Patients rely on doctors and healthcare providers to stay healthy and treat conditions and illnesses. Sadly, medical error is a leading cause of injury and death in the U.S. If you have been a victim of medical malpractice, contact our Las Vegas personal injury attorneys. Our Las Vegas medical malpractice attorneys can provide the dedicated legal advocacy needed in a case of medical malpractice.
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It is not necessarily malpractice when something goes wrong with a procedure or medical treatment, or when a condition worsens. Medical malpractice occurs when a doctor, healthcare professional, or hospital causes injury to a patient through a negligent act or omission. Negligence can occur in the form of errors in health management, diagnosis, treatment, or aftercare.
According to data from the National Practitioner Data Bank, $3,925,073,250 was paid out for medical malpractice claims in the U.S. in the most recent year for which statistics are available. Classified by the severity of injury, this sum was paid out in the following percentages:
Medical malpractice is widespread and occurs in many different forms. Examples include:
To receive compensation for medical malpractice, you must show that the following elements exist in your claim:
Medical malpractice can have a significant impact on your life, resulting in financial hardship, physical pain, and emotional trauma. According to Nevada medical malpractice laws, you have the right to recover compensation for the economic and non-economic damages related to the healthcare provider’s negligence.
Economic damages involve the financial losses that you suffered due to the malpractice, such as the following.
These losses are simple to calculate using documents like receipts, invoices, medical records, and pay stubs. For long-term expenses, your injury attorneys can enlist the help of expert witnesses, such as life care planners, who can assess your needs and calculate your total cost of care.
Medical malpractice can have significant impacts on your physical health and emotional well-being. Non-economic damages involve the pain and suffering that you experienced, such as the following.
Non-economic losses are intangible and therefore more difficult to calculate than economic damages. Your attorney from The Janda Law Firm can leverage common strategies used to estimate pain and suffering, providing you with a clearer picture of the compensation that you can claim.
If you believe that you qualify for a medical malpractice claim, it is important to initiate your lawsuit as soon as you can. According to Nevada’s statute of limitations, there is a time limit and you must file your claim by the sooner of the two following dates.
For example, say that you collapse from a heart attack after your doctor misdiagnoses your condition as heartburn. In this situation, you must file your lawsuit within three years of the date that the doctor misdiagnosed your condition.
If you do not file your lawsuit by the appropriate date, the court will likely dismiss your case—preventing you from recovering compensation. To protect your future case, contact The Janda Law Firm as soon as possible to identify your filing deadline.
Navigating a medical malpractice claim can be a challenge. The laws surrounding these types of claims can be very complex, and you will need significant resources to prove your case. In these situations, you need a Las Vegas medical malpractice attorney on your side.
By hiring an LV medical malpractice attorney from The Janda Law Firm to handle your medical malpractice lawsuit, you can unlock several important benefits and services.
We are tough advocates for victims of medical malpractice, and our personal injury lawyer’s medical credentials as a neurologist can be of significant benefit to you in filing a claim or lawsuit. If a doctor, hospital, or healthcare provider has caused you or loved ones significant harm through negligence, contact The Janda Law Firm as soon as possible to speak with a medical malpractice attorney or wrongful death lawyer in Las Vegas.
