When treatment fails, and the patient pays the price.
Medical malpractice and healthcare failures
Diagnostic errors, failed operations, delays in emergency care or structural failings:
in healthcare, damage can have profound consequences.
You can take action to have liability established and obtain compensation.
When you can bring a medical liability claim
Medical and healthcare liability: when the damage results from a breach
Healthcare liability arises when a patient suffers damage attributable to an error by the doctor, the facility or the healthcare organisation.
It is not only about high-profile cases, but also omissions, delays, failures to inform or errors in clinical management.
Legal assistance makes it possible to protect the injured patient and, where possible, obtain compensation proportionate to the harm suffered.
Late diagnosis of a serious illness
In the case of cancer or systemic diseases, a delay in diagnosis can seriously compromise the chances of recovery. The causal link must be proven with technical precision.
Injury from unnecessary or poorly performed surgery
Action can be taken when an operation is disproportionate to the clinical picture, or was performed negligently or not in line with the guidelines.
Hospital-acquired infections
Infections contracted during a hospital stay may give rise to liability on the part of the facility, especially where there are hygiene shortcomings, missing checks or contaminated environments.
Lack of, or defective, informed consent
A treatment, even if effective, carried out without adequate explanation and without formal consent may amount to a legally relevant breach.
Mismanagement of a medical emergency
Errors in emergency care, excessive waiting times and incorrect triage can have serious consequences and give rise to liability.
Damage from premature discharge
If a patient is discharged in an unstable clinical condition, without having received the necessary care, legal action for damage from improper discharge can be considered.
Not all damage can be avoided, but much of it can be compensated.
To receive assistance with medical liability, you can book a consultation.
A legal analysis, supported by a forensic medical assessment, makes it possible to establish whether there are grounds to claim compensation.
