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If you feel that you or a family member have incurred needless pain, suffering or additional injury as the result of the carelessness or mistakes at the hands of a doctor, medical institution or other medical or psychological therapist or professional then you may have a case for malpractice. Malpractice cases can be very complicated and tough to prove. Make sure you don't add to the complication by making mistakes early on.
The best advice we can give you regarding Medical Malpractice is this:
if you suspect that you or a family member have suffered as a result
of insufficient, improper or inappropriate medical or psychological
treatment then contact a qualified, licensed attorney with experience
in malpractice cases immediately.
DOs:
What To Do In Case Of Medical Malpractice:
- Seek
legal advice as soon as you suspect you or a family
member might be the victim of medical malpractice.
- Insist
on certified copies of all medical records relating to your treatment. Medical records are confidential but, as the patient, you have a right to all records - including charges.
- Write
a diary or ledger
with notations on everything the doctor or medical facility and
staff told you or instructed you to do.
- Keep
an accurate chronological record
of when you first sought treatment, the names of any specialists
you were referred to, outpatient care, etc.
- Seek
a second opinion from a qualified doctor but do not
share your suspicions of malpractice with the second doctor.
- Cease
receiving care from the source that you suspect might
be committing malpractice against you, unless that provider is in
the midst of a complex treatment and it would be inappropriate or
detrimental to make an immediate change.
- Seek
the advice and representation of an attorney who concentrates
his/her practice in the area of medical malpractice, as very few
attorneys are competent to handle these cases.
What Not To Do In Case Of Medical Malpractice:
- Don't attempt
to confront the doctor(s), medical staff, lawyers for the medical facility or anyone else regarding your suspicions until you've spoken with your attorney.
- Don't sign
anything, waive any rights or admit to any responsibility.
- Don't discuss
your suspicions with any other person outside of your
immediate family and with your attorney.
- Don't continue
receiving treatment from doctors or medical institutions that you
suspect are perpetrating malpractice against you.
- Don't tell medical personnel that you need medical records to bring to an attorney. Instead, tell them you need the records for insurance and/or social security purposes.
The Glenn Armentor Law Corporation
Disclaimer: This information provided by our web site is, of necessity, general and nonspecific. Each and every potential claim has variable specifics that can completely alter the legal analysis of that claim. For that reason, a thorough and complete interview and evaluation of the claim is necessary to form a proper basis for specific advice to a client on his or her individual claim. The general information we attempt to present at our web site on claims involving personal injury, auto torts, offshore accidents, worker's compensation, products liability, medical malpractice, premises accidents, industrial accidents, burns and electrocutions and discrimination in housing and in the workplace should NOT be construed as formal, nor specific, advice on the handling of an individual claim, nor should any information dispensed herein be considered, in any way, as formative of an attorney/client relationship. Such a contractual relationship can only be undertaken by our firm after a complete interview and evaluation of each specific client's case. For purposes of such interview and evaluation, you may begin the process of requesting an interview and evaluation by inputting your case specific information into our interactive case information form, available within this web site.
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