If you visit a hospital or clinic, you hope you’ll feel better when you leave, free from extra problems, bugs or financial issues. Unfortunately, mistakes in medicine are much more prevalent than we like to imagine and these errors may cause terrible damage to health, finances and emotions. Our firm believes it is wrong for individuals to face damages because of another’s lack of care. It is in this situation that an experienced personal injury lawyer is important.
What You Should Know About the Real Consequences of Medical Mistakes
A major cause of both injury and death in the U.S. is medical errors. They can include problems such as treatment errors, wrong surgery, mistaken drug amounts and late treatment. Apart from injuries, the costs can rise fast, including extra hospital visits, multiple specialist meetings, needed therapy, no income earned due to time away from work and extended care.
Even more challenging, some insurance providers reject or reduce the value of claims, leaving those affected needing to find a way out of complex problems on their own.
Why should you engage a personal injury lawyer?
Your case isn’t limited to form filling; with a personal injury lawyer, you share an advocate, an investigator and a planner.
- These cases need knowledge of medicine and the medical practice rules as well as law. An expert personal injury lawyer can spot when someone is negligent and collect the necessary proof.
- You have the chance to be compensated for more than what you spent on medical bills. In your claim, you may mention your medical bills, emotional issues, lost wages, and pain and suffering. A lawyer understands how to include everything in the negotiation.
- Insurance Adjusters are set up to lessen the amount of payout made. They defend you by speaking the way they do and negotiating for your best interests.
- You won’t pay personal injury lawyers before they have won your case. So, you do not have to pay legal fees when you seek justice.
Most importantly, having a lawyer allows you to concentrate on your healing and wellbeing. Allow a person who specializes in law to take care of the burden while you recover.
Don’t procrastinate; time is important.
Generally, in New York, the time limit to bring a medical malpractice claim is two and a half years, but some exceptions can be made. Waiting too long can harm your situation or stop you from filing altogether. If you see a lawyer soon after the accident, you stand a better chance of getting what’s fair.
NYLawnet is a Legal Support System
At NYLawnet, we bring you in contact with confirmed specialists in medical malpractice. With either a mistake in surgery or misdiagnosis, our legal team is on hand to support you straight away and without charging a cent upfront.
