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Colonie Medical Malpractice Attorneys

We Can Help You Get the Care You Need & the Compensation You Deserve

Medical offices and hospitals are places where we should feel safe and cared for. While this is true of many facilities, others do not provide an environment that is conducive to healing. In mild cases, this may mean dealing with a stressful billing situation or unfriendly staff. In more serious situations, an inconvenient medical experience can quickly turn dangerous if medical malpractice occurs.

Medical malpractice can completely disrupt the life of a victim and their family. When a person is injured while receiving medical treatment, they not only do not get the treatment they need, but they also incur additional injury on top of the health issues they were already experiencing. If you were injured by a medical professional or have a loved one who was, contact E. Stewart Jones Hacker Murphy to discuss how we can help you recover compensation.

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What is Medical Malpractice?

Medical malpractice law gives people who have been harmed due to negligent medical care an opportunity to recover compensation for their damages. Doctors and nurses, and the facilities where they treat patients, are held to very high standards of care. When this standard is not met, injuries can occur, and medical malpractice claims can result.

In order for a medical malpractice claim to succeed, it must be proven that the allegedly at-fault party failed to provide the level of care that is generally accepted for the type of treatment being performed. For example, if a certain type of drug is known to be effective treatment for a condition but a doctor elects to use another type of medication, resulting in injury to the patient, this may warrant a medical malpractice claim. More obvious examples of medical malpractice may include when a doctor leaves an instrument inside a patient during surgery or switches up two patients and provides incorrect treatment to each.

It is important to note that not every injury caused by medical treatment qualifies as medical malpractice. Complications can result from surgeries through no fault of anyone, and patients can experience side effects when taking certain medications. If injury is a known possibility of treatment and a patient is warned of potential side effects, a medical malpractice claim would likely not be successful. However, if you were not warned of likely complications and sustained an injury during medical treatment, you could be entitled to compensation.

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  • If I hire an attorney but do not want to go to trial, can I settle?
    In the course of preparing a case for trial, your personal injury attorney will work with the defense attorneys and insurance companies in an effort to secure a fair settlement for you and your family. The final decision to accept an offer of settlement or go to trial is yours alone to make.
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  • If arrested, what steps can I take on my behalf?

    1. Do not discuss your situation with anyone except your attorney.

    2. Unless your attorney says otherwise, do not discuss your case with law enforcement.

    3. Request to have your attorney present if you are to be put in a lineup or subjected to testing.

    4. Remain calm and courteous. Allow your attorney to speak for you to ensure that your rights are protected and you are given all the benefits afforded to you under the law.
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  • What is the difference between criminal procedure and civil procedure?
    When a crime has been committed, action is taken by a government agency against the person, persons, organization or other entity that violated the law. The first purpose of a criminal prosecution is punishment, which frequently consists of a fine or jail time. In a civil matter, the dispute is between two or more individuals or entities. The first purpose of a civil prosecution is obtaining compensation for the wronged person or entity. Settlement in a civil matter is generally an award of a money judgment. A criminal sentence is not imposed in a civil matter.
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