Medical professionals are expected to identify injuries and illnesses reasonably quickly after symptoms appear. Unfortunately, not every doctor is as diligent with their diagnoses as they should be, which sometimes leads to severe and even life-threatening medical conditions going undetected and untreated.
If you have sustained serious physical harm because your doctor did not diagnose an injury or illness as quickly as they should have, you may have grounds to file suit against them with help from an experienced medical malpractice attorney. These claims can be complicated even by the usual standards of malpractice litigation, so you should seek help from a Hartford failure to diagnose lawyer from Berkowitz and Hanna, LLC who has achieved favorable results from similar cases.
All state-licensed healthcare providers are expected to meet a specific “standard of care” with all their patients. This means they are expected to act the same way that any equally qualified and experienced physician would have acted under the same circumstances. A person could sue over harm caused by a doctor’s failure to diagnose if that missed diagnosis occurred because of behavior so reckless or careless that no other doctor would have engaged in it.
This misbehavior can be hard to prove because it gives doctors working under stressful conditions—for example, in crowded emergency rooms— leeway for mistakes that any competent physician could have made while working in the same conditions. Examples of behavior that has served as valid grounds for lawsuits of this nature in the past include:
A Hartford failure to diagnose attorney can discuss whether a specific set of circumstances could be grounds for a claim during a private initial consultation.
Under state law, anyone who wants to sue for failure to diagnose must certify that they have made a “reasonable inquiry” into the validity of their claim prior to formally filing suit. This specifically entails consulting with at least one qualified medical expert who affirms in writing they believe a specific injury or illness likely stemmed from an actionable breach in an applicable “standard of care” by another doctor.
It is also worth noting that virtually all malpractice plaintiffs must participate in some form of mediation with the defendant before proceeding with a lawsuit. A failure to diagnose lawyer in Hartford can negotiate effectively during mediation sessions and build a strong civil claim if a fair resolution cannot be reached through mediation.
Delaying treatment of serious medical conditions for even a few weeks can have catastrophic consequences. While money alone cannot fix every form of harm that a doctor’s failure to provide a prompt diagnosis may cause you, it can do a lot to minimize the harm done by that doctor’s negligence in physical, financial, and even psychological terms.
A Hartford failure to diagnose lawyer from Berkowitz and Hanna, LLC will be the steadfast ally you need to get the best possible result from your malpractice claim. Call today to learn more.
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