A medical negligence claim is a legal claim for injuries caused by the violation of medical safety rules by a health care provider. A medical negligence claim or hospital negligence claim can be prosecuted on behalf of persons who have been unnecessarily injured in the health care system. In Florida individuals, and/or family members, are authorized by law to prosecute a medical negligence claim when a doctor or hospital violates accepted rules of careful practice and the violation causes them injury.
A hospital negligence claim is a medical negligence claim in which members of the hospital staff caused injury by the violation of hospital or medical safety rules.
No, the terms can be used interchangeably.
The attorney should be experience in the field of medical negligence which is a specialized field in the law. A medical negligence attorney or medical negligence lawyer should be board certified as a specialist in civil trials to be able to effectively pursue a medical negligence or hospital negligence claim. The attorney fee should be a contingency fee.
A contingency fee is an arrangement in which the attorney prosecuting a medical negligence claim or hospital negligence claim does not receive a fee unless there is a recovery for the client. If there is a recovery then the attorney’s office is paid a percentage of the recovery.
The usual fee is 1/3 in the event of a settlement and 40% in the event of a trial.
Before a claim for medical negligence can be filed, a lawyer and a doctor must certify that the claim is valid. Our staff of attorneys and physicians will be happy to help you investigate whether your claim is valid at no cost to you. So, if you think that you may have a medical negligence claim, you should contact our office.
If a health care provider such as a physician or nurse violated a basic safety rule and the violation caused you injury, then the medical negligence claim is valid.
Our staff of attorneys and physicians will review your case to determine if there was a violation of a safety rule. This investigation is at no cost to you.
Q: Is the investigation conducted by Ogle Law Offices into my medical negligence claim confidential?
Yes, the information developed by the investigation is confidential.
No, you always have the personal choice of pursuing the medical negligence claim or not.
In Florida, you have two (2) years from the date of the incident or two (2) years from the date that the incident was discovered or should have been discovered with the exercise of due care, whichever is greater, but in no event more than four (4) years from the date of the incident. This is called the statute of limitations. The statute of limitations can be very technical. If you think you have a claim for medical negligence, contact Ogle Law Offices for a no charge consultation to find out if when the statute of limitations will expire in your case.
It is estimated by the Harvard School of Medicine that more people die in America each year from preventable medical malpractice than from violent crime and only a very small percentage of these medical negligence claims are actually filed. Filing a medical negligence claim is a courageous act that helps to prevent other persons from being injured by medical negligence in the future by providing an incentive to health care providers to adopt and follow medical safety rules.
Studies show that violation of medical and hospital safety rules is very rarely disciplined except when individuals file medical negligence and hospital negligence claims. The legal system depends on individuals to file medical negligence and hospital negligence claims.
Every claim is different and subject to many variables. If you believe that you have a potential claim for medical negligence, please contact Ogle Law Offices for a no charge evaluation of your claim.