When you seek treatment from a medical professional, you trust that doctor, nurse, or other medical practitioner with your safety. Sadly, sometimes, a medical professional’s mistake can injure a patient or even have deadly consequences.
If you or a loved one suffered due to the negligence of a healthcare professional, you might have a cause of action for medical malpractice. Our skilled personal injury attorneys could review the circumstances of your case and, if you have a claim, advise you of your legal options.
Medical malpractice suits are complicated and can take years to resolve. If you are considering bringing a claim for compensation, you should discuss your case with a St. Clairsville medical malpractice lawyer from Bordas & Bordas as soon as possible. Our seasoned legal professionals have the skills and experience to handle even the most challenging malpractice claims and could work diligently to achieve justice in your case.
When a medical professional deviates from the appropriate standard of care within that medical community and a patient suffers injuries, it gives rise to a claim for medical malpractice. In the case of medical negligence, doctors, nurses, surgeons, and their staff are responsible for the patient’s losses. Medical malpractice can occur through either the actions or inactions of healthcare professionals. You could be awarded compensation for the harm you suffered from medical negligence through a civil claim.
Our medical malpractice lawyers in St. Clairsville have experience litigating various medical negligence cases. Medical malpractice claims can range from misdiagnosis to other injuries; types of claims include:
Medical negligence can involve your primary care physician, surgeon, anesthesiologist, OB/GYN, pediatrician, or any other medical professional who provides you with treatment. When you suffer injuries due to a medical professional’s mistake, you are entitled to damages for your losses. And if you are the family member of someone who died due to medical negligence, you may also be entitled to compensation.
In a medical malpractice claim, you can seek compensation for economic and non-economic harm, such as:
In claims for medical negligence, the compensation amount depends on the circumstances of each case. Your proactive St. Clairsville medical malpractice attorney will investigate your claim thoroughly and determine the damages you are entitled to, based on your injuries. If your family member died due to medical malpractice, you could seek financial recovery through a wrongful death action.
Ohio has no limit on the compensation you can obtain for economic damages. However, Ohio Rev. Code § 2323.43 limits non-economic losses to three times your economic damages or $250,000. It also provides that in cases where the injury is a permanent disability or disfigurement, the limitation on non-economic compensation is up to $500,000 or up to $1,000,000 in cases involving multiple plaintiffs.
There are other limitations to consider if you file a case for medical malpractice. If you suffered injuries from medical negligence, you generally have one year after the incident to bring your claim. Ohio follows the comparative negligence approach in personal injury cases, which means that when there is more than one person responsible for your injuries, the defendant is responsible only based on their share of fault. If the jury determines the defendant is more than 50 percent liable for the harm, the defendant is liable for 100 percent of the plaintiff’s losses.
If you or a loved one suffered harm due to medical negligence, contact a St. Clairsville medical malpractice lawyer from Bordas & Bordas. When filing a claim for medical malpractice, hiring a lawyer with the skills and experience necessary to win your case is crucial.
Our dedicated and well-practiced team of attorneys have a proven track-record of winning compensation for those harmed in medical malpractice cases, including cases involving multi-million-dollar verdicts. Call today to get started.
