What is involved for Filing a Medical Malpractice Case
Gary Silverstein
March 3, 2015
A Thorough Investigation
A Thorough Investigation
New York residents who are members of or are interested in concierge medicine practices may be interested to know that a recent case might result in a change in how those practices do business. On Feb. 10, a jury awarded $8.5 million to the widower of a woman who was not properly diagnosed by a doctor in a concierge medicine practice. The incident occurred in Florida in 2008. The woman’s circulatory problems were not diagnosed by the doctor or his staff. As a result, her leg was amputated.
New York residents whose doctors have recommended testing for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease may have questions about what kinds of tests they will perform and how their doctor will arrive at their diagnosis. COPD is a serious disease that can escalate quickly without treatment, so a timely diagnosis is necessary.
A person has suffered significant injury because of carelessness of a doctor, and has filed a medical malpractice lawsuit to claim damages. Now, close to the trial date, the defense makes a settlement offer. The lawyer informs his client about the offer, tells him the amount, and recommends that the accept it. The client is very disappointed by the offer, and in fact asks his lawyer, whose side he was representing.
A patient claims that the doctor failed to diagnose his fracture, and he wants to know whether he has a valid basis for filing a medical malpractice case against the doctor.
Why is it that when an injured victim winds up winning a large verdict, which creates virtual ink in the online media and perhaps some real ink in the printed media, yet you never receive any news about what happens months or even years later, when that injured victim receives the actual final check.
In a medical malpractice case, the doctor is often asked the question, whether he knows what is the expected standard of care in treating the particular medical issue.
In your medical malpractice case, can you question the medical experts of the defense during a pre-trial testimony in New York?
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