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The novel coronavirus has spread all over the globe, and in the US, there are numerous illnesses surrounding it. COVID-19 Medical Malpractice Claim– It is slowly taking momentum in litigations as doctors and nursing homes have failed many times to diagnose or offer necessary treatment to covid-19 patients. Such malpractice might have led to death or even long-term diseases! So now people are coming back with their litigations so that the medical personnel/organization can compensate them for the physical or financial losses they must have had.
We agree that COVID-19 is a relatively new virus, but that doesn’t give doctors and nursing homes the freedom to do malpractice with patience. Unfair treatment, late diagnosis, and reluctant response to critical patients make the ground for a medical malpractice lawsuit in this covid-19 period.
Every doctor or physician follows a set of standard treatment procedures for every patient. The applicable standard of care has to be followed so that the patient gets what they might have received if they visited another physician.
According to Florida Law [1], if a patient is harmed due to the lack of standard care from the physician, they can file a Covid-19 medical malpractice claim. For example, a patient seeking covid-19 treatment was not diagnosed by the physician, and they referred the patient to another hospital. Suppose the patient is detected with covid-19, and their health faces any damage due to the delayed identification of the novel virus in the blood. In that case, the physician can be dragged to court by the patient due to the harm they faced due to the delay in diagnosis.
In such COVID-19 medical malpractice claim cases, a medical expert accompanies the lawyer so that they can point out whether the physician’s delay has caused any harm or not. The sole aim of the lawyer, along with the medical expert, is to establish that the deviation from the standard of care lead to their client being sicker. Such a medical expert is critical in COVID-19 malpractice cases because the physician might well argue that standards are not clear as the novel coronavirus is still new now.
Anyone who puts up a genuine covid-19 medical malpractice claim will recover losses that might have happened due to the negligence and delayed diagnosis. Generally, the plaintiff’s cost of treatment due to the disease and future medical expenses are recovered. Also, if a plaintiff has lost wages due to the illness and lack of mobility, it should be duly compensated to them.
To start your claim process, you should hire the best medical malpractice attorneys to get assured compensation for your legit claim. Firstly, you need to discuss with an attorney regarding the entire turn of events and whether there is a chance for a legit claim or not. Be it the doctor’s negligence, nurse’s ill-treatment or delayed diagnosis, and unjustified medical bills, your lawyer will find the potholes in your journey to create a lawsuit. Secondly, throughout this process of claim settlements, there will be numerous adversities from the defendant’s end. Hence, having a professional and specialized medical malpractice attorney, who can defend your case, is essential. We help you understand the legal process and offer you a host of eligible attorneys who can take your case forward. The final call always remains yours!
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Resources-
1. http://www.leg.state.fl.us/statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&URL=0700-0799/0766/0766ContentsIndex.html
