Medical malpractice can be one of the most devastating forms of professional malpractice because it not only involves health or life but is often accompanied by a sense of outrage and betrayal. Clients feel the very people they trusted with their health and lives betrayed their trust. Consequently, clients find it difficult to trust another professional. While nothing can take away the physical and emotional pain a claimant has suffered, they are nonetheless entitled to fair and just compensation under the law.

How Some Injuries Occur Due to Medical Malpractice

• Misdiagnosis
• Surgical Errors
• Obstetrical Trauma
• Birth Injuries
• Failure to Monitor Confused Patients
• Prescribing Dangerous & Defective Drugs
• Inserting Defective Medical Devices

Who is Responsible for Medical Malpractice and Wrongful Death Personal Injuries?

Responsibility for medical malpractice and wrongful is usually attributed to one or more of the following people:

• Medical Doctors
• Surgeons
• Nurses
• Hospitals
• Hospital Personnel
• Pharmacists
• Drug Companies
• Manufacturers of Defective Medical Devices

This is not an exhaustive list of persons who may be held liable in cases of personal injuries resulting from medical malpractice.