence or not? And secondly you must see that did you receive harm due to the negligence of that medical professional? If the answer to both of the questions is yes, then it means that you are eligible to file the law suit.
Role of a medical malpractice attorney:
If someone has suffered due to the negligence of medical professional then your medical malpractice attorney is going to file a lawsuit in order to recover the damages according to the pain borne by the claimant. If a person has died due to the negligence of a medical professional then the medical malpractice attorney is going to file lawsuit on the behalf of deceased’s family.
Medical malpractice attorney can file claim to recover two type of damages:
- Compensatory
- Punitive
Compensatory damages are the damages that are provided to the claimant in the form of money. These damages are awarded so the claimant can pay for his medical bills or receive further medical treatment in order to cover up the losses occurred due to the negligence of the concerned medical professional. While the punitive damages are awarded in the form of financial punishment to the medical professional who knowingly committed negligence so that everyone can learn from the negligence of that medical professional.
These cases are really expensive, but most of the medical malpractice lawyers take the cases of affected people on the basis of contingency fee. It means that if the person affected by the negligence of any medical professional wins the case and receives damages then that attorney would receive a percentage of those damages for his fee.