Crystal, MI Personal Injury Law Firms & Lawyers

In order to prove a medical malpractice case, a claimant must prove a failure to conform to accepted practice, resulting in an injury. A bad result is not enough. You will need to get copies of ALL of your medical records and have a doctor review them; if he/she is willing to testify that the hospital or previous doctor(s) failed to conform to accepted practice, then you have a case. You have to prove how much worse you are as a result of the malpractice. These cases are difficult and expensive to prove and they do not settle out of court. From what you describe, it might be worth going forward, but a detailed analysis is needed. Contact a medical malpractice in your area. Consulatations are free.

A release should be signed by the person not injured, not by her attorney (unless he has a power of atty)a release that is properly executed is binding. Are you sure you have properly documents? Sounds like you do not.

While I am unable to comment on the reasonableness of the settlement offer in your situation because I don't know all the facts of your situation, I can tell you my general advice to my clients is that they do not settlement an injury claim unless and until they have ALL medical issues figured out so that they are settling their claim with full understanding of all their injuries, diagnosis, treatment options (including future), expenses (past and future), and any impairment or disability they may experience going forward. This usually requires that all tests be performed to know exactly what injuries you've sustained in the accident. Typically, we also like our clients to either "get all the way better" (which is rare) or reach a state of "maximum medical improvement".