Types of Medical Malpractice Cases

The provision of sub-standard medical care can occur in almost any kind of treatment setting, and it's not just doctors who could be on the legal hook for medical negligence. From the failure to correctly diagnose a health problem to common treatment errors that can result in harm to a patient, this section details the different kinds of mistakes that can give rise to a medical malpractice lawsuit.

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If your doctor prescribes you the wrong medication and it ends up causing you harm, you could have a valid claim for medical malpractice. But these kinds of cases are very complex from both a legal and medical standpoint.

When a patient is harmed by a doctor's failure to end treatment properly, it could amount to medical malpractice.

When a doctor or hospital sends you home before it's medically safe to do so, that decision could be medical negligence.

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