What Elements are Needed to Prove Medical Malpractice?

Being injured due to medical error can be devastating physically, emotionally, and financially. Losing a loved one due to a mistake made by a medical professional is especially traumatizing since, in many cases, the death could have been prevented. If the medical professionals involved had taken proper measures proper treatment been provided, your family member may still be with you. Medical malpractice cases are often very complex and require expert knowledge, as well as an abundance of resources. The Oklahoma City malpractice lawyers at Stipe Injury Law have what it takes to try these difficult cases and win.

Not all bad medical outcomes constitute medical malpractice. For instance, if you elect to have a nose job performed, and you don’t end up with that cute little celebrity nose you hoped for, then medical malpractice did not necessarily take place. According to Wikipedia, the legal definition of medical malpractice is “professional negligence by act or omission by a health care provider in which care provided deviates from accepted standards of practice in the medical community and causes injury or death to the patient.” There are four elements that must be proven in medical malpractice cases:

· A duty of care exists because of the contractual relationship between the patient and the doctor, hospital, or other health care provider

· There must be a breach, or break, of that duty

· Injury must have occurred to the patient

· Proximate cause - the injury was caused by the breach of duty

During an initial consultation with Stipe Injury Law’s medical malpractice attorneys, this will all be explained in detail and your questions will be answered. Please contact our Oklahoma City medical malpractice lawyers today to schedule a confidential consultation.