Is it Worth Filing a Medical Malpractice Lawsuit?

This video features Mike Maxwell, a Personal Injury attorney based in Washington.

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Becoming injured due to suspected medical malpractice can leave a patient wondering how they are going to pay their now extended medical bills and deal with the subsequent damages of a new injury. The idea of filing a lawsuit can sound intimidating. If something goes wrong during a medical procedure, is it worth filing a medical malpractice lawsuit?

Mike Maxwell is a personal injury attorney and co-founder of Maxwell Graham based in Issaquah, WA. In this Quick Question, he explains that it is up to the victims of medical malpractice to hold negligent parties responsible.

To learn more, contact the attorney directly by calling 888-981-0042 or by submitting a contact form on this page. The consultation is free and confidential, and you owe no out-of-pocket attorney fees.

Doctors who commit malpractice will not admit to wrongdoing.

Although it would be nice to assume medical staff have the best interests of their patients at heart, this is not always the case. Even doctors who have taken an oath not to harm a patient may do so as a result of negligent choices, whether through intentionality or a mere lack of attention to detail. Other times, medical malpractice may occur due to insufficient staffing, defective technology, and/or other oversight on behalf of the hospital or greater healthcare authority involved.

Although it’s a good idea to ask questions and record the answers regarding your procedure/treatment, there is no guarantee your medical team will be truthful in their answers or even willing to answer at all. A reticence to discuss your treatment on behalf of your medical team could indicate an awareness that medical negligence played a part in your injury.

Additional action is needed to reduce instances of medical malpractice.

Increasing instances of medical malpractice have proven that the current safeguards of the medical community are not sufficient to hold medical professionals accountable for medical malpractice. To make matters worse, not all victims of medical malpractice seek legal recompense for their injuries. While it would be nice for hospitals, clinics, and other healthcare organizations to police their own employees, the victims of medical malpractice themselves actually have the most power to change the situation and increase safety for future patients.

One victim filing a medical malpractice claim could protect countless others from injury at the hands of the same medical team.

The most effective way to pursue safer and safer medicine is to make the choice to get involved. It costs nothing to contact a personal injury attorney. In fact, most personal injury attorneys work on contingency, which means they don’t get paid unless they win your lawsuit, in which case they are paid out of the winnings.

To learn more, contact Mike Maxwell directly by calling 888-981-0042 or by submitting a contact form on this page. The consultation is free and confidential, and you owe no out-of-pocket attorney fees.

Video Transcript:

Christine Haas:
Is it worth pursuing a medical malpractice case? In this AskTheLawyers.com Quick Question, we asked Washington attorney Mike Maxwell.

Mike Maxwell:
We, the lawyers, have to bring these cases because doctors are not doing a good job of policing themselves. Bringing medical malpractice is important to pursue safer and safer medicine. If for no other reason, doctors should practice safe medicine for fear of lawsuits. They should practice it because they care for their patients. They should practice safe medicine because they care about their reputations. But if those things don't hold doctors accountable, then lawsuits will. If people don’t bring lawsuits, then the next person down the line is gonna be injured.

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