If you have recently sustained an injury or had a child born with a birth injury as a result of a doctor's negligence, you might have grounds for a medical malpractice lawsuit and need an appropriate lawyer.
A medical malpractice lawyer is someone who represents clients in situations where medical practitioners have been negligent, which means they didn't exercise their duty of care. As a result of that negligence, injuries or damages were sustained.
A Arizona Medical Malpractice law attorney is responsible for bringing cases before an insurance provider or a judge where a medical practitioner was negligent, resulting in harm to their patients.
You should hire a medical malpractice lawyer when you can prove that the medical practitioner was negligent, did not do what they were supposed to, or did something they were not supposed to do, and as a direct result of that, you or a member of your family received some form of injury.
For example, doctors who are negligent during the birthing process can cause significant birth injuries to children, which is grounds for a medical malpractice lawsuit.
Choosing a Arizona Medical Malpractice lawyer means knowing what you want in your attorney.
A medical malpractice lawyer falls under the umbrella of a personal injury attorney, which means they typically operate on a contingency fee basis. This means they do not charge you at the beginning of your case, but only after you receive a settlement. They take a percentage of your compensation awarded at trial or through a settlement. Generally, if they don’t win or settle your case, you don’t have to pay them. There are different state limits for the percentage an attorney can take, depending on the amount of compensation you receive. Usually, the higher your compensation, the lower the percentage of your settlement a medical malpractice lawyer can take. On average they might take between 20 and 40 percent of your settlement, depending on how much you are awarded.
Medical Malpractice attorneys in Arizona usually do not charge for a consultation. The consultation is where they review your situation and decide if you even have grounds for a case. For example, not liking the outcome of a treatment or being told that there was a risk the treatment wouldn't help you and then gaining no progress after receiving treatment is not negligence. That was simply a known risk going into your medical treatment. During the consultation, attorneys will ensure that you have grounds for a medical malpractice lawsuit.
You do not just hire a lawyer for medical problems where you aren’t happy with the outcome or the doctor didn’t fix your medical issues.
Rather, you hire an experienced attorney for claims of negligence. This is where you claim that a negligent act resulted in issues like a birth injury, lost wages, deformation, etc.
During a consultation with a medical malpractice lawyer, you can go over the details of your situation, how the medical professional acted, and how those actions hurt you or your family. Being able to prove to an insurance provider that a medical practitioner acted negligently is grounds for a lawsuit.
Before you initiate a medical malpractice lawsuit, clients can seek legal advice from a law firm about whether they can sue, what the fees are, and what the potential settlement will be. How much you can win is based on how much evidence you have to link the negligent act to the subsequent injuries or lost wages, and what degree of emotional or physical damages you have sustained.