About Medical Errors

Mobile Medical Malpractice Attorney

There are cases in which medical errors have resulted in serious injury or death.  These cases can take place in surgeries, misdiagnosis, medication errors, birth injuries and others.  In any such case, it is crucial that you contact a Mobile Medical Malpractice Attorney from the Law Office of Timothy A. Hughes at once, as the medical error must be found and proven to be negligence in order for the case to move forward.  This is often possible, and in order to determine if your case has merit, it is crucial to contact an attorney from the firm to advise you.

Medical Error Cases in Mobile, Alabama

Medical error can cause a large variety of serious conditions, including illness, physical disabilities, mental disabilities and even death.  How the error occurred must be determined by a complete review of the circumstances involved, as well as the medical records involved in the case.  Many medical facilities such as hospitals and clinics will try to avoid paying maximum compensation for injuries that their actions have caused, and it is vital that you have the support of a dedicated personal injury attorney from the firm assisting you with your claim for compensation for damages after being the victim of a medical error.  In some cases, the case is done on behalf of the injured, as they may be in such a serious condition that they can no longer function in daily life.

 A medical error is often a misdiagnosis of a serious condition, that had it been found could have been treated.  In some cases, individuals have gotten serious infections while under medical treatment that were not handled quickly enough; in others a serious surgical error has occurred including cases in which instruments were left inside the body of the patient, or the surgery was completed incorrectly, resulting in further serious complications.  In some cases of medical error or negligence, plastic surgery cases have "gone wrong" and the individual has been permanently disfigured when a treatment was done poorly.  No matter what your case or degree of injury sustained, contact the firm at once, as the statute of limitations on personal injury cases is only 2 years in Alabama, and the case should be initiated as quickly as possible after the medical error occurred.

Contact a Mobile Medical Malpractice Attorney from the Law Office of Timothy A. Hughes without delay in cases of medical error that caused damage.