When a doctor, hospital or other health care provider fails to properly treat an injury or illness, the victim and their family may suffer significant damages. Such damages can include medical expenses, lost wages, loss of future earnings, pain and suffering, emotional distress and more. In some cases, punitive damages can also be awarded for egregious negligence. Our Seattle medical malpractice lawyers have extensive experience pursuing compensation on behalf of those who have suffered due to medical errors and injuries.
Our attorneys will listen to your story, answer your questions and explain your legal options, including whether or not a medical malpractice claim is viable for you. We have a deep understanding of the law and can determine if you have a legitimate case and, if so, help you recover the maximum amount of damages you deserve.
Medical malpractice can occur in any situation where a health care provider fails to follow the accepted standard of care for their profession. This can involve any type of treatment, from minor procedures to life-saving surgery. For example, a common medical malpractice claim involves a patient receiving the wrong medication Pasco, WA Medical Error Attorneys – Trusted Representation or unintentionally getting too much of a particular medication. Similarly, other medical malpractice claims could involve contamination of blood, failure to diagnose a disease or condition or leaving a foreign object inside the body.
In Washington, medical malpractice claims must undergo mandatory mediation. A qualified lawyer can guide you through this process and help you meet the state’s requirement for obtaining an expert medical witness opinion regarding your claim’s merits. This will help your case stand out among others and ensure that frivolous lawsuits are not filed.
If you have a valid medical malpractice claim, our attorneys will use their years of legal experience to gather evidence and build your case. We are skilled negotiators who can work towards a fair settlement, but we will not hesitate to take your case to trial when necessary to protect your rights.
Our team will sift through medical records that concern your treatment at a health care facility to identify what went wrong and who is responsible for your injury. In some instances, multiple parties may be responsible through vicarious liability, such as the owner of a hospital or the doctor’s employer.
Medication error cases are typically complex and require extensive discovery to uncover the full extent of the errors made by doctors, hospitals or pharmacies. These cases can also involve many different parties, such as a physician who prescribed the medication, a nurse who administered the medication and a pharmacist who filled or prepared the prescription for distribution. Our medication error attorneys are well-versed in such issues and ready to hold accountable any party that committed an act of negligent or reckless behavior. Our clients receive fair and just compensation for their injuries, including any resulting damages. This includes financial compensation for past and future medical expenses, lost income and future earning potential, emotional distress, physical pain and suffering and other related losses.
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