Medical malpractice is a serious matter encompassing errors in diagnosis, treatment, illness management, or even illegal practices by medical professionals. It is vital to recognize that medical malpractice cases are far from frivolous; their consequences are often enduring and severe.
Medical Malpractices
Specifics of international private law.Every year in Nigeria more Nigerians are killed through medical negligence than in automobile accidents. Generally, when illness or injury forces you to visit a physician or go to the hospital, you can usually be assured that the doctor’s years of experience and training will result in excellent treatment of your ailment. In truth however, physicians are only human, and as such, errors are always possible.
Medical malpractice is when a medical provider, whether a doctor, surgeon, nurse, or other health care professionals act in a manner that deviates from the accepted standard of care in that medical community.
Negligence by a medical professional could include an error in diagnosis, treatment, or illness management. If such negligence results in injury to a patient, a case could arise against the doctor if his or her actions deviated from the generally accepted standards of practice; against the hospital for improper care, such as problems with medications, sanitation or nursing care.
Successful representation of medical malpractice victims often requires a law firm with both legal and medical expertise.
Our firm has doctors and nurse consultants. They review potential cases as they come in, meet with clients to examine and discuss medical issues, and assist the lawyers in developing technical arguments.
Medical malpractice, are not frivolous cases; the effects of medical malpractice are often long-term and devastating.
In general, there is no guarantee of a medical result. An unanticipated or unsuccessful result from medical treatment or surgery does not, in itself, mean that medical malpractice has been committed. (However, it a fact of life today that too many patients find themselves worse off after they receive medical treatment than before they sought help).
ADEDIPE & ADEDIPE represents numerous such cases where the victims have suffered unnecessary permanent injury, total disability and even death.