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Medical Malpractice

Lancaster, Rock Hill and Fort Mill, South Carolina

Trusted physicians, nurses, surgeons, and anesthesiologists work hard to improve the health and quality of life for their patients. But when a serious mistake is made, their patients and families suffer the consequences. While minor errors are to be expected from time to time, when a healthcare professional makes a grave mistake, there are protections under the law that provide help for victims and their families. The Lancaster medical negligence law firm of Blackwell Trimnal Myers, LLC represents people who have suffered as a result of errors in judgment.

Defining Medical Malpractice

Where is the line drawn between an acceptable error and a life-threatening mistake? Medical malpractice laws state that errors become negligence when an action deviates from the acceptable standards of care as set forth by the medical industry. For example, an action such as leaving an instrument inside the body during a surgery is an act that is unacceptable, an event that other reasonable surgeons would not allow to happen. Whether a doctor is overworked and fatigued, using alcohol or drugs, or simply not focused during treatment, he or she must answer to patients and the courts when bad decisions cause serious and often irreversible harm.

Our medical malpractice team represents patients who have been seriously harmed due to a medical mistake, as well as families of victims who lost their lives as a result of a bad medical decision. Here are a few examples of mistakes that may be considered malpractice:

• Surgery on the wrong body part
• Lack of effective anesthesia
• Failure to diagnose cancer or other diseases
• Failure to recognize signs of a heart attack or stroke
• Complications during labor and delivery
• Failure to order a C-section during delivery
• Misdiagnosis
• Wrong medication or over medication
• Nonsterile conditions resulting in infection
• Unnecessary surgery
• Failure to recognize, treat, or prevent hemorrhaging
• Testing or lab errors
• Nerve damage during surgery

Righting the Wrong

A severe medical error can be difficult to recover from, but getting the funds you need for ideal treatment is a positive step in the right direction. Our Lancaster medical negligence attorneys will work to get your family fair compensation for current and future related medical expenses, rehabilitation, pain and suffering, loss of income, loss of earning capacity, wrongful death benefits, and others. Throughout the process, we will stay in close contact with your family, provide frequent updates, and lead your claim with experienced guidance that will prove to be invaluable during this difficult time.

If you feel a doctor or hospital is responsible for a bad decision that resulted in harm, our experienced Rock Hill medical malpractice lawyers have important information about your rights and options. Please contact Blackwell Trimnal Myers, LLC today to schedule a comprehensive case evaluation. Our team will deliver the personal attention you deserve and work hard to see that your family is well compensated.