Medical Malpractice
Few other types of civil litigation have done more to improve the quality of life for our citizens than Medical Malpractice lawsuits. Health care in the United States is possibly the best in the world, but while doctors don't often like to admit it, this is partly due to the accountability placed upon the medical field by the legal system. Fortunately, many in the medical field have already recognized and reacted to this fact. Such is the case of the American Society of Anesthesiologists, who have done a great deal to improve the quality of care for their patients in the past few decades.
Medical Malpractice is an outgrowth of the general body of "Negligence Law," and is now generally considered to be an independent action or tort * in most jurisdictions.
A medical malpractice claim may arise out of a number of circumstances, such as, for example, the following situations:
- Hospital Negligence
- Home Health Care Negligence
- Medical Accidents
- Medical Facility Negligence
- Health Care Provider Negligence
- Pharmacy Negligence
- Abuse, Neglect or Sexual Misconduct
tort * n. from French for "wrong," a civil wrong or wrongful act, whether intentional or accidental, from which injury occurs to another. Torts include all negligence cases as well as intentional wrongs which result in harm.
