Hepburnville Area Medical Malpractice Lawyer

Our Hepburnville Area Medical Malpractice Attorneys Fight for Compensation and Justice

When you visit doctors or other healthcare professionals, you expect that they will take care of you and will help you heal to the best of their abilities. However, sometimes doctors and medical professionals are negligent and do not follow medical care standards. When this occurs, it is time to contact a Hepburnville area medical malpractice lawyer at Rieders, Travis, Humphrey, Waters & Dohrmann.

The results of medical malpractice can be catastrophic, such as a delayed diagnosis where a serious illness that could have been treated worsens and leads to death. If you or a loved one experienced harm at the hands of a medical professional that resulted from negligent or incompetent care, a medical malpractice lawyer in the Hepburnville area can help you hold the right parties accountable for medical errors. A successful medical malpractice case can not only bring financial compensation, but can help prevent similar errors from harming other patients in the future.

We offer a free consultation to learn more about your situation and how our legal team can obtain compensation for you and justice in the face of medical malpractice.

How Our Hepburnville Area Medical Malpractice Attorney Can Help You

Why Choose Us?

Medical malpractice cases are complex, involving extensive knowledge of medicine, healthcare, and Pennsylvania law. There are many attorneys out there, and it is important to find one you not only feel comfortable with but one who has the experience and track record necessary to go up against medical professionals, institutions, corporations, and their insurance companies. Here are some reasons why working with our Rieders Travis medical malpractice attorneys in the Hepburnville area gives your case the best chances at success:

• Medical malpractice lawyer Clifford A. Rieders of Rieders, Travis, Humphrey, Waters & Dohrmann has spent decades successfully representing Pennsylvania families who have been harmed by medical negligence. You can read their testimonials.
• We have won millions of dollars for our clients, including a $4.25 million medical malpractice case for failed pediatric intubation and a 7-figure settlement for brain injury resulting from a spine surgery.
• Attorney Cliff Rieders wrote a leading textbook on medical and hospital malpractice, used in Pennsylvania by lawyers who work in the field. He authored legislation related to the Patient Safety Authority and the MCARE Act, which governs medical and hospital liability actions in Pennsylvania.
• With a group of close to 30 professionals, including attorneys, paralegals and office staff, we offer strength in numbers while providing top-notch personal service to our clients.
• We offer free consultations to discuss the circumstances of your case and show you how we can help.

Some of the ways that our legal team can assist include:

• Gathering evidence and investigating healthcare providers
• Reviewing your medical records to fully grasp your injuries and damages
• Identifying all parties and healthcare professionals responsible
• Consulting with expert witnesses and other medical professionals who can corroborate a medical error.

Let our Hepburnville area medical malpractice lawyer handle all legal hurdles involved with winning your settlement so you can focus on your recovery.

How a Medical Malpractice Lawyer in the Hepburnville Area Builds a Case

Understanding Medical Malpractice

Medical malpractice occurs when a medical professional acts medically negligent by not following the generally accepted standard of care that other medical professionals adhere to, leading to harm. If in similar circumstances a reasonable healthcare professional would have followed certain care standards, a deviation from this standard could constitute medical malpractice.

To win your case and prove a medical professional was negligent, our attorneys would have to show that the professional:

• Had a duty of care to adhere to a standard of care and not cause you harm.
• Breached that duty by acting negligently and violating the standard of care.
• This failure of duty caused your injuries or a death.
• You suffered damages as a result.

Our Hepburnville area medical malpractice attorneys must, in part, identify the actions or inactions deemed negligent, and there must be actual damages, or expenses, that resulted from the injuries.  Not all medical injuries result from malpractice. To prove negligence, an injury or condition must have been preventable. To prove damages, the harms and losses suffered must have resulted directly from the medical error in question

Our Hepburnville area attorneys know the laws and will get to work immediately to prove medical negligence. We will:

• Investigate your case thoroughly and gather evidence by obtaining medical records, photographs and videos, and eyewitness statements
• Work with expert witnesses to determine where there was malpractice and experts to testify on your behalf as to your injuries, how they affect your life, and the costs and pain and suffering involved
• Negotiate with insurance companies and opposition attorneys for a fair settlement
• Build your case and take it to court if necessary.

