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As a patient, you trust your doctor to listen carefully to your health complaints, make a proper and timely diagnosis, and prescribe appropriate treatment. It is every doctor’s duty to abide by the accepted standards of care in the medical industry at all times. Any breach of this duty, resulting in harm to a patient,…

We go to the hospital to heal, but in some cases, incidents at hospitals can harm us instead of heal us. When you are harmed in a hospital due to a medical error, such as a surgery mistake or medication mistake, it seems clear that you have been a victim of medical malpractice. But when…

Medical malpractice is a serious type of negligence. Victims of medical malpractice may not only experience adverse physical effects, but they may also suffer acute psychological and emotional damages. When the courts find a physician or healthcare facility guilty of medical malpractice, the judge awards victims enough to cover a variety of damages. Compensation for…

Dentists, like other professionals in the medical field, are held to high standards of care. When they breach their duties and harm their patients, they can be sued for medical malpractice. Proving damages is done in much the same way as other malpractice cases: you must demonstrate that the dentist failed to provide a reasonable…

When we check into a hospital, we expect nurses and doctors to address our health care needs carefully and professionally. We do not expect to leave in worse condition than we arrived in. Unfortunately, medical mistakes happen every day – ranging from adverse medication reactions to deadly surgical errors. When a health care practitioner negligently…

Physicians and health care facilities are not the only health care parties that bear responsibility in patient injury cases. When nurses fail to provide a reasonable level of care to patients, they may also face legal consequences. Nurses owe patients a certain duty of care. While their responsibility does not equal the standard of care…

In West Virginia, medical malpractice accounts for any harm a patient receives because a medical professional failed to meet his or her standards of care. This means that if another reasonably skilled specialist would not have made the mistake that caused an injury, the patient can seek compensation through a medical malpractice suit. But who…

Sometimes, a patient is hospitalized after a serious accident or major surgery. He or she is carefully monitored, and doctors and nurses take great care to ensure a patient is only released when he or she can safely return home. When patients are released too soon, it is called a premature discharge and in some…

We trust medical professionals to provide accurate diagnoses and reliable treatments. When these specialists fail to meet the standards of care set forth by the state, it is considered malpractice. When pursuing a claim related to any negligent damages, there are many factors to consider, and you may not have time to gather evidence, document…

Prescription painkillers help patients deal with incredible pain. Unfortunately, these opioids are naturally addictive, and patients often have a hard time weaning off these drugs. In extreme cases, doctor-approved drug use can lead to dependency, overdose, and even death. Complete withdrawal can also be fatal; indeed, these patients and their physicians must carefully balance prescription…