Fairfield Medical Malpractice Lawyer

Medical professionals are some of the most respected members of the community. Doctors, nurses, and pharmacists receive decades of education so they can provide life-saving care to patients. What happens if your medical team was careless and you ended up sicker as a result? In California, patients can bring a medical malpractice case in many situations. This is a unique personal injury claim for compensation due to medical negligence.

Call Venardi Zurada LLP today to speak with our Fairfield medical malpractice lawyers about what happened and your prognosis. We can analyze whether it makes sense to seek financial compensation from your doctor or other provider.

Signs of Medical Malpractice

California law requires that medical professionals provide competent care. Doctors, nurses, pharmacists, hospitals, and nursing homes must meet the applicable standard of care established in the community. If these professionals fall below the standard, then innocent people get hurt.

Few patients have any idea if their medical team provided inadequate care. Here are some red flags to watch out for:

• A doctor or surgeon performed a procedure without getting your permission first.
• You are not getting better even though you have followed your doctor’s treatment plan.
• A second doctor made a different diagnosis than the first one.
• A loved one died in surgery.
• You experienced an allergic reaction to your prescription medication, or you received the wrong medication and suffered side effects.
• A doctor delayed making a cancer diagnosis which caused the cancer to spread.
• Your doctor or the hospital refuses to return your phone calls.
• A loved one in a nursing home or long-term care facility is suffering from a bed sore (pressure ulcer).
• You pick up an infection in a hospital or doctor’s office.

These are all signs something unusual happened during treatment. Admittedly, not everyone can recover or get well, even with the best treatment. But the above are all signs you should investigate further.

Call our office. We can search for evidence of malpractice. For example, we might request your medical records to find out details about the treatment you received. We can also work with expert witnesses to comb through the records and piece together what steps your team should have taken.

Compensation for Medical Malpractice

A medical malpractice case seeks damages for:

• Additional or corrective care, to make up for the faulty treatment you received;
• Lost income or wages for those who continue to miss work;
• Pain and suffering;
• Emotional distress damages;
• Other damages.

If a loved one ended up dying, then you might seek wrongful death damages in your case. This is a special type of lawsuit we can bring on behalf of certain family members. We might request damages for lost financial contributions and/or benefits, grief, and burial or funeral expenses, among others.

Consultations with Our Fairfield Medical Malpractice Lawyers Are Free

Fairfield residents rely on medical providers to use their expertise and judgment to heal us. When they fail at their jobs, it’s critical to seek compensation in a medical malpractice claim. Reach out to Venardi Zurada LLP today to speak with a Fairfield medical malpractice attorney.

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