Claims of medical malpractice, or medical negligence, arise when an individual believes that his medical care, by a hospital or physician, has fallen below that standard of care generally accepted by the community where that care was received. However, the fact that a patient may have experienced less than an optimum outcome to a given […]

In order to successfully pursue a medical malpractice claim, two legal hurdles must be cleared. First, you must show that there was a violation of the standard of care. It must be a mistake, not simply a difference of opinion regarding diagnosis or manner of treatment. Second, you must prove that the violation resulted in […]