Your Trusted Atlanta Medical Malpractice Attorneys
Medical malpractice cases require insight into two exceptionally complicated areas: law and medicine. When you’ve suffered an injury as a result of a medical professional’s negligence, you want to find a medical negligence lawyer who understands the complex medical issues involved.
Chance, Forlines, Carter & King, PC offers just such understanding. Our personal injury lawyers have established themselves as Atlanta’s finest medical malpractice attorneys.
We’ve grown to understand the medicine, and we’ve forged deep connections with recognized medical experts who can help us analyze your case and establish what went wrong.
If you’ve been injured in Columbus, Decatur, or anywhere in the Atlanta, Georgia area and you need an experienced lawyer, please call Chance, Forlines, Carter & King, PC today at 404-760-7400 for a free consultation.
NO UPFRONT FEE ATLANTA MEDICAL MALPRACTICE ATTORNEY
We offer free consultations, and handle all our malpractice cases without any initial cost to our clients. we work on a contingency fee basis, meaning that you won’t incur any legal fees or upfront costs unless we win a verdict on your behalf.
SPEAK TO OUR ATLANTA LAWYERS
We place a lot of trust in medical professionals. And in many instances, we literally trust them with our lives. Doctors and nurses have difficult jobs, and most of them are ethical, committed professionals. The law has long recognized that a tragic outcome does not, by itself, qualify as medical malpractice.
However, medical professionals are still capable of making unacceptable mistakes, and those mistakes tend to result in devastating injuries to innocent patients.
Medical malpractice law revolves around the concept of “standards of care.” A standard of care is an accepted method of treatment or prevention that a reasonably competent medical professional would be expected to follow in a given set of circumstances. Failure to follow a standard of care is often a form of negligence and is grounds for a legal claim.
If you are a victim of medical negligence, you shouldn’t try to determine on your own if your case qualifies as a malpractice lawsuit. Speak to us at a free consultation and give us the opportunity to evaluate your claim.
How do I prove malpractice in Georgia?
To prove a malpractice case in Georgia, you would need to follow these essential steps:
- Establish a Doctor-Patient Relationship: You must demonstrate that there was a formal doctor-patient relationship, which creates a duty of care towards you.
- Show Breach of Duty: Prove that the healthcare provider failed to meet the standard of care that a competent professional in the same field would provide under similar circumstances. This often involves expert testimony to define what the standard of care is and how it was breached.
- Link the Breach to the Injury: Establish causation by showing that the provider’s negligence directly resulted in you being injured. This may also require expert testimony to draw a clear connection between the breach of duty and the injury suffered.
- Demonstrate Damages: Finally, prove that when you got injured, your injury resulted in specific damages, such as pain, suffering, additional medical bills, loss of earning capacity, etc.
MOST COMMON TYPES OF MEDICAL MALPRACTICE CLAIMS
Every malpractice claim is unique, and the compensation you can pursue will be determined by the specific circumstances of your case. And no medical malpractice attorney can promise you a specific result.
However, our specialized experience has proven invaluable for many clients, and finding the right lawyer will greatly help your case. We have helped clients who have been hurt by:
- Anesthesia errors
- Failure to diagnose
- Surgical errors
- Birth injuries
- Post-operative infections
We understand your particular set of circumstances might not fall under one of the general case types listed above. Our experienced attorneys still want to talk to you about your injuries. We’ll connect you with proven, recognized doctors who can evaluate your injuries, advise us on the important medical details of your case and help you find the proper treatment.
FACTORS FOR SUCCESSFUL MEDICAL INJURY CASES
the medical negligence attorneys at at LOURIE, CHANCE, FORLINES, CARTER & KING, PC know that winning medical injury cases rely on two crucial factors:
EVIDENCE
We conduct thorough investigations to gather all relevant evidence necessary for a successful malpractice claim. We start with attaining certified copies of medical bills and records, radiology films, and, whenever applicable, an “audit trail,” which comprises electronic data enabling us to track all medical care providers who accessed the records, along with any modifications made. In certain instances, we also acquire SMS (text messages), emails, and all other forms of communication among providers regarding the patient’s care. Additionally, we interview witnesses and depose medical care providers involved in the patient’s treatment.
EXPERTS
Every medical malpractice claim in Atlanta necessitates the involvement of an expert witness to establish the applicable “standard of care” for that specific case – what a reasonably prudent healthcare provider would do in similar circumstances. Expert testimony is crucial to demonstrate how a provider breached this standard and how this breach caused the victim’s injury. LOURIE, CHANCE, FORLINES, CARTER & KING, PC collaborates with highly qualified experts across medical fields to ensure we have the best professionals evaluating your case.
LOURIE, CHANCE, FORLINES, CARTER & KING, PC works on every medical malpractice case as if it is proceeding to trial. This unique approach always facilitates the resolution of cases through mediation. Defense attorneys knowledgeable in negligence are aware of our track record of securing substantial verdicts for our Atlanta medical malpractice clients, which often enables us to resolve numerous cases without the ambiguity and high costs associated with jury trials.
SETTLEMENTS YOU CAN RECOVER IN AN ATLANTA MEDICAL MALPRACTICE CASE?
Under Georgia law, in a medical malpractice case, an injured party may be entitled to various economic and non- economic damages, including:
- Coverage for lost income
- Coverage for medical expenses, that occurred in the past due to the incident or that are due in the future.
- Compensation for intangible harm such as emotional suffering or pain, this also includes both past and future suffering.
- If the malpractice resulted in the wrongful death of a loved one, we can pursue economic compensation for loss of financial support, as well as coverage for funeral expenses.
Learn more about medical malpractice claims in our blog
If you live in Columbus, Decatur, or anywhere in the Atlanta, Georgia area and you’ve been victimized by medical malpractice, our attorneys can help. Please contact Chance, Forlines, Carter & King, PC
What is the malpractice cap in Georgia?
As of the most recent updates, Georgia does not have a cap on economic damages in medical malpractice cases, meaning compensation for direct economic losses like medical bills and lost wages can be fully claimed. However, Georgia’s Supreme Court ruled in 2010 that caps on noneconomic damages like pain and suffering were unconstitutional. Thus, there are no longer any statutory limits on the amount that can be awarded for such damages in medical malpractice suits in Georgia. This ruling allows plaintiffs to potentially receive higher compensations based on jury awards without a capped limit.
Georgia medical malpractice stats
Surgery errors
accounted for about
34
%
of inpatient claims
Errors in diagnosis
made up about
46
%
claims for outpatient incidents
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Whatever the circumstances of your case, don’t hesitate to arrange a consultation with our firm. We will discuss the severity of your injuries and help you determine if we are the right firm for your Medical Malpractice case.
If you’ve been injured in the Atlanta, Georgia area and you want to speak to an experienced Medical Malpractice attorney, please contact Chance, Forlines, Carter & King, PC today for a no-cost consultation.
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