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MEDICAL MALPRACTICE IN CHICAGO

Medical malpractice is one of the most difficult, complex areas of the legal system, and given the number of medical injuries that occur each year, it should be the biggest.

According to the Journal of the American Medical Association, medical negligence is the third leading cause of death in the United States, led only by heart disease and cancer.

As much as $3 billion is spent annually in malpractice payouts. Still, of the 200,000 patients who are estimated to die due to medical error each year in the United States, the families of only 15 percent end up filing medical malpractice claims. Of the total number of cases of medical malpractice that do end up in a courtroom, the majority – more than 80 percent – result in no settlement at all to the injured patient or surviving family members.

Despite the Hippocratic oath, “first do no harm,” which physicians swear to upon graduation from med school, harm can happen. But as most lawyers will tell you if you approach them with a claim, doctors tend to stick together, so getting another physician to testify again one who injured you can be challenging at best.

Still, that’s not to say that medical malpractice claims are impossible to take to court, or impossible to win with a good Chicago medical malpractice lawyer on your side.

WHAT TO DO AFTER SUFFERING MEDICAL MALPRACTICE

If you think you have a valid medical malpractice claim in Chicago after being injured by your doctor, it’s important to talk to an experienced medical malpractice attorney as soon as possible, especially given that your case must be filed within the two-year statute of limitations.

You should also do the following:

Get copies of your medical records. Your attorney will need to know who was involved in your case such as nurses or assistants in the operating room in order to line up witnesses. Your attorney should also be ordering your medical records and bills.
Get a second opinion. If you have been injured, it’s important to seek help from another doctor. Go with the intent of getting help, not an opinion on whether or not you have been the victim of malpractice.
Document all injuries. When you go to the doctor, make sure you let them know the pain and suffering you are experiencing following the medical negligence you received. If it is not documented it makes it tougher to use in the case.

A good Chicago medical malpractice lawyer works on contingency, which means that legal fees will be deferred until the case is settled. There will be costs that your attorney must pay for, but those expenses will not be passed unto you until you make a recovery. If you should happen to lose your case, you will not have to pay legal fees to many Chicago medical malpractice lawyers, including Schwaner Injury Law.

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WHAT CLASSIFIES AS MEDICAL MALPRACTICE IN CHICAGO & ILLINOIS

Here’s what should be in place for the success of a Chicago Medical Malpractice Lawsuit & Claim:

The doctor and patient must have an established relationship.
The standard of care, “defined as what a reasonably prudent medical provider would or would not have done under the same or similar circumstances,” trial attorney Jason Konvickatold Forbes magazine, “provided by the doctor must fall below the accepted standard, resulting in a what is considered a breach of care, or negligence on the part of the physician.”
The patient must have been harmed as the result of the breach of care and/or act of negligence on the part of the medical professional.
The injury must be directly connected to the negligence on the part of the medical professional.

Some common areas of malpractice in Chicago include surgical errors, obstetrics and gynecology (including pregnancy, labor and misdiagnosed birth injuries), the inappropriate use of medication, and wrongful death.

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