Have You Been Injured Due To Medical Malpractice? Are You In Need Of A Lawsuit Loan? (Part 4)
In our previous articles, we laid out several elements that are required to pursue medical malpractice claims. The threshold element that must be satisfied to bring such a claim is that a medical provider failed to conduct his/her practice in a manner consistent with established standards for providers of that same specialty. Additionally, the plaintiff must demonstrate that they suffered harm as a result thereof. In the absence of the foregoing elements, a medical malpractice claim is extremely unlikely to prevail. Furthermore, the efforts expended to obtain a lawsuit loan would be, in almost all cases, be futile.
We also discussed the need to, in addition to the harm, demonstrate damages. We discussed ways in which those damages may be determined, as well as the layers of review to which those damages will be subjected. It will be those damages on which the ultimate value of the claim will be assessed.
In this article, we are going to discuss some of the ways in which the institutions in which the services were provided (e. g., hospitals, clinics, and physicians’ offices) may be subject to liability for medical malpractice claims. We will also touch briefly on the potential for liability assessed against various manufacturers (e. g., drug manufacturers, instrument manufacturers, etc.).
Prior to making a determination as to whether the institution and/or facility in which the services were performed share liability for damages sustained, the plaintiff must be able to demonstrate that those institutions both owed a fiduciary duty to and breached that duty as to the individual pursuing the medical malpractice claim (i. e., while seeking care at those facilities). A fiduciary holds something in trust (e. g., duty to individuals to provide care and, in many instances, protection). Institutions err in believing they may cavalierly bill for physicians’ services, while ignoring the responsibility owed to the individuals seeking services in those institutions.
All institutions in which medical services are performed must adhere to various standards. Illustrative of this is the fact that hospitals have very strict regulations with respect to privileges that may be granted to physicians and/or surgeons, nurses, medical technicians, instruments, administrative procedures, etc. Additionally, clinics in which medical services are performed must adhere to strict regulations with respect to services performed therein. It is also significant to note that the services performed in physicians’ offices are subject to many similarly-rigid regulations. If any of these standards are breached, liability against the institution may accrue. However, it is unlikely that any medical malpractice claim will prevail if the first two elements discussed in this article have not been satisfied.
Fortunately, there are also standards that’s have been established with respect to any medications that may be prescribed, medical services to be performed, sanitization of instruments, the manner in which patients are to be transferred from one station to another, etc. If any of these standards were breached, liability may be ascribed to the institutions in which such services were performed.
As previously stated, medical malpractice claims are often complex and very expensive! The expenses incurred as a result of medical services performed, the need to retain an attorney specializing in medical malpractice claims, the need to retain a medical expert, etc. often result in the plaintiff feeling overwhelmed. The plaintiff should be relieved to know that a lawsuit loan may be available, and may provide the much-needed financial resource. It is unfortunate that many plaintiffs are unaware of their ability to obtain a lawsuit loan, and, abandoned a meritorious claim due to their financial limitations.
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