Mistakes After a Medical Malpractice

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We’ve talked to a lot of people who have medical malpractice claims. We see a lot of common mistakes that a lot of people make. One mistake that we see a lot is that people think that they can resolve a medical malpractice case directly with the doctor. The doctor may tell them that they made a mistake and they think they can just handle it without an attorney.

In Kansas, the vast majority of these cases are very aggressively contested and defended. It is not likely that a doctor is going to settle a medical malpractice case with you directly. They may suggest that to you in order to keep you from hiring an attorney, but it is extremely unlikely that you will actually get a case resolved on your own without an attorney.

Another common mistake is that people think that they have a lot of time to hire an attorney and so they will wait to hire an attorney. The problem that can present is that evidence changes, disappears, maybe medical records have changed, or witnesses move away or remember things differently. It’s extremely important to hire an attorney as soon as possible so that they can investigate the case for you and gather the evidence necessary to prove your claim.

Finally, a common mistake we see is that people hire the wrong attorney. You really want to make sure you hire an attorney that is skilled at handling medical malpractice cases and is a trial attorney that is willing to take your case to trial and present the case to a jury and knows how to present the case to a jury in a way that will actually succeed and provide you recovery for your damages. If you have any questions about your medical malpractice case, please give us a call. We’d be happy to answer your questions.