When you go to the hospital for a procedure, you trust that the physician performed the surgery perfectly. If the surgeon or a member of the surgical team made a mistake, you may experience severe complications. When medical malpractice occurs, you only have a certain...
Medical Malpractice
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Coverys: surgery the second leading cause of malpractice claims
Surgery-related errors are the second leading cause of malpractice claims, according to a report from Coverys. The medical liability insurer analyzed all of its closed claims from 2014 to 2018 and discovered that surgery was involved in 25% of them. Indiana residents...
Elements of a medical malpractice claim, who to sue and when
Medical malpractice is a form of negligence for which an injured party can sue for damages. Malpractice can result from an active action by an attending physician, such as misdiagnosing a disease, operating on the wrong body part, prescribing the wrong medication or...