What is Medical Malpractice?

Medical Malpractice is an act or omission by a health care provider which deviates from accepted standards of practice in the medical community and which causes injury to the patient. Simply put, medical malpractice is professional negligence (by a healthcare provider) that causes an injury.

Why is a Medical Malpractice Lawyer needed for medical mistakes?

Medical Malpractice is a doctor’s failure to exercise the degree of care and skill that a physician or surgeon of the same medical specialty would use under similar circumstances. A lawyer that knows about medical problems and medical laws is needed to help a claim reach the courts in the fastest, accurate, and most complete way possible. A medical malpractice lawyer will work with the hospital system and legal system to find out what your rights and legal options are. While you or someone you know gets better or recovers from a medical mistake or injury, the medical malpractice attorney fights for your legal rights.

WORLD Law Direct’s Medical Malpractice Attorneys are experienced in handling cases involving the following:

  • Anesthesia Awareness
  • Anesthesia Errors
  • Associated Disease Not Diagnosed
  • Birth Injuries
  • Birth Trauma
  • Blood Transfusion Injuries
  • Brain Injury
  • Breast Cancer Misdiagnosis
  • Cancer Misdiagnosis
  • Cerebral Palsy
  • Cerebrovascular Accident
  • Complications Not Diagnosed
  • Contaminated Instruments
  • Cosmetic Surgery Error
  • Death From Childbirth
  • Doctor Errors
  • Doctor Mistakes
  • Doctor Negligence
  • Emergency Room Errors
  • Emergency Room Misdiagnosis
  • Equipment Failure
  • Erbs Palsy
  • Esophageal Cancer
  • Extravasation Injury
  • Facial Paralysis
  • Failure to Diagnose
  • Failure To Prevent Blood Clot
  • Failure to Prevent Injury
  • Failure to Suspend Medication
  • Gastric Bypass Error
  • Heart Attack Misdiagnosis
  • History of Tort Reform
  • Hospital Errors
  • Hospital Malpractice
  • Hospital Mistakes
  • Hypoxic Ischemic Encephalopathy
  • Incorrect Incision
  • Incorrect Operation
  • Infections in Hospitals
  • IV Errors
  • Laboratory Mistake
  • Laparoscopic Cholecystotomy
  • Lung Cancer Misdiagnosis

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Tenormin Tenuate Terak Terazol Terazosin Terbutaline
Terconazole Terfenadine Terra-Cortril Terramycin
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Theolate Theophylline Theox Thera-Flur Theragran
Theramycin Z Therobec Thiola Thioridazine Thiothixene
Thorazine Thyroid Thyrolar Tiazac Ticlid Ticlopidine
Tigan Tikosyn Tilade Timolide Timolol Timoptic
Tindamax Tizanidine Tobi Tobradex Tobramycin Tobrex
Tofranil Tolazamide Tolbutamide Tolinase Tolmetin
Tolmetin Sodium Tonocard Topamax Topicort Toprol XL
Toradol Torsemide Touro Trac Tramadol Tramadol/APAP
Trandate Transderm-Nitro Transderm-Scop Tranxene
Tranylcypromine Travatan Trazodone Trecator-SC Trental
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Tri-Tannate Tri-Vent Tri-Vent DPC Tri-Vi-Flor
Tri-Vi-Sol Tri-Vit Tri-Vitamin/Fluoride Triacet
Triacin-C Triad Triamcinolone Triamcinolone/Orabase
Triamterene/HCTZ Triaz Triazolam Triban Tricor
Triderm Tridesilon Trifluoperazine Trifluridine
Triglide Trihexyphenidyl Trilafon Trileptal Trilisate
Trimethoprim Trimethoprim/Polymyxin Trimpex Trinsicon
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Vaccine Tyzine

See also…

Medical Malpractice

Dangerous Drugs and Medical Devices