San Antonio Medical Malpractice Attorneys Standing For Your Rights
Medical malpractice is an incredibly complex area of law. As private equity and financial interests have moved into the medical field, the quality of medical care in the United States has vastly deteriorated. Infections, falls, and other preventative injuries and illnesses increase when private equities owns healthcare facilities. We spend more money per patient that any other country in the world and get worse health outcomes than all other high-income nations.
At Marynell Maloney Law Firm, PLLC, we fight to take those profits from the financial interests and put them back in the pockets of the patients that have been harmed. Our attorneys have more than 50 years of combined experience working with injured individuals and their families. We serve clients in San Antonio and across Texas with a variety of severe harms resulting from medical malpractice.
For an initial review of your specific concerns, please call our office in San Antonio at 210-446-0035, call us toll-free at 800-717-6011 or complete our contact form.
What Is Medical Malpractice?
Medical malpractice is more than the health care provider making a simple mistake. Malpractices occur when a health care provider does something that other reasonably qualified health care providers would not have done. It can also occur when a health care provider does not do something that other reasonably qualified health care providers would have done. Medical malpractice can have devastating consequences.
Do I Have A Medical Malpractice Case?
Without examining the specific facts of your case, it is impossible for our firm to tell you whether or not you have a case. Any results obtained in a medical malpractice case are dependent on the facts of that case and results differ from case to case. When you contact our firm, you will speak with our dedicated staff and they will obtain the information we need to make an initial determination of whether we may be able to help you or not. An attorney reviews every single call that our office receives.
In order to prove medical malpractice has occurred, we have to prove that a hospital or healthcare provider has deviated from the accepted standard of practice. This means they are doing something that reasonably careful hospitals healthcare providers would not do, and causing patient harm.
To win a medical malpractice case, you must have expert medical testimony that states that a reasonable hospital or healthcare provider would not have done what yours did, and that the negligence of your health care provider was the cause of the injury or death. For example, if you suffered harm during a medical procedure, but the doctor’s negligence did not cause the harm (which was the result of some other factor), we may not be able to pursue a case on your behalf. When you or a loved one suffered a bad outcome, this does not necessarily mean that malpractice has occurred.
For example, the bad outcome may have been caused by an unintended but known complication that can happen without negligence. Finally, we must show that you suffered harm and damages as a result of your health care provider’s negligence. For example, if your doctor was negligent but you were not harmed by his or her negligence, he may not be liable.
What Are Examples Of Medical Malpractice?
- Birth injuries
- Surgical errors (wrong-site surgery, nicking or perforating an organ or blood vessel, etc.)
- Complications from gastric bypass surgery like Wernicke’s Encephalopathy
- Anesthesia errors
- Medication errors
- Reproductive rights violations