Medical Malpractice

In order to file a medical malpractice lawsuit, you must establish:

That you did not receive the appropriate standard of care
Standard of care is the basic level of treatment that should be administered to a person for a specific condition. There is no one standard of care, however. The basic level of care must account for a variety of patient factors, including:

• Age
• Gender
• Physical condition
• Medical history

Medical professionals may fail to provide the standard of care because of:

• Medical negligence, an umbrella term that covers:
  • Surgical mistakes
  • Medication prescription error
  • Medication administration error
  • Failure to respond to a patient’s needs
• Misdiagnosis

The standard of medical care you received may also be negatively affected by (lack of) the cleanliness and upkeep of medical facilities.

• The lack of appropriate care caused you harm
  Proof of medical negligence alone is not enough to warrant a medical malpractice case. You must also demonstrate that a substandard level of care resulted in bodily harm.