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Medical malpractice implies that the "acceptable standard of care" was
violated in the medical care received by the the victim. Medical
malpractice lawsuit funding allow victims of medical malpractice and
their families to get advances on the expected settlement of their
medical malpractice lawsuit. Medical malpractice cases are more
difficult to get funded than some of the other case types we handle.
A wide variety of things can be expected to go
wrong in a medical procedure that do not constitute malpractice.
Statistics from the U.S. Department of Justice for the year 2001 showed
that only 27% of medical malpractice cases had a successful outcome for
the plaintiffs. Because of this most of our underwriters require
that your attorney obtain an expert opinion stating that the acceptable
standard of care has been violated in your case. All but one of
underwriters require that this expert opinion be obtained before they
will consider a case for medical malpractice lawsuit funding.
The types of malpractice situations that may qualify for medical
malpractice lawsuit funding
include (but are not limited to) the following.
- treatment errors or neglect leading to the loss of a body
part (e.g.
amputations)
- treatment errors or neglect resulting in death
- medication errors
- surgical errors such as leaving objects (e.g. sponges,
plastic parts, etc.) in the patient's body that should not be there
- emergency room errors
- diagnosis errors
The cases can be against
doctors, nurses, dentist, therapists, hospitals, and others.
The documents we need to see
for medical malpractice lawsuit funding include the following.
- attorney/client
retainer agreement (optional)
- expert report or
testimony stating that the acceptable standard of care has been
violated in your case
- complaint document
(most medical malpractice cases are settled via
negotiation before the case goes to trial)
- medical records (e.g.
emergency room reports, X-ray reports, MRI
reports, CAT scan reports, surgical reports, doctors narrative reports
describing status of injuries)
- death certificate (if
the malpractice resulted in death)
- proof of defendant's
insurance
Several basic questions
about
lawsuit finding are answered on the page FAQ's
About Lawsuit Funding.
If you have additional
questions, or if you would like to learn if your
lawsuit qualifies for lawsuit funding, please
click here to contact us, or
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