Medical malpractice can occur when a doctor, nurse, hospital, or another healthcare provider delivers care that falls below the applicable medical standard and causes harm. These cases may involve diagnostic mistakes, surgical errors, medication errors, birth injuries, or inadequate monitoring. Our Phoenix personal injury lawyers can review the circumstances, consult qualified medical experts, and determine whether negligence contributed to the injury.
The Mercaldo Law Firm has handled complex injury claims throughout Arizona for more than 40 years. Call (480) 227-8081 or contact us online to schedule a free consultation with a Phoenix medical malpractice attorney.
Why Choose The Mercaldo Law Firm for Your Medical Malpractice Case In Phoenix?
The Mercaldo Law Firm was established in 1978 with the expressed purpose of representing people who have suffered catastrophic injuries and the surviving families of victims of wrongful death. For over 40 years the expert staff and experienced trial lawyers of the Mercaldo Law Firm have been involved in the litigation of wrongful death / catastrophic injury, and medical malpractice cases.
- Catastrophic loss
- Wrongful Death
- Medical Malpractice
- Personal Injury
- Product Liability
- Trucking/Transportation Law
Our firm’s 40-year history and reputation for success in recovering millions of dollars for injury victims lend your Phoenix medical malpractice claim a renowned legal voice. We offer a free case consultation and contingency-based payment so you pay no upfront fees. Instead, you only pay for our legal services after we’ve recovered compensation for you through a settlement from the medical provider’s malpractice insurance or a court award for your damages.
What Are the Most Common Types of Medical Malpractice In Phoenix?
Doctors must spend adequate time with each patient, obtain a complete medical history, and order the appropriate diagnostic tests to make a prompt, accurate diagnosis and treatment protocol. Unfortunately, the following types of medical malpractice occur in Phoenix and elsewhere:
- Misdiagnosis
- Missed diagnosis
- Delayed diagnosis
- Medication mistakes
- Anesthesia errors
- Surgical errors, including wrong-patient, wrong-side, and wrong-site surgeries, surgical awareness, or surgical tools left behind
- Failure to treat
- Failure to adequately monitor a post-surgical patient
- Failure to order diagnostic tests or misinterpreting test results
If negligence occurred during pregnancy, labor, or delivery, our Phoenix birth injury lawyers can investigate the medical care provided to the mother and child.
When a doctor or other medical provider fails to uphold their legal duty of care to a patient or violates medical protocols, the result can be disastrous for the patient.
Understanding Duty of Care In Medical Malpractice Cases
Proving that a medical provider committed malpractice requires substantial evidence that the case meets the following legal standards of medical liability:
- A doctor/patient relationship existed at the time the malpractice occurred
- The provider owed a legal duty of care to the injury victim, requiring them to treat the patient at the medical community’s accepted standard of care
- The medical provider breached their duty of care
- The breach of duty caused injury to the patient
- The patient suffered damages from the injury
Damages in medical malpractice claims are often extensive. In the worst outcomes, medical malpractice results in the patient’s wrongful death. Under Arizona 12-611, the family can recover compensation through a wrongful death lawsuit in an Arizona medical malpractice case.
Recovering Damages In a Phoenix Medical Malpractice Claim
A successful medical malpractice claim recovers compensation for damages, such as the following:
- Reimbursement for medical expenses
- Anticipated future medical expenses and out-of-pocket costs
- Lost earnings
- Future income loss or reduced future earning ability
- Compensation for pain and suffering
- Catastrophic injury damages if they apply, for permanent harm such as scarring, loss of limb, organ loss, disability, loss of one of the senses, or diminished quality of life
An experienced medical malpractice attorney in Phoenix carefully calculates your damages to maximize your financial recovery.
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Medical malpractice claims require an experienced investigation and medical expert testimony. Call (480) 227-8081 or contact us online to schedule a free consultation with a Phoenix medical malpractice attorney.