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Spartanburg Medical Malpractice Attorney
If you’re injured as a result of a medical professional or a medical facility’s negligence, it can leave you feeling exceptionally vulnerable. After all, we turn to the medical profession to bolster our health and well-being, and when doing so leads to injury, the path forward can be that much more challenging. If you’ve been harmed by medical malpractice, it’s time to consult with an experienced Spartanburg medical malpractice attorney.
Medical Malpractice in South Carolina
Medical malpractice is a complex area of the law that requires careful legal analysis, and a strict statute of limitations applies. This is a time limit for filing a lawsuit against the at-fault provider or facility, and in South Carolina, it is three years from the date of the event or from the date that you recognized – or reasonably should have recognized – that you were injured by the event.
The level of care that medical professionals and facilities owe their patients involves providing the same standard of care that other reasonably prudent healthcare providers consider appropriate and acceptable under similar circumstances. To bring a successful medical malpractice claim, the burden of proof regarding the practitioner or facility’s negligence rests with you, which is a considerable undertaking.
Common Forms of Medical Malpractice
While every medical malpractice claim is unique to the specific circumstances involved, some of the most common forms include all the following:
- Misdiagnosis or failure to diagnose
- Surgical errors, including errors related to anesthesia
- Errors related to medications
- Birth injuries
- Failure to treat
- Failure to treat or prevent infections
Beyond these common forms of medical malpractice, there are so-called never events, which – nevertheless – do happen and include:
- Performing the wrong surgery
- Performing surgery on the wrong body part
- Performing surgery on the wrong patient
- Accidentally leaving a medical tool in the patient’s body
Your Losses
The losses associated with medical malpractice can be astronomical and ongoing, including in all the following categories:
- Medical expenses, which include the complications you experience as a result of the inferior medical care you received
- Lost income, which may include an inability to return to work at all or a steep decline in your earning potential
- Your physical and emotional pain and suffering, which the State of South Carolina puts a specific financial cap on
In addition to proving negligence on the part of the medical provider, your savvy medical malpractice attorney will ensure that your full range of losses is well represented in your claim.
Reach Out to an Experienced Spartanburg Medical Malpractice Attorney Today
The seasoned medical malpractice attorneys at Parham Smith & Archenhold LLC – proudly serving Spartanburg, South Carolina – dedicate their imposing practice to helping victims of medical malpractice fully recover compensation for their physical, financial, and emotional losses – in pursuit of their fullest recoveries. For more information about what we can do to help you, please don’t hesitate to reach out and contact us online or call 864-301-8767 today.