Medical Malpractice - What You Need To Know Before Hiring a Lawyer

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Medical Malpractice - What You Need To Know
Before Hiring a Lawyer
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• Mistakes are made in every profession. However,
  when a mistake or error is made in the healthcare
  profession, the result can be a serious injury,
  harm or death to the patient. Even the simplest
  medical mistake or error can cause devastating
  results.

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How To Prove a Medical Malpractice Claim

• In order to prove a medical negligence claim,
  your medical malpractice attorney must prove the
  following elements
• Legal Duty
• Breach of Duty of Care
• Causation
• Damages

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How To Hire a Medical Malpractice Lawyer

• Hiring the right medical malpractice lawyer to
  represent you when you or a loved one has been
  injured or died due to an avoidable medical
  mistake is critical in protecting your legal
  rights and obtaining the full compensation that
  you are entitled to. In making this important
  decision, it is important to keep the following
  tips in mind.You should consider asking the
  following questions
• How long have you been practicing?
• Do you have experience handling medical
  malpractice cases?
• Do you specialize only in medical malpractice
  cases, or do you work in other areas of the law
  as well?
• Have you ever handled a case with similar fact
  patterns?

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Common cases of medical malpractice include

• Improper diagnosis or failure to diagnose, a
  disease or medical condition
• Failure to treat a medical condition
  appropriately
• Unreasonable delay in treating a diagnosed
  medical condition
• Prescribing or administration of the wrong drugs
  or treatment, and surgical errors.

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Contact Us Today to Schedule a Free Consultation
If you or a close family member believes that a
health care professional was negligent and you
would like to discuss the matter with an
experienced California Medical Malpractice
Lawyer, call our law offices of samer habbas at
888-848-5084.