Hospital Malpractice
If you or someone you know has been the victim of hospital malpractice in Connecticut, we can assist you with your claim. We will arrange to advance all fees and expenses for your case including hiring experts to strengthen your case. Once the case is concluded, we will be reimbursed for costs out of the recovery. If no recovery is attained, you do not owe anything for the costs and expenses, which will be absorbed by us. All cases are handled on a contingency fee basis, which means you do not pay us until we recover money for you.
1. What is Hospital Malpractice and How Does It Happen?
Hospital errors occur when a person goes to a hospital and rather than receiving appropriate treatment the patient instead becomes the victim of hospital malpractice or doctor malpractice and leaves the hospital with additional and more complicated medical problems. The acceptable standard of care in an emergency room setting includes the responsibility to identify the medical condition and/or problem and then to take the appropriate corrective action.
2. What Are Some Common Examples of Hospital Errors:
- Failure to properly diagnose a serious medical condition
- Failure to treat a serious medical condition
- Untimely diagnosis of a serious medical condition
- Untimely treatment of a serious medical condition, such as stoke, embolism, blood clot or heart attack
- Failure to obtain informed consent for a medical procedure
- Miscoding or misinterpretation of a diagnostic test such as an x-ray, CT scan or MRI
If you have suffered serious disability or lost a loved to a hospital error, it is important to contact us as soon as possible.
3. How is Liability Determined?
The critical issue in many personal injury cases is just how a "reasonable person" would be expected to act in the situation that caused the injury. A person is negligent when he or she fails to act like a "reasonable person". Whether a given person has met the "reasonable person standard" is often a matter that is decided by a jury after the presentation of evidence and argument at trial. This is one of the many reasons why you should contact us as soon as possible so we can start to investigate and develop your case.
4. What Compensation Might I Receive If My Case is Successful?
Usually, a doctor, hospital or other health care provider who is liable for an injury--which generally means his or her liability insurance company--must pay an injured person for:
- Past and future medical care and related expenses
- Past and future income lost because of the accident
- Permanent physical disability or disfigurement
- Loss of family, social, and educational experiences
- Emotional damages, such as stress, embarrassment, depression, or strains on family relationships
- Punitive Damages (In Extraordinary Cases)
- Damaged Property
You will be awarded "damages," or money intended to restore you to the position you were in before your injury. This money is not considered income (excluding monies paid for loss of income) and is not taxable by the federal government or state.
5. What Are Some Complications That Can Result From Hospital Malpractice?
The injuries sustained by victims of hospital malpractice are quite diverse and can range from stroke to paralysis to coma and even death.
6. What Should I Do If I Have Been The Victim Of Hospital Malpractice?
If you are the victim of hospital malpractice you should contact us immediately. We will work with you to review the facts of your case if it appears you have a viable claim, we will arrange to obtain your medical records to be reviewed by a doctor.
7. Do Any of Your Attorneys Have Any Specialized Training or Awards?
One of our attorneys has received Advanced Negotiation Training at the Harvard Law School and is a member of the Million Dollar Advocates Forum which is one of the most prestigious groups of trial lawyers in the U.S. For additional information please see our attorney biographies.
8. Why Should I Hire Hastings, Cohan and Walsh, LLP to Represent Me?
Because we are passionate about what we do and have decades of experience in representing Connecticut accident victims. Before you hire a lawyer, speak to an insurance adjuster, or sign any paperwork, order a copy of our free book "The Crash Course on Personal Injury Claims in Connecticut."
If you or someone you know has been injured due to a hospital malpractice in Connecticut, you should contact us as soon as possible. Don't delay in consulting us so we can get to work for you right away.
Please call us at 1-888-842-8466 or complete our online form on the right hand side of this web page and tell us about your case.
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