There's a big difference between medical malpractice and a failed procedure. If a surgery , operation, or other form of treatment doesn't have the desired effect, this may not necessarily be grounds to file a lawsuit. However, if the medical team deviates from the normal standard of care, or otherwise makes a serious error , then the patient could have grounds to file a medical malpractice suit.
We spoke to attorney Frank Cristiano to learn...
Surgery—no matter how simple or complex—isn’t a light matter. In any situation, you’re dealing with the possibility of something going wrong. In some cases, the medical team commits negligence or somehow deviates from the standards of care, resulting in harm. In other cases, the surgery did not work as intended, even though the medical team did everything correctly. How can you tell the difference between a failed procedure and medical...
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