Medical Malpractice Lawyer Atlanta Georgia
Medical malpractice is professional negligence by act or omission by a health care provider in which care provided deviates from accepted standards of practice in the medical community and causes injury or death to the patient, with most cases involving medical error.
ATLANTA MEDICAL MALPRACTICE ATTORNEY
Standards and regulations for medical malpractice vary by country and jurisdiction within countries. Medical professionals may obtain professional liability insurances to offset the risk and costs of lawsuits based on medical malpractice.
A doctor would be liable for (depending on the circumstances) such things as prescribing experimental drugs and performing cosmetic surgery.
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Medical Malpractice Lawyer
The attorneys at Jonathan W. Johnson LLC have over 20 years of experience as medical malpractice lawyers, and have handled multiple medical malpractice cases in Atlanta, Georgia.
COMMON MEDICAL MALPRACTICE CASES INVOLVE THE FOLLOWING:
- Failure to diagnose
- Delayed diagnosis
- Birth injuries, including brain damage
- Emergency room errors
- Surgical errors
- Medication mistakes
- Failure to monitor patients.
Problems related to medical negligence are very common. The Institute of Medicine estimates that more people die every year from preventable medical errors than in auto accidents, breast cancer or AIDS. Preventable medical mistakes kill around 192,000 patients a year in the United States and injure many others.
If you or a loved one has passed away or been injured due to medical malpractice in Atlanta, Georgia, let the experience lawyers at Jonathan W. Johnson handle your case.
