Being in the situation where you must be admitted to the hospital is already unsettling, but when the people who are supposed to take care of you violate your trust, your medical event can become a nightmare. Medical malpractice typically is not intentional or malicious. Most of the time, medical malpractice is due to negligence or ignorance, but that doesn’t mean that it doesn’t deeply and negatively affect the victims. When you decide that you’re ready to hire a malpractice lawyer, you might feel overwhelmed by your experience and the idea of going to court. Here are three things that your medical malpractice lawyer wants to know about your case:
Your Medical Incident
No matter what your medical incident consisted of, your lawyer needs to know all of the details possible. If you can give clear documentation or testimony about when you decided to go to the hospital, why you chose the hospital or doctor that you visited, how you expected to be treated, that can help to establish the foundation for your case. Most hospitals and doctors have excellent lawyers. Sometimes a hospital will have an entire team of lawyers who are prepared to defend their client, and it can be intimidating to go to court against a large group of people. But if you’re able to give your lawyer all of the information surrounding your medical incident possible, you’ll have better chances of giving your lawyer everything that he or she needs to win your case.
The Negative Effects of Malpractice
The most important thing that your medical malpractice lawyer needs to know about your experience will malpractice is how it negatively affected you, your loved ones, and your daily life. Sometimes malpractice cases aren’t clear-cut, and it’s important that you explain in great detail how your case of malpractice affected every part of your life. If you or your loved ones are not comfortable verbally reliving what happened, consider writing a letter to your lawyer. No matter how you choose to communicate, it’s extremely important that your lawyer has as much information about how you’ve been affected by malpractice.
