Doctors and other medical professionals undergo extensive training and years of studying before they can treat patients. Physicians are not infallible, but you have faith in their ability to detect what is wrong and provide proper treatment when you are unwell. If you visit your doctor and they fail to treat what is wrong with you, and their failure to treat you causes injury, you may have grounds to take legal action against them and pursue compensation for your injuries.
There are a number of ways a physician may fail to treat you:
- Failing to diagnose your condition with sufficient medical care
- Failure to diagnose conditions that might lead to a heart attack
- Fail to properly treat a condition in a timely manner
- A medical error that does not adhere to a medical professional's sworn duty of care
- Failure to assess and monitor a patient's condition
- Failure to perform required medical tests
- Failure to refer a patient to a specialist when necessary
- Failure to let the patient know about the available treatments for their condition
- Failure to do something that might have prevented the patient's injury
- Failure to communicate clearly the important facts about the patient's condition
How we can help
When a condition is not treated, it can continue to deteriorate and cause further injury to the patient. If the patient is suffering from a condition that might be treatable if caught early, the delay in treatment can cause irreparable harm. If you or someone you love have suffered as a result of a failure to treat, you may be able to claim compensation for medical bills, the time you have lost at work, any future lost income, and for your pain and suffering from a preventable mistake. We have helped our clients recover millions of dollars in damages for costs of immediate and long-term medical care, loss of income, pain and suffering, and other expenses. We've helped families recover damages for the loss of a loved one. Our Los Angeles based law firm invites you to contact us for a free, confidential, no-obligation consultation to review your case!
