Things you know to Prove Medical malpractice Medical malpractice is negligence by a health care professional in which the treatment provided falls below the accepted standard of care that a reasonable health care professional would provide in similar circumstances
If you have not been provided with proper care by a health care professional and have suffered an injury as a result, you must be able to show something to prove that medical malpractice occurred
A doctor-patient relationship existed To prove medical malpractice you need to show the relationship between doctor and patient. It means, it show that doctor was hired by you.
The doctor was negligent To sue for malpractice, you must be able to show that the doctor caused you harm in a way that a competent doctor, under the same circumstances, would not have.
The doctor's negligence caused the injury To prove the medical malpractice is occurred you have to show what the doctor did, negligent or not, actually caused the harm.
The injury led to specific damages Patient can't sue for malpractice if the patient didn't suffer any harm. Here are examples of the types of harm patients can sue for: Physical pain Additional medical bills
Mental anguish lost work and lost earning capacity
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