Medical Malpractice · Legal Malpractice · Other Professional Malpractice
Sometimes bad things happen — a patient doesn't get better, a lawsuit is lost, an audit occurs. If that bad result occurred because the doctor, lawyer or accountant was negligent — missed a deadline, made obvious errors, failed to take responsible actions that others would have taken, you may have a malpractice case.
Medical malpractice cases often involve life or death issues:
- A nurse fails to notice a hemorrhage
- A doctor fails to take quick action when there are signs of fetal distress in childbirth
- Bad management at a hospital emergency room allows a stroke to go undiagnosed or a heart attack patient to die
- Failure to properly monitor a patient in the hospital or to recognize complications in a timely manner
- Failure to order necessary tests in order to diagnose serious illness
- failure to follow expected standards of care when treating a patient
But there are other types of professional malpractice as well.
- Legal malpractice: Missing filing deadlines or making other obvious, detrimental errors resulting in the loss of a case
- Engineers and architects whose errors can lead to costly problems with buildings or products
- Accountants whose errors can result in serious financial problems
- Other licensed professionals
I have experience with medical negligence, dating back to my college years when I was a pre-med student. Over the intervening years I have had considerable experience reviewing medical records and am familiar with the necessary hurdles to overcome in order to win medical malpractice cases. Contact me, a Tupelo medical malpractice attorney, to schedule a free consultation. Or call my Okolona office at 662-276-0043.
Medical Malpractice Representation for Seriously Injured People
Over the past 20 years, we've heard a lot about how the cost of medical care has gone up because of "frivolous lawsuits." This is the argument that those in power use to try to minimize their accountability. The truth is, medical malpractice cases are not easy to win so when a jury does come down with a verdict for the injured person, it's because the injury was serious and the injured person really needs that compensation.
Some special interest groups support laws to make it harder to recover for injuries or deaths caused by malpractice. This is not in our best interest as a society. Years of malpractice claims have forced medical professionals to be more careful. What type of civilization would we have if there was no civil remedy against a doctor for the wrongful death of a child because the doctor was tired, did not know what he was doing, or did not pay attention to what he was doing while reviewing tests or x-rays, or while performing surgery?
Medical malpractice cases are expensive to pursue. It is usually necessary to get an expert opinion from a doctor in the specialty area to affirm that the medical standards of care were breached. It's about far more than a bad outcome to a medical procedure; we must prove clear negligence. For this reason I accept only a few medical malpractice cases each year where there is clear merit and there are established injuries.
Legal Malpractice
If you lost a case, or were barred from bringing a case because your attorney failed to file in a timely manner and the statute of limitation ran out, you have a valid grievance. Thousands of dollars may be on the line with a legal contract or a lawsuit. The negligence of a lawyer can mean you can't even bring your case to court.
It's often the case that attorneys will not handle legal malpractice cases against other attorneys who work in the same geographic area. I can represent you as your Mississippi legal malpractice lawyer.
You Have a Right to Compensation
For at least 50 years, it has been well established in law that a person can seek compensation if a professional has significantly failed to meet the standards of the profession. No one wants to sue or be sued, but the consequences of professional negligence or reckless disregard can be costly, even fatal. It's important that professionals be held accountable and as a Tupelo professional malpractice attorney, I'm willing to do that.
Contact a Mississippi Legal Malpractice Lawyer
I care about your needs, and I will fight like a bulldog for your interests. When you need a knowledgeable lawyer on your side in court, contact my Tupelo area law firm online or call 662-276-0043.
