Medical Malpractice Injury Lawyers in Federal Way

Seeking Medical Malpractice Injury Compensation that you Deserve

Medical negligence describes a factual situation where a patient is injured as a result of a health care provider’s failure to follow the accepted standard of care. Reach out to a Federal Way medical malpractice lawyer. This negligence can occur at any stage of medical treatment and can involve an individual medical provider or even the hospitals themselves. A Federal Way personal injury lawyers has the experience to know if you have a winnable case or not. More often than not it is very difficult to prove a medical malpractice case.

Our medical malpractice claims often involve the following:

  • Surgical errors
  • Failure to diagnose
  • Medication errors
  • Failure to obtain informed consent
  • Hospital errors
  • Anesthesia injuries
  • Misdiagnosis
  • Failure to remove foreign objects
  • Dental malpractice
  • Failure to protect against foreseeable harm

Dedicated, Incisive Medical Malpractice Representation You Can Trust

The patient can be suffering pain and debilitating physical and emotional injuries, escalating medical bills and lost wages. If you or someone you care about has suffered injuries as the result of medical negligence, you know that the impact can be devastating and the effects enormous.

An experienced medical negligence attorney can quickly determine if your case is worth pursuing further. You should be prepared to give an accurate account of your injuries prior to seeing the medical professional, your medical history, and the injuries that were caused by the medical negligence. You should pick up all your pertinent medical records. This would include the records from the doctor who was negligent as well as hospital and doctor records immediately before the alleged negligence and the corrective procedures or diagnosis afterward.

The Medical Claims Process

Based on the information you provide to the attorney, the attorney needs to weigh the costs of litigating the case versus the potential of winning the case, including the amount of potentially recoverable damages. If recoverable damages are low, then typically, even if you have a good case, an attorney may not want to take the case on a contingency fee basis simply because the time required to bring the claim forward may exceed the number of recoverable attorney fees. If the potential for recoverable damages is high, however, the attorney may be willing to risk the firm’s time and money, even if the chances of winning is not 100%. Attorneys can make this analysis fairly quickly over the phone or through the contact form to your right.

Once we have made the determination to go forward, we may request an appointment to review your medical records and discuss your case in more detail.

The next step is to get a medical expert to review your case. Expert reviews can range from $250.00 to as much as $2,000.00. If the expert believes there is merit to the case, then additional costs to write a report are approximately $500.00 per hour. The initial expert review is just the start of the costs of bringing a medical negligence claim. Costs can be upward of $100,000.00 to litigate a medical malpractice claim. This is why attorneys are reluctant to take medical negligent cases when liability is not clear, or when recoverable damages are low.

RCW 7.70.040 sets forth the necessary elements of proof that injury resulted from the failure of the healthcare provider to follow the accepted standard of care:

  • The health care provider failed to exercise that degree of care, skill, and learning expected of a reasonably prudent health care provider at that time in the profession or class to which he belongs, in the state of Washington, acting in the same or similar circumstances.
  • Such failure was a proximate cause of the injury complained of.

Proving Medical Negligence & Injury in Washington State

Medical negligence cases are difficult to prove and always vigorously contested. It is important to discuss your case with a medical malpractice attorney as soon as possible while your memory is fresh and critical evidence is not lost. The medical malpractice attorneys at Park Chenaur can gather and sort through the evidence of your potential claim. Medical negligence cases are complex and can necessitate expert medical testimony, wage loss specialists, life/damage impact analysts. We have the experience and resources necessary to prove your negligence claim and take the first step in getting your life back.

Our medical malpractice attorneys will begin by discussing your facts in a free consultation. There are no attorney fees until we obtain compensation for you.

Park Chenaur- Federal Way Office

2505 S 320th Suite 100

Federal Way, WA 98003

Phone: 253-839-9440