According to Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) cancer, heart disease and Medical Malpractice are the leading causes of death in America. When a health care provider does not follow the “standard of care,” a potential Medical Malpractice arises.

 

To determine whether the health care provider deviated from the standard of care, one has to ask whether reasonably prudent healthcare providers, in the same or similar circumstances, act or not act in the same manner. Even if the answer to the previous question is “no,” that does not mean that one will be entitled to compensation. Under Florida law, before one can initiate a claim against a provider, one must provide a sworn written opinion of a similar doctor and submit evidence of causation (that the wrongdoing of the provider in fact caused the condition).

These barriers to filing suit are unusual for a personal injury claim. These facts, among others, make this area of practice costly, time-consuming and complicated. Depending on the circumstances, the time you are allotted to bring a suit (known as the statute of limitations) can be two years from the situation that caused the injury or two years from when you did or should have discovered the malpractice. Davis Law will work with and fund the experts and other expenses necessary to provide you with extraordinary legal service.