When you visit a medical provider due to an illness, injury or other condition, you put your health and well-being in another person’s hands. No one expects to become the victim of medical malpractice, but the sad fact of the matter is that it happens all the time. If you or a loved one have suffered serious injury or death due to the negligence of a physician, hospital or medical provider, it’s crucial to defend your rights. Law Offices of Gary Green is available to help you build a case in court. Learn more about medical malpractice cases below.

It’s easy to feel alone when you suffer a serious injury or illness due to the incompetence or negligence of a doctor. However, you’re in the same boat as many other people. The following five facts are sure to open your eyes:

Very Few Medical Malpractice Lawsuits are Filed – Hundreds of thousands of cases of medical negligence happen every year in the U.S., but a comparatively small number of lawsuits are filed. In other words, doctors and hospitals often get away with it, and that simply isn’t acceptable.

Hundreds of Thousands of People are Affected Each Year – Completely preventable medical errors are to blame for hundreds of thousands of injuries and deaths each year in the U.S. The Centers for Disease Control doesn’t include them on its list of the ten most common causes of death in the U.S. If it did, these cases would rank sixth.

There are Many Common Types of Medical Malpractice – As common as medical malpractice and negligence are, it’s not surprising that it comes in many forms. The most common types of medical malpractice are: post-surgical infections, injuries that are acquired in the hospital, medication errors, bed sores and pressure ulcers, infections, medical errors and objects retained during surgical procedures.

The Majority of Patients aren’t Informed – A Kaiser Family Foundation survey found that 70 percent of those who were victims of medical malpractice were not told about the situation at all. When issues occur, they are often swept under the rug. That’s why it’s critical for patients to speak up when necessary.

Doctors are Rarely Disciplined – If you think your doctor will be disciplined for his medical errors, think again. According to research, two-thirds of doctors who make 10 or more medical malpractice payments are never subjected to discipline of any kind.

Take Matters into Your Own Hands

If you have been harmed due to the negligence of a physician or other medical provider, it’s up to you to sue them in a court of law. However, you don’t have to go about it alone. With Law Offices of Gary Green by your side, you will be able to pursue your case in court and be compensated for your pain, suffering and medical expenses. Don’t wait around for your doctor to do the right thing. Contact Law Offices of Gary Green toll free and without obligation at 1-888-442-7947 or send us an e-mail at ggreen@gGreen.com if you have questions or need additional information.

The answer is simple: risk reward ratio. Medical Negligence, Nursing Home and Products Liability cases do not settle with a few letters and phone calls. They resolve, if at all, after expensive, protracted litigation. The odds of obtaining a verdict in a Medical Negligence, Nursing Home or Products Liability case are low as compared to suing, for example, a drunk driver. And many times in Medical Negligence, Nursing Home or Products Liability cases there is the need to bring in additional counsel who has experience with a particular product or type of case. These additional fees are paid by the attorneys, negotiated between themselves, with the client’s acknowledgment , but not at additional expense to the client.

At Law Offices of Gary Green expenses on Medical Negligence and Products Liability cases usually run 25 times higher than for general negligence cases!

It is impossible to know how much expenses will be for any case until the case is over, but suffice it to say expenses in Medical Negligence, Nursing Home and Products Liability cases usually run in the scores (if not hundreds) of thousands of dollars. Attorneys in Medical Negligence, Nursing Home and Products Liability cases have to hire professional experts to prove the cases. The requirement for proving one’s prima facie case by expert testimony in Medical Negligence cases is by statutory law. The very definition of Medical Negligence is proof, by expert testimony, that the care rendered by the defendant fell below the standard of care for that particular jurisdiction. Especially in Medical Negligence cases, local experts do not want to testify against local defendants. That means we have to fly in out-of-state experts who charge literally thousands of dollars for every hour they are away from their home – some of them bill even when they are sleeping!

Finally, it is often more difficult for a jury to find against a doctor, hospital, nursing home or company that manufactures products. Health care professionals, engineers and company representatives are revered in this country. They are well educated, suave and usually work with, employ or treat many of the potential jurors. Using the drunk driver analogy again, a juror is much more likely to find against a drunk driver than a doctor, hospital, nursing home or company representative.

So there you have it. Higher expenses and less chance of success are why fees go up, usually from 40% to 45%, in Medical Negligence, Nursing Home and Products Liability cases.