We have the resources to work with experts and establish the proof of medical negligence necessary to win your case.

Medical Malpractice Attorneys in the Hepburnville Area Cite Malpractice Examples

While medical malpractice may be easier to identify in cases involving post-surgery injuries or taking medicine that causes harm, there are many situations and scenarios that could constitute medical malpractice. Most malpractice cases involve a failure to diagnose, improper treatment, or failure to warn of known risks. Our medical malpractice lawyer in the Hepburnville area will look out for conditions, such as those below, that could lead to a malpractice case.

• Hospital infections can occur when hospital workers do not prioritize safety and sanitation.
• Delayed diagnosis prevents serious medical conditions from being detected and treated, sometimes resulting in more arduous, expensive treatment or even death.
• Preventable amputations can happen as a result of an infection or condition’s not being properly monitored.
• Birth injuries can cause lasting damage and harm if medical staff do not follow safety practices during labor.

Hepburnville Area Medical Malpractice Attorneys Answer Frequently Asked Questions

If you have been injured as a result of a medical error, you probably have many questions. While these are best addressed in your free consultation, here are some answers to questions our Hepburnville area medical malpractice attorneys are often asked.

How much is my medical malpractice case worth?

There are a wide range of damage awards possible in a medical malpractice lawsuit, from the thousands to millions of dollars, depending on the severity and permanence of injuries and other factors involved with the case. When our Hepburnville area medical malpractice attorneys review your injuries, damages, medical history, and other factors, we can give you an idea what your case may be worth.

Is there a time limit to file a medical malpractice case? 

Pennsylvania has a statute of limitations, a deadline for filing medical malpractice lawsuits.  According to the law (Pa. Consolidated Statutes Title 42 § 5524), you generally have two years from the time the patient discovers or, in the exercise of due diligence, should have discovered that the injury occurred, to file. The two-year window therefore starts from the date that a victim’s injury or condition was found to be linked to a medical error. However, no Pennsylvania medical malpractice lawsuit can extend beyond seven years from the date of the alleged medical error.

Is there a cap on damages recovered after a medical malpractice lawsuit? 

No. Medical malpractice cases in Pennsylvania do not have a cap on the amount of damages recoverable. This means that injured victims can pursue and recover the full extent of damages resulting from an injury. There is no cap on economic damages, which includes calculable losses such as medical bills, and no cap on non-economic damages, which includes non-quantifiable losses such as pain and suffering. There is a cap on punitive damages.  Courts also have a right to reduce damages awarded by a jury under the Mcare Act.

Who can be liable in a Hepburnville area medical malpractice case? 

Even though many medical malpractice cases are filed against doctors, other healthcare professionals and entities can be held responsible for negligence as well. Nurses, home health aides, physician assistants, pharmacists, physical therapists, and even hospital administrators and medical device manufacturers could all be held responsible in a medical malpractice case. When you consult with our medical malpractice lawyer in the Hepburnville area, we can help determine which parties are potentially accountable.

What does it cost to hire a Hepburnville area medical malpractice lawyer?

The good news is that our Hepburnville area medical malpractice attorneys work on a contingency basis, so it costs nothing to start your case, and we receive a payment only if we win a settlement for you. We are confident in the experience and skill of our legal team, so we charge no fee unless we win.

Our Hepburnville area medical malpractice lawyers understand that dealing with a medical malpractice lawsuit is difficult and confusing for our clients. Once you hire us to represent you, we will always be available to speak with you about your case and answer all your questions.

Get Help from Our Hepburnville Area Medical Malpractice Lawyers

Medical errors are not just a result of practicing medicine with inherent risks. When physicians and other healthcare professionals deviate from the standard of care, they put patients’ lives, well-being, and health at risk. These healthcare professionals must be held accountable for their negligence.

If you have been injured as a result of medical malpractice, contact our Hepburnville area medical malpractice attorney at Rieders, Travis, Humphrey, Waters & Dohrmann.

The Firm has no office in Hepburnville.  We practice throughout the state, and accept many cases from residents living in Hepburnville.  We also have a lawyer and staff in the Philadelphia area.