Whenever we fall ill and require hospitalization or medical treatment, we trust the doctors, nurses, and hospital staff with our lives. Occasionally, mistakes are made, resulting in serious injury, long-term effects, pain and suffering, and even death.
You may incur an additional surgery or procedure, another hospital stay and additional costs just to fix a previous mistake.
When this occurs, the hospital or health care provider may be liable.
Dunham & Jones has experience with both medical malpractice and medical negligence cases. The first applies when a medical professional, like a doctor, nurse or staff, does something that harms the patient, like botching a surgery. In the latter, a professional fails to take action that could have prevented harm in the first place, like a misdiagnosis.
Doctors and health care facilities can be held liable for negligence and malpractice. By law, both are covered by insurance policies that will attempt to protect the doctor or facility. Patients will live the rest of their lives with the result of an error, though insurance agents will be slow in admitting a mistake had occurred and downplay potential long-term effects.
Even if a doctor admits making a mistake, a certain burden of proof lies with the patient to prove that there was negligence and malpractice, and that is was the cause of any physical or emotional trauma.
Texas medical malpractice attorneys Dunham & Jones can review the details of your situation to determine n appropriate course of action. If a lawsuit and court action is required we will provide experienced and aggressive reputation to get you the compensation you deserve.
There is no fee unless we win your case. Contact us for a free and confidential case evaluation.
Types of injuries can include:
- Brain injury
- Childbirth injury
- Fractures
- Medication side effects
- Operating on the wrong part of the body
- Infections
- Internal bleeding