Medical malpractice is a serious problem. Despite the highest health care costs in the world by far, studies by medical researchers show that more people are killed negligently in hospitals every year than die on the highways. This does not include the people killed or injured by medical professionals outside of the hospital settings. Medication errors, surgical errors, wrong prescriptions, bad diagnosis, inappropriate medicines, drug interactions, and overdoses cause tens of thousands of deaths per year and many more serious and permanent injuries.

Frivolous Medicial Malpractice Litigation

Despite the constant drum beat about frivolous litigation against doctors and hospitals, the facts show that medical malpractice litigation is responsible for negligible percentage of the costs. As the insurance companies continue to dramatically raise the insurance premiums they charge doctors, the payouts to victims of medical malpractice has been stagnant for many years. Furthermore, only one out of every sixteen victims of medical malpractice are compensated. One reason for this is that people are not told by the medical field about mistakes and most people are incapable of determining whether a death or injury was caused by negligence.

I Acknowledged the Risk of Death, Can I still Sue

Maybe. If you are suspicious about a negative result medical care provided to you or a loved one, please call for a consultation. Remember that simply because you or your loved one signed a notice that death or injury could result from the medical care does not mean that you cannot be compensated. The hospital and doctors cannot excuse their negligence by making their patients sign a waiver.