New Jersey Malpractice by Orders
Medical mistakes by licensed physicians are among the most disturbing cases to come into our law office. Often, these are very complex cases, requiring a detailed knowledge of medicine, diagnosis, treatment and surgical procedures. Doctors are held to a very high standard of care and when they deviate from that standard they are potentially liable to their patients for damages caused by their negligence.
The first thing a New Jersey malpractice lawyer will do in considering a medical malpractice case is to interview the client in great detail about the circumstances, including the relevant medical history, the procedural history and a chronology of all communications made between the doctor and the patient. The New Jersey malpractice attorney will want to know what medical, hospital, surgical and therapeutic records are available for his or her review. The lawyer will also want to know when offending conduct occurred, since each state has a statute of limitations for filing a suit against doctors and hospitals.
Usually, at the beginning of the case, and perhaps even before the New Jersey malpractice attorney agrees to take the case, an expert witness will be engaged to study the records and determine if the medical malpractice case has merit. In other words, it will be necessary for you to retain another doctor functioning as a medical expert, to review your medical records and to determine if your case is a valid one. Sometimes, regrettably, things go wrong in hospitals and in the course of medical treatment and there is nobody to blame. Sometimes doctors can make the right decision and get the wrong results. In other occasions, however, doctors, nurses and other hospital staff fail to follow the proper protocols, causing serious and grave injuries, and sometimes death, to their patients. In these kinds of cases, an experienced attorney at the Law Offices of Mark S. Guralnick is available.
For more information about medical malpractice, contact a New Jersey malpractice lawyer or call 1-866-337-2900.