MEDICAL MALPRACTICE
If you have been injured due to the negligence of a medical practitioner (doctor, hospital, nurse, etc,) you need to contact the Law Office of Lance D. Youd. Our team of qualified personal injury litigation professionals have the experience and resources to successfully prosecute Medical Malpractice claims.
Medical Malpractice cases are very complex, expensive to pursue, have a high risk of no recovery and often involve an “emotional" element due to the client’s personal involvement with the medical professional. These types of cases are also vigorously defended by insurance companies since, under the terms of most policies, the medical provider must approve of any settlement. Doctors and medical providers are frequently hesitant to agree to settlements due to the potential negative effects such a settlement would have on their reputation and medical practice. Additionally, insurance companies are well aware that jurors tend to trust medical professionals and tend to see them as unlikely to have acted negligently, giving medical professionals and their insurance companies a distinct advantage in these cases.
HOW TO DETERMINE IF YOU HAVE A
MEDICAL MALPRACTICE CASE
In order to determine if your potential Medical Malpractice claim has merit, you should ask yourself the following questions:
1. Have you been informed by another doctor or health care provider that the treatment received was inappropriate or that the out come was unusual?
2. Have you suffered a severe or permanent injury under the care of a doctor, hospital or other health care provider? If so, was the injury more severe or detrimental than you expected from the original diagnosis?
3. Have you undergone an optional surgical procedure without signing an informed consent form?
4. Has your insurance company questioned the appropriateness of specific procedures, tests or diagnoses?
5. Has your doctor or healthcare provider failed to inform you of the status of your medical condition?
6. Do you have strong doubts about the competence of the doctor or the appropriateness of the care you received?
7. Do you have concerns that a medical device or instrument may have seriously affected your health?
THE MALPRACTICE TRIAL
EXPERT WITNESSES
In presenting any personal injury case, especially medical negligence cases, it is important to call highly qualified, highly trained and highly respected expert witnesses. In medical negligence cases it is a requirement that the case be proven through expert testimony. Therefore, it is important to find experts who are truly expert in their field regarding whatever condition or treatment is at issue in the case. An expert who does not have the credentials or the credibility to stand-up to aggressive cross-examination cannot support a client with a medical malpractice claim.
MEDICAL EXHIBITS
In presenting any personal injury case, it is the plaintiff who bears the burden of proof. Therefore, a plaintiff must explain the issues of the case to the jury in a manner which the jury can understand and appreciate.
Disclaimer. The information on this website is about Oregon medical malpractice and is not considered to be legal advice, but general information related to issues commonly encountered with medical malpractice claims. If you or a loved one have suffered an unjust personal injury please contact our law office for the compensation you deserve. This does not mean that all law suits are accepted, we do reserve the right representation.