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Medical Malpractice
Medical Malpractice occurs when a doctor or health professional fails to use the standard of care that a reasonable doctor would employ, resulting in permanent injury or death. This could be doing something that a reasonable doctor would not do, or failing to do what a reasonable doctor would do. If this is found to be the case, the doctor or health provider is deemed to be negligent. Simply put, negligence means the failure to use that degree of skill and learning ordinarily used under the same or similar circumstances by members of the defendant's profession. This must be proven through testimony of expert witnesses who establish the applicable "standards of care" and explain how the health care provider deviated from those standards. For example, physicians have a duty to take an adequate medical history, to do a proper examination and order necessary laboratory studies, to properly interpret and advise about test results, to engage in thoughtful differential diagnosis of signs and symptoms, to disclose significant risks and obtain informed consent from patients, to give treatment only for proper medical reasons, to prescribe correct medications and provide proper follow-up, to obtain appropriate consultations, and to provide patients with current therapy and treatment options, and so on. Generally, plaintiffs maintain the burden of proof with respect to demonstrating that the health care provider was negligent and that there are substantial damages and causation, meaning that the specific negligence caused the substantial damages.
We believe it important for our clients who handle medical malpractice cases to not only develop an insight into the benefits from a properly completed investigation, but also maintain a thorough understanding of the legal requirements incumbent upon them when choosing an investigator. By retaining a licensed private investigator you not only comply with California State Codes prohibiting the use of an unlicensed investigator but also insure that information developed through investigation will be deemed admissible in a court of law.
Our investigators are trained to identify adverse patient occurrences; review medical records; select, locate and interview personnel involved in occurrences and analyze investigative findings so as to determine if a cause of action exists for a potential medical malpractice claim. Thereafter, our investigators and expert witnesses offer assistance in determining the financial feasibility of the case. That is, we evaluate the required time, expense and risk associated with the case against the likely financial recovery if successful to provide our clients with a well rounded investigation and case evaluation.
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