Detroit Medical Malpractice Lawyer

You trust your doctors and other medical care providers with your most important asset: your health, and the health of your family. But when a medical provider doesn’t meet the standard of care and a patient is harmed, the patient may need a medical malpractice lawyer.

Understanding what “standard of care” means is crucial in determining if you have a medical malpractice case. The standard of care is what a reasonable medical professional would do in a similar situation. For instance, if a patient came into the ER complaining of chest pain, a reasonable doctor would order diagnostic tests to screen the patient for life-threatening conditions like a heart attack.

For a successful medical malpractice claim, there must be:

• A duty of care between a medical provider and patient
• A breach of the standard of care
• An injury caused by the breach
• Damages due to the injury, such as increased medical bills, pain and suffering, and lost wages.

Medical malpractice claims are among the most complex personal injury cases. They are very difficult to win without the help of an experienced medical malpractice lawyer. If you think your doctor committed medical malpractice, Bernstein & Bernstein can help.