Iowa Medical Malpractice Attorney Ankeny Professional Negligence Lawyer Polk County

MEDICAL MALPRACTICE / PROFESSIONAL NEGLIGENCE

I. General Information about Medical Malpractice

II. Variations in Medical Malpractice Cases
   A. Negligence of Hospitals, Physicians and Others
   B. Misuse of Medications and Medical Devices
   C. Emergency Situations vs. Informed Consent
   D. Contract/Warranty Breaches
   E. Certificate of Merit

III. Health Care Provider Roles

IV. Hospital

V. Vicarious Liability

VI. Duties of Pharmaceutical Companies/Manufacturers

VII. Prescription Medications

VIII. Expert Testimony & Res Ipsa Loquitur

IX. Conclusion

X. Frequently Asked Questions

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Medical Malpractice / Professional Negligence Frequently Asked Questions

Medical Malpractice / Professional Negligence
Frequently Asked Questions

Q: What is medical malpractice?

Q: If I think I have a medical malpractice claim, what should I do?

Q: What is "informed consent?"

Q: If the results of surgery are unsatisfactory, may the patient have cause for a malpractice
case?

Q: May medical malpractice damages be recovered if the signed consent forms are
considered valid?

Q: How does a jury determine if a doctor's actions were negligent?

Q: What damages can be recovered in a malpractice case?

Q: What is a "Certificate of Merit?"

Q: What are the time limits for bringing medical malpractice lawsuits?

Q: If I was prescribed a drug from an experimental program, but the doctor did not tell me it
was experimental, do I have a case against the doctor?

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Q: What are the time limits for bringing medical malpractice lawsuits?

A: The statute of limitations in medical malpractice lawsuits differs by state. If a victim does not take steps to ensure their claim for malpractice, all rights to bring any action may be lost one year after the patient discovers the injury, or three years after the date of the injury, whichever occurs first. The time limit for bringing a claim against a governmental entity (county-owned hospital) is usually even shorter. There may be exceptions to the rule pertaining to minors, if the professional health care provider committed fraud and in an unusual circumstance of a physician leaving a foreign object inside of a patient during surgery. Most generally, however, there is a very limited window of opportunity for a patient to bring a medical malpractice action.

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