Medical Malpractice
According to government estimates, approximately 100,000 people die every year in the U.S. due to medical malpractice mistakes. The number of people seriously injured is considerably higher; such injures include brain damage, paralysis, damage to the spinal cord and many more.
If you are injured by the negligence of a physician, you may have a cause of action against that physician. In order to recover against a physician in West Virginia, a patient must prove that the physician failed to exercise the degree of care, skill and learning required or expected of a reasonably prudent health care provider acting in the same or similar circumstances, and that such failure was a proximate cause of the injury or death. The Law Offices of William S. Druckman has had an extraordinary level of success in medical malpractice cases. In fact, we obtained one of the largest jury verdicts in West Virginia history for one of our clients.
Listed below are some of the ways in which a physician may be negligent:
- Failure to properly diagnose a medical condition
- Failure to properly treat a medical condition
- Failure to properly perform a surgical procedure
- Failure to safely administer anesthesia
- Failure to manage a pregnancy or deliver a baby in a safe manner
- Failure to prescribe the correct medication
- Failure to administer medications properly