Medical Malpractice & Medical Error Attorneys in Los Angeles

What Should You Do if a Doctor’s Error Made Your Condition Worse?

Cancer, heart disease, and medical errors: the three leading causes of death in America, according to a study by Johns Hopkins. Though doctors’ edicts are assumed by all to be correct, medical error is far more common than the average person suspect. Often, the error is not noticed before the patient has suffered serious, sometimes irreversible, damage.

It is estimated that 200,000 to 300,000 hospital deaths are caused by medical malpractice each year.

Many patients never know whether their condition was worsened or their recovery time extended due to a caregiver's mistake. Surviving family members are often too overcome with grief to investigate whether negligence played a role in their loved one’s death. However, when outcomes do not match expectations, it is a question worth asking.

If you suspect you have been a victim of medical malpractice consult a lawyer immediately as the time you have to file a claim is limited. It can be as short as six months in some cases.