When you visit a doctor or a healthcare provider, you expect that you will get an accurate diagnosis and that you will get medical treatment that helps you, or at least doesn’t hurt you. Unfortunately, this is not the case for thousands of patients. Each year, as many as 200,000 people in the United States lose their lives as a result of preventable errors made by healthcare providers. Thousands more patients experience serious damage to their health that can cause significant pain and massive expenses. If your child is the victim of medical malpractice or harmed by a medical error, you have certain legal rights under Florida law. A Fort Lauderdale medical malpractice attorney at Steinger, Greene & Feiner can assist you in pursuing a claim for compensation so you can recover the money the law says you deserve after a medical injury.
Understanding Medical Malpractice Cases
Every doctor and healthcare provider, from general practitioners to chiropractors, nurses to surgeons, is expected to provide reasonable quality care to patients. This is called a professional standard of care. If a doctor falls short of fulfilling this professional standard, then he or she can be held liable for any injuries or damage that occur as a direct result of the failure. To determine if a doctor is responsible, his or her behavior is compared with what a reasonable healthcare provider with a similar background would have done in the same situation. If no reasonable care provider would have made the same error, the doctor is considered negligent and is liable for injuries resulting from that negligence. As an injured victim of medical malpractice, it is up to you to prove that the doctor didn’t live up to the standard of care and to prove that you got hurt because of it. A Fort Lauderdale medical malpractice lawyer can assist you in finding expert witnesses, reviewing medical records and building a strong medical malpractice case.
Recovering Compensation for Medical Malpractice
A doctor, hospital or other healthcare provider is expected to “make you whole,” for all injuries that result from medical negligence. This means paying for:
- All treatment costs arising from your injury
- Pain and suffering you endure due to your injury
- Lost income/wages due to missed work or a decline in earning power caused by your injuries
- Emotional distress
- The wrongful death of a loved one due to medical negligence
Patients can not only take legal action to recover this money from doctors but can also pursue claims against hospitals and employers of healthcare professionals. Your experienced Fort Lauderdale medical malpractice lawyer will help you to determine how best to proceed with your case to obtain the maximum in compensation.
Relentless Legal Representation for Fort Lauderdale Injury Victims
A personal injury can occur in a variety of ways, but almost all have the same results in common. Suddenly, your life is disrupted and possibly jeopardized physically, emotionally, and financially by an accident or incident which could have been prevented.
Contact a Fort Lauderdale Medical Malpractice Lawyer
At Steinger, Greene & Feiner, our Fort Lauderdale medical malpractice attorneys have dedicated their careers to helping patients hold healthcare providers accountable for their failures. We are here to represent you in settlement negotiations or in a court trial so you can be fully compensated for all losses resulting from medical negligence. To schedule your free consultation and learn how we can assist with your case, contact us today.
Proven Personal Injury Lawyers
A fair settlement is not what you can expect to receive from the insurance company. Their goal is to reduce payouts on claims so they can remain highly profitable. Our proven and committed legal team understands the tactics these companies regularly use to pay claimants as little as possible. We routinely battle their schemes in and out of court, and have developed effective methods for doing so.
With a legal team of more than 30 lawyers and more than 140 staff, including investigators and other assistants, we have the resources needed to get the job done efficiently. You can bring your personal injury case to us with confidence, knowing you will pay nothing until we recover the compensation you deserve. Throughout the entire case, we will be by your side, providing the guidance you need.
Client Testimonials
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After being involved in a serious car accident that left me injured, in pain and inability to work, I was overwhelmed with the physical, emotional and financial toll. Thanks to Steinger, Greene and Feiner's attorney Josh Kon and his … More team; paralegal Sashana Palmer and assistant Katherine DiMuro who took on my case and worked through every details no matter how complicated. Josh; my attorney negotiated a much better settlement than initially offered and worked hard to reduce my medical bills significantly- turning what felt like a hopeless situation into one where I can finally breathe again.If you’re looking for an attorney who can get RESULTS, especially when things look uncertain, Josh Kon can get it done. He not only advocated, he endured and now he won my case.Thanks again to Josh and his team for assisting me through one of the hardest chapters of my life.Carol.
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