When you receive medical treatment, you hope that your doctor values your life and health as much as you do. Unfortunately, a Johns Hopkins study showed an alarming 250,000 deaths each year caused by medical malpractice, as well as hundreds of thousands of injuries or worsened medical outcomes.
If you or a close family member suffered an injury or worsened medical condition due to medical malpractice in Richardson, call Greening Law to discuss your right to compensation.
Why Choose Greening Law for Your Medical Malpractice Case In Richardson, Texas?
Greening Law has over 40 years of experience in Texas injury law, with a history of exceptional results in medical malpractice claims. With Greening Law, you can expect the following:
- A free case consultation and no upfront fees. Instead, you only pay attorney fees after your Richardson injury lawyer has settled or won your case
- A board-certified lead attorney with a preeminent rating by the prestigious Martindale-Hubbell publication
- A law firm with deep core values of compassion, assertive legal advocacy, and open communication
- Access to renowned medical experts to strengthen your case
Greening Law offers a personalized strategy for every Texas medical malpractice case to seek the maximum compensation available.
What Are the Most Common Types of Medical Malpractice Cases In Texas?
When an illness, injury, or necessary medical procedure puts a person into the hands of medical providers, the patient has little choice but to trust that the provider will practice thorough, appropriate medical care for the best possible outcome. Sadly, this isn’t always the case. Instead, the following types of medical malpractice cases occur in Texas:
- Medication mistakes
- Misdiagnosis
- Missed diagnosis
- Delayed diagnosis
- Anesthesia errors
- Surgical mistakes (wrong site/wrong side/wrong patient surgeries, and surgical tools left behind)
- Failure to obtain informed consent
- Failure to diagnose post-operative infection
- Inadequate post-operative discharge instructions
- Failure to order or properly interpret test results
These are some of the most common types of medical malpractice claims in Richardson and elsewhere, sometimes with grave results for patients.
Proving Liability for Medical Malpractice In Texas
As with other personal injury claims in Texas, a medical malpractice injury victim has the burden of proving the medical provider’s liability. This requires compelling evidence that the doctor or other provider’s actions meet the following elements of liability in medical malpractice claims:
- A doctor/patient relationship was established at the time the injury occurred
- The doctor owed a duty to treat the patient at the standard of care accepted by the medical community
- They violated their legal duty of care through negligence
- The violation of duty caused injury to the patient
- The injury victim suffered damages from the injury
In medical malpractice cases, the question often asked is: “Did the doctor treat the patient the way another reasonable medical provider would have in the same circumstances?” The evidence in the case must demonstrate that they did not meet this standard of care.
Recovering Damages In a Richardson Medical Malpractice Claim
When a doctor’s malpractice causes a serious injury or worsened outcome for a patient, they have a right to seek financial accountability and a sense of justice through compensation for damages such as the following:
- Past and future medical expenses
- Past and future income loss
- Lost earnings
- Loss of future income or lowered earning ability
- Pain and suffering
Additional compensation may be available for catastrophic injuries, such as limb loss, disfigurement, scarring, the loss of an organ, loss of hearing, vision loss, or loss of enjoyment of life/diminished quality of life.
If medical malpractice caused the death of a loved one, the closest surviving family member may recover compensation through a wrongful death claim.
Contact Greening Law’s Richardson Medical Malpractice Attorney
Proving medical malpractice can be challenging, requiring medical experts as well as an attorney who is well-versed in medical malpractice laws to make a compelling claim on your behalf. Contact Greening Law today for the bold and assertive legal representation your case deserves.