Accidents happen. But when they happen due to the negligence of medical professionals they can often have severe consequences. This is called medical malpractice.
Medical malpractice occurs when a patient is harmed by a medical professional that does not perform their medical duties in a competent manner. But how can you prove this?
In order to prove that there has been medical malpractice, an individual must be able to demonstrate four different things:
This generally requires the testimony of a medical expert to explain that the treating medical professional did not carry out the appropriate medical standard of care. This does not mean that the doctor’s care had to have been the very best possible; just that it was “reasonably skillful and careful.”
Common types of medical malpractice include:
While you are entitled to seek compensation in such situations, there is a time limit for claims (a statute of limitations). This is dependent upon whether the injured individual is a minor or an adult. In Oklahoma, an adult has two years from the date of the negligent act to file a claim, while a minor under 12 has seven years from the date of the act to file a claim.
However, if the minor is over the age of 12 at the time of the action, his or her parents must file a medical malpractice claim by his or her nineteenth birthday.
If you fail to do so, you will be barred from filing that claim.
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