M. Jeanne Trott Law Offices

Medical malpractice claims arise when people are harmed due to the negligent or intentional actions of a health care provider, such as a doctor or nurse. Sometimes a health care practitioner fails to provide proper treatment or performs a procedure without the consent of the patient. Determining whether a certain action or failure to act constituted negligence requires comparing the defendant's conduct to what would have been done by a similarly trained health care provider in the same geographic area, and in good standing in the profession. Expert testimony is usually critical both to establishing the appropriate standard and what the defendant did that fell short of it. Victims of medical malpractice who succeed in holding a health care provider accountable may be able to receive...

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