What if the Doctors Fail to Diagnose My Condition?

There are many occasions when a doctor fails to notice that their patient is suffering from an ailment. When the doctor had every opportunity to find out about this condition and failed, the patient may have the option of suing for malpractice. If a doctor or hospital failed in their duties to you as a patient in this way, you should speak to a medical malpractice lawyer to determine your legal options.

Is this Really Malpractice? In a word: yes. Failure to diagnose is most certainly medical malpractice. In fact, nearly half of the medical malpractice claims filed every year are for failure to diagnose. Medical malpractice depends on a few things being true:

The doctor took on the individual as a patient, the doctor failed in their duties to that patient, and the patient was therefore harmed. If these things are true, it doesn't matter whether they gave you the wrong prescription, gave you the wrong surgery or failed to notice a medical condition that would lead to harm, they may be liable for being sued for damages for malpractice.

How Does this Work? You first have to meet with an attorney to determine whether or not you have a case. There are lawyers who handle these cases on contingency. A contingency agreement protects your money. Under the terms of such an agreement, the lawyer will bill you nothing if they fail to win the case. This means, of course, that you do not have to pay upfront fees, which enables people without the money to hire a lawyer outright to get effective representation.

Are these Real Attorneys? Yes. Lawyers that work on contingency are skilled professionals. The reason they work on contingency is so that their clients do not have to pay them if the lawyer cannot help them. Lawyers will not take every case that comes their way, even if they don't work on contingency. If they don't think that they can do anything for you, they are ethically bound to tell you as much.

A lawyer that works on contingency is just taking this assurance one step further. When you are working with such an attorney, you know that they have a vested interest in winning the case, as well, and that they must feel that they can, considering they're not going to get paid if they don't.


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