We have a natural inclination to trust that our doctors are always looking out for our best interests and providing us with safe, attentive medical treatment. However, sometimes surgeons and other physicians make mistakes that can result in permanent and even fatal injuries to their patients. If this has happened to you or a family member, you can file a medical malpractice lawsuit with the aid of our lawyer in Knoxville, Tennessee. Medical malpractice and personal injury lawyer G. Turner Howard III has helped many clients obtain the financial compensation they deserve for their serious or fatal injury, and, in addition, our law office is uniquely qualified to handle complicated wrongful death and brain injury cases.
Contact our lawyer, G. Turner Howard, in Knoxville today for a free review of your potential medical malpractice lawsuit.
In order to file a medical malpractice lawsuit in Knoxville, or anywhere else in Tennessee, the plaintiff must file it within the statue of limitations, which is defined as being one year after the incident that caused the injury occurred.
Medical malpractice lawsuits can only be filed against physicians who have done the following:
There are also other requirements that must be satisfied in order to file a successful medical malpractice lawsuit against a doctor or other healthcare professional who you feel has injured you or a loved one:
In order to legally practice medicine, doctors must have medical malpractice insurance, which provides them with adequate financial coverage in the event of a lawsuit. If you have been injured or a loved one has been injured or killed due to a doctor’s negligent care, you are entitled to have access to these allocated funds for restitution.
Serious personal injury resulting from instances of medical malpractice can be life changing for victims and their families:
Improperly handled head injuries, surgical mistakes or botched births can needlessly result in permanent brain injury or even death of the patient or newborn (birth injury).
When individuals sustain severe brain injury, they are often unable to function in the same capacity as they once did, which can cause added emotional and financial stress both to them and their families.
Brain injury victims must endure a host of physical challenges and emotional struggles. Many victims must confront the following hardships:
Attorney G. Turner Howard is aware of the unique nature of medical malpractice cases and the needs of brain injury victims, and has successfully served as lawyer for many clients in Knoxville and throughout Tennessee.
Using his knowledge as a medical malpractice lawyer, G. Turner Howard will fight to get you the financial compensation to which you are entitled for your medical professional’s grave mistake. If a physician has caused you or a loved one to sustain a brain injury, and you need an experienced lawyer, contact our Knoxville, Tennessee office.
If a physician’s error results in the death of a patient, the victim’s family may be eligible to file a wrongful death medical malpractice lawsuit. In a wrongful death case, the victim’s family can seek compensation for costs incurred as a result of the death as well as payment for medical bills and pain and suffering. Many times family members are dependent upon the deceased’s employment for insurance benefits and income and should be compensated for their loss.
Families of wrongful death victims are uniquely qualified to seek compensation for the following:
Contact wrongful death lawyer G. Turner Howard III in Knoxville, Tennessee for a free review of your medical malpractice case.
First, those conditions that generally do not make for a medical malpractice or negligence claim include:
A. A physician's bad bedside manner or refusal to return your calls;
B. A bad result. There is never a guarantee of a good result;
C. No permanent injury.
In order for there to be a viable medical malpractice claim, the physician must not only have permanently harmed a patient through something he or she has done or not done, but his or her treatment must have fallen below the standard of care for physicians in that specialty in his or her locale.
Basically, the same as he or she would handle other personal injury claims by taking a fee of one-third off the top of the gross settlement plus reimbursement of legal expenses incurred. Many attorneys in medical malpractice cases will also ask for an "expert's fee" up front to have another physician review your records to determine whether or not you have a case. This fee can run between $500 and $5,000.
If you suspect you have been harmed, you should first get a second opinion from another physician. Then, you should contact a medical malpractice attorney for a case review, regardless of what the second physician’s opinion is. For cases involving medical malpractice that resulted in wrongful death, contact a wrongful death lawyer as soon as possible.
As a medical malpractice attorney focusing on brain injury, and wrongful death cases, our lawyer, can help you file an effective lawsuit. Knoxville, Tennessee’s G. Turner Howard III is experienced in handling the most serious of malpractice cases. If you think you or a loved one has been the victim of a doctor’s mistake or negligence, contact our office for a free consultation and get the restitution that is owed to you.
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G. Turner Howard III
Attorney At Law
5915 Casey Drive
P. O. Box 51904
Knoxville, Tennessee 37950
Toll Free: 877-496-6580
Fax: 865-584-5474