San Francisco Medical Malpractice Lawyer

Medical Negligence and Medical Malpractice

Medical professionals command trust and respect due to their extensive education, training, and responsibility they carry in providing care to the sick and injured. They earn gratitude and affection in return for the care and skillful treatment given to their patients. When the treatment provided falls below the accepted standard of practice in the medical community and causes injury or death to the patient, then medical malpractice has occurred. Medical malpractice may result in serious injury, permanent disability, or wrongful death. If you or your family has suffered such a tragedy consult a knowledgeable San Francisco medical malpractice and negligence attorney.

Medical Malpractice and Negligence Lawyer in San Francisco

Statistics show approximately 225,000 deaths occur in hospitals and medical facilities each year as a result of negligence and errors. Many mistakes which do not result in death create catastrophic injuries. Our legal team has represented cases involving such medical negligence:

• Misdiagnosis resulting in unnecessary treatment
• Medication errors, incorrect dosage or wrong medication
• Anesthesia malpractice
• Birth injury
• Surgical mistakes

In order to be successful in a medical malpractice or negligence case, the jury must clearly understand how the mistake directly caused injury or death to the patient. Attorneys defending doctors and hospitals take advantage of any lack of understanding on the part of the jury to confuse and obscure the actual cause. This means a successful malpractice attorney must have the ability to understand the records contained in a patient's chart and the accepted standard of care in order to clearly demonstrate the sequence of events and causation to the jury. It is a significant advantage to have a medical malpractice lawyer who is also an experienced, licensed physician on your side. If you are contemplating filing a claim for damages due to medical malpractice call the Law Offices of Dr. Bruce G. Fagel & Associates to discuss your case.

Contact a San Francisco Medical Malpractice and Negligence Attorney at the firm for a free consultation and case evaluation.