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Medical Malpractice
Attorney Troy Michigan
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Injured by a doctor or hospital?
Medical malpractice occurs when a
medical provider – a doctor, hospital,
dentist, nurse, nurse’s aid, etc. -
provides substandard care to a patient,
which results in injury or death.
Medical malpractice can occur in many
forms, including but not limited to:
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Failing to diagnose a patient’s
medical condition, misdiagnosis
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Prescribing the wrong medication
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Failing to perform the correct
diagnostic test
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A delay in diagnosis
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Surgical errors
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Post-operative errors and infections
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Failing to supervise medical staff
members
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Anesthesia error
The Congressional Budget Office (CBO)
found that there were 181,000 severe
injuries attributable to medical
negligence in 2003 alone and one study
completed by the Institute of Medicine
(IOM) estimated as many as 98,000 people
die every year as a result of
preventable medical errors. More
recently, a study published in the
September 2013 issue of the Journal of
Patient Safety suggests that the number
of deaths associated with preventable
harm in hospitals each year ranges
anywhere between 210,000 and 400,000.
The numbers are staggering and doctors
and hospitals need to be held
accountable for these harms that can be
prevented.
Simply because there was a poor result,
however, does not mean there was
malpractice. On occasion, medical
malpractice is obvious, but in the
majority of cases there are complex
medical issues which need to be
thoroughly evaluated. It is important to
consult with an experienced and
qualified law firm to make sure your
case is properly investigated. Many
times, medical malpractice is not
recognized by an attorney because the
attorney lacks the expertise or fails to
consult with the appropriate medical
experts.
The current state of the law is not very
favorable to malpractice victims in
Michigan. There are specific legal and
technical requirements for malpractice
lawsuits, unique from any other type of
lawsuit filed in Michigan. Because of
these nuances in the law, you need an
attorney who knows the law and who knows
how to handle your specific case.
Why Choose Powers Chapman?
Brian Gijsbers, the chief litigator
at Powers Chapman, started his law
practice defending doctors and, after
learning from the inside how insurance
companies defended medical malpractice
claims, Mr. Gijsbers started
representing victims of medical
malpractice in 1991 and has been
successfully doing so ever since.
We at Powers Chapman believe it is
critical to evaluate your claim with the
best specialists in the field. Often
several different medical experts are
retained in order to evaluate and
substantiate your case.
Call today for your free consultation.
There are no attorney fees until we make
a recovery. If we accept your medical
malpractice case, then we take all the
risk. You do not pay any fees or costs
out of pocket. We only receive an
attorney fee if we make a recovery. Call
today.
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Medical Malpractice Attorney Troy
Michigan
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Attorneys at the Troy,
Michigan law firm of POWERS
CHAPMAN represent clients
across the State of Michigan
and throughout the
Tri-County Area of Wayne
County, Macomb County and
Oakland County. Whether you
are local - Detroit,
Southfield, Sterling
Heights, Warren, Pontiac,
Livonia, Madison Heights,
Royal Oak, Dearborn,
Rochester, Novi, West
Bloomfield, Romeo, Berkley,
Ferndale, Oak Park, Clawson,
Mt. Clemens, Farmington
Hills – or far away – Grand
Rapids, Traverse City,
Kalkaska, Saginaw, Alpena,
Muskegon, Battle Creek,
Kalamazoo – POWERS CHAPMAN
is ready to represent you. |
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