Medical Malpractice
Dedicated Jackson medical malpractice lawyers
Healthcare professionals and healthcare providers must follow established
standards of care when treating patients. Medical malpractice is the
failure of a healthcare professional to meet the standard of care in medical
practice. These standards and policies are in place for the proper
treatment and the safety of patients. When medical malpractice occurs,
the result can be injury or death to the patient. There are many causes of
medical malpractice:
- Improper training or supervision
- Improper administering of medicine
- Incorrect application of a procedure
- Failure to maintain cleanliness of medical premises
- Failure to communicate patient's condition to physicians in a timely
fashion
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- Errors or mistakes in a surgical procedure
- Loss, misplacement, or confusion of patient records
- Misdiagnosis or failure to diagnose
- Failure to monitor and assess the patient's condition
- Failure to intervene in a timely fashion
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Our trial lawyers fight to help you recover financial compensation for you or
your family member's injury. Legal remedies include—
- Monetary damages for present and future medical care and
treatment
- Lost wages
- Funeral costs
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- Lost future earnings
- Pain and suffering
- Punitive damages
- Other related expenses
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When a healthcare professional has failed you
Now you have a place to turn to for help if a healthcare professional has
failed you. The attorneys of Langston & Langston have represented
clients in medical malpractice cases with impressive results.
- Case in Point: A $23.5
million verdict awarded for a client in the case of
Johnston v. Jackson HMA, Inc., et al, involving hospital negligence of
a catastrophically injured newborn.
Jackson, Mississippi medical malpractice lawyers
If you are faced with a medical malpractice legal matter, contact
Langston & Langston, PLLC to arrange a free
consultation.