Medical Malpractice or Negligence, Finding a Lawyer

Medical malpractice is defined as an act or omission by a health care provider which deviates from accepted standards of practice in the medical community and which causes injury to the patient. It is any type of negligence by a healthcare provider that causes an injury.

To win a medical malpractice suit, a plaintiff must establish all four of the following elements in the case:

•	A duty was owed. A legal duty exists when a hospital or healty care provider undertakes the care or treatment of a patient.
•	A duty was breached. The provider failed to conform to the relevant standard of care. The standard of care is proved by expert testimony or by obvious errors.
•	The breach of duty was a proximate cause of the injury.
•	Damages were sustained.

To successfully navigate through the legal web of the health care industry, you should hire a lawyer who specializes in medical malpractice, negligence.

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