Medical negligence, or malpractice, is a very serious issue. Sure, people make mistakes, but qualified medical professionals and healthcare providers are, and should be, held to a higher standard of care.
If you or someone in your family has been harmed because of a doctor’s careless mistake, it’s well within your rights to see if you need help from a Roanoke medical malpractice law firm.
Why Do I Need a Roanoke Medical Malpractice Lawyer?
Across the board, you will find recommendations to hire a lawyer who has experience in handling medical malpractice cases. Why? Because cases involving medical malpractice, or medical negligence, are often extremely complex. These cases demand specific knowledge from the attorney and expensive medical experts’ testimony. Unfortunately, the odds are against you; medical providers usually win 3 out of 4 cases that go to trial.
So if you believe that you have been injured by a professional's medical negligence, then you need to make sure that you have hired an experienced medical malpractice attorney who has all of these characteristics:
- Specialized knowledge and experience in dealing with complex medical issues;
- Access to medical experts;
- The funds to hire these medical experts;
- The ability to fund a case all the way to trial;
- The ability to try the case if it does not settle.
So you see, not just any personal injury attorney can handle a medical negligence or malpractice case.
Paul Thomson: Experience in Medical Malpractice Cases
I know how crippling medical malpractice injuries can be. As one of the Roanoke medical malpractice lawyers who has represented victims of medical malpractice since 1995, I have worked with many people like you who have suffered needlessly. I’ve handled malpractice actions against the negligent conduct of doctors, nurses, and hospitals.
Common types of medical malpractice include:
- Diagnostic Errors
- Foreign objects like sponges left in the body during surgery
- Medication errors
- Birth injuries
- Surgical errors made during circumcision
- Surgical errors made during C-section deliveries
- Inadequate patient care that results in falls, bedsores, infection, and other injuries or death
You need a medical compensation lawyer with the experience, financial ability, and determination necessary to see your medical malpractice claims through from beginning to end. I’m proud of my reputation among my clients for meeting these qualifications. If you want to know if you are ready to pursue a medical malpractice lawsuit, I can help you make the decision on how to move forward with your medical malpractice lawsuit.
I aim to help you get justice and compensation for what happened. To know what your next step should be, call my law firm today at (540) 777-4900 or toll-free at (877) 471-3353. As always, there is no charge and no obligation required during a free consultation.
ROANOKE PERSONAL INJURY ATTORNEY
I understand because I have handled cases and helped hundreds of victims who were in the same position as you. Allow me to introduce myself. I’m Paul Thomson of THE THOMSON LAW FIRM, PC. For more than 26 years, I’ve dedicated my Roanoke personal injury law practice to helping people in Virginia and West Virginia recover compensation from experiencing a traumatic event that has disrupted their lives.
Virginia Medical Malpractice Laws: Important Items You Need to Know
The number one crippler in medical malpractice cases, before anything starts, is missing the statute of limitation (SOL).
Virginia law states your lawsuit must be filed within two years of the alleged negligence by the medical provider. In some cases, if you continue treatment with the physician or medical provider, the statute of limitation is tolled until that continuous and uninterrupted treatment ends.
However, this should be a last resort – you always want to file a suit within two years of the alleged medical error or negligence.
In cases of death, called wrongful death actions, the lawsuit must be brought within two years of the death. In cases where a foreign object has been left in the body (such as a surgical sponge or surgical instrument), the statute is extended to one year from the date that the object was discovered or reasonably should have been discovered. However, this extension is subject to a ten-year limit from the time the cause of action occurred.
Adding to this complicated process is the medical malpractice cap and the required certification of medical negligence actions before the lawsuit is served.
Think You Have a Medical Malpractice Case? Ask Your Roanoke Medical Malpratice Attorney the Following Questions:
If you or a loved one think you have been the victim of medical negligence, it’s important you’re armed with the right information from the medical malpractice attorneys you interview. Here are the basic questions you should ask:
- When does my statute of limitations expire?
- How many medical negligence cases have you and your firm been involved in?
- How many medical negligence cases have you and your medical malpractice law firm taken to trial?
- How does your medical malpractice case review process work?
- How long will your medical malpractice lawyers take to review my case?
- If my case needs an expert review, who pays for that?
- Who will be the defendants in the case?
- Do you have a conflict in suing any of the medical providers involved in my potential lawsuit?
If you want to talk about your case with an experienced Medical Malpractice Attorney, feel free to call my medical malpractice law firm today at . There is no pressure or cost. I will listen to you, and we will discuss in detail what action you should take. I look forward to speaking with you.
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