Spring Arbor, MI Personal Injury Law Firms & Lawyers

You really do not have enough information tell know whether you have enough for a case. To successfully sue for malpractice, you need three things: 1. Evidence that the doctor deviated from acceptable standards of due care, either by act or omission. This is also referred to as negligence. A bad outcome, in of itself, is not evidence of negligence. You need a doctor to testify that the doctor was negligent. 2. Evidence that the negligence cause some harm. For example, there are times when a doctor is negligent. An you have all sorts of medical problems after the procedure or medical treatment, but your problems are not caused by or related to the negligence. An example might be where a doctor fails to diagnose cancer, it is later diagnosed, and now you are having debilitating procedures, and a questionable outcome. If earlier treatment would have made no difference in your treatment and prognosis, then the negligence caused no damages (the negligence did not cause the cancer) 3. Significant damages. If the negligence caused minor damages, it would not be economically feasible to bring a ,malpractice case, because the cost in expert witness fees to bring these cases to court are so high. It is not unusual for costs to exceed $50,000.00 and sometimes $100,000.00. Some malpractice attorneys who require at least $500,000 in medical bills or lost wages caused by the negligence before they will consider the case. Issues #1 and #2 above are medical questions that a doctor must answer. You will need to find an attorney that takes malpractice cases who will find a doctor, or group of doctors, to review your medical records and get an answer to questions 1 and 2. I cannot tell where you are in your "medical journey". Often, I advise prospective clients to go a little further with medical treatment so that we have better idea of question #3 above. Some people contact me at the first sign that something may have gone wrong in their medical treatment, and I advise them to get whatever medical treatment is needed to correct the problem. If it is corrected satisfactorily, then there is probably no point in spending money to get answers to questions #1 and #2. In your case, it may be wise to see how the third surgery turns out. You have 3 years from the date you knew or should have known you have a potential case to file the case (I always assume this to be the date of the procedure to be safe, but with you it could be the date you first suspected something had gone wrong). You have 2 years if your suit is against a government or charity. I also assume 2 years because many medical practices these days are under the umbrella of a hospital, many of which are government or charitable entities (plus your suit may be against the hospital rather than the doctor or in addition to the doctor). If it approaching two years since the original procedure, you may want to contact an attorney to begin looking into this..