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Hospitals can be liable for medical malpractice just like doctors. Hospital malpractice claims are somewhat different than malpractice cases against individual doctors. Our lawyers explain the basics of when a hospital can be held liable in medical malpractice cases. We will also look at the average settlement value of hospital malpractice cases.

Hospitals Owe Duty of Care to Patients

All hospitals have a duty to adopt and follow certain policies and procedures to safeguard the health and safety of patients. This includes a wide range of obligations. Hospitals are responsible for ensuring that doctors and other professionals practicing at the hospital are licensed and qualified. Hospitals also have a duty to maintain proper policies and administrative procedures to protect patient safety and minimize medical mistakes.

This page is about medical malpractice lawsuits against chiropractors and settlement amounts and jury awards in these cases.

Chiropractic Malpractice Lawsuits

There are not that many chiropractor malpractice cases.  Is it that chiropractors are particularly competent health care providers?  No. Not at all. But chiropractic negligence usually does not result in serious injury.

Most of the chiropractic malpractice lawsuits our lawyers get calls on are negligent manipulation cases where the injury is not particularly serious by viable malpractice case standards and proof of what caused what is usually an exacerbation of a preexisting condition and is a challenge.  If you have a case like this – where there is clear malpractice but the injuries are relatively minor – our firm will not help you and you will likely have a hard time finding a lawyer.  That is not fair. But it is reality.

That said, there are sometimes significant claims made against chiropractors. Because they do not have the halo effect that doctors have with juries, there is a very level playing field for plaintiffs filing suit against them.  Stunningly, chiropractors are trusted less in most communities than lawyers (but ahead of Congress, of course).  Which really is saying something.

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Medical malpractice lawyers specialize in representing victims of medical negligence or errors in lawsuits against doctors, hospitals, nurses, and other licensed healthcare providers. Medical negligence happens much more frequently than most people think and each year thousands of patients are harmed by mistakes or malpractice in a healthcare setting.

Our civil legal system gives victims of medical malpractice the ability to get financial compensation for their injuries by bringing a lawsuit against the doctor or healthcare provider. Medical malpractice attorneys handle these types of cases on a contingency fee basis, meaning they don’t get paid unless you win the case.

There are a lot of medical malpractice lawyers out there. Hiring the best malpractice attorney for your case can be challenging. In this post, we provide a 7-step guide for how to effectively screen and hire the best medical malpractice lawyers.

Miller & Zois has some of the most highly regarded and successful Maryland medical malpractice lawyers. Our attorneys have earned tens of millions of dollars for our clients by successfully litigating medical malpractice cases throughout Maryland and Washington, DC. We care, and we can help you.

The purpose of this page is to tell you what you need to know to make the right decisions to maximize your medical malpractice settlement amount or jury payout.  You only have one medical malpractice case. Our malpractice lawyers tell you what you need to know to make sure get the most money possible.

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This page looks at settlement compensation and jury payouts in stroke malpractice lawsuits. We begin with how these cases work and the types of stroke malpractice lawsuits that tend to be successful. Then, our lawyer looks at example jury payout and settlement amounts in a stroke malpractice lawsuit  Finally, drill down on what drives compensation awards in these lawsuits and settlements to give you some insight into the potential value of a stroke malpractice lawsuit.

Four Basic Types of Stroke Malpractice Lawsuits

stroke malpractice lawsuits are legal cases where a patient or their family sues a healthcare provider, like a doctor or a hospital, because they believe there was negligence in diagnosing or treating a stroke. A stroke, as you know if you are reading this, is a medical emergency where blood flow to the brain is interrupted.  There are lots of battleground issues in stroke cases. But we will all agree that quick treatment is crucial to minimize damage.

This page looks at Missouri medical malpractice lawsuits.  Our malpractice lawyers focus on settlement amounts and jury payouts in these cases and look at the law governing medical malpractice lawsuits in Missouri. 

Like all states, Missouri has its own unique set of laws regarding healthcare professionals’ liability and injured patients’ right to sue them for malpractice.

Anyone considering a medical malpractice case in Missouri needs to understand certain aspects of the applicable laws because they can have a big impact on whether you have the right to sue and how much your case could be worth.