There is no doubt about it — medical malpractice cases are complex and challenging to present to the court. These cases often arise over highly technical medical procedures and the standards of care that guide the practice and practitioners of them.
To be blunt, they can be boring. All it takes is a couple of zoned-out jurors who may be wool-gathering or pondering what they will be served for lunch at break to vote incorrectly because they weren’t paying attention to the testimony.
Your medical bills have become a mountain of debt
After an unfortunate verdict by a judge or jury, you could be on the hook for six- or seven-figure medical bills for your lifesaving treatment. There may even be a need for more expensive medical treatment and supplies for the indefinite future. Maybe permanently. Who will pay for all that now that you can’t?
It should be the negligent party who caused or increased your medical problems. It could be a physician, technician or any health care worker who dropped the ball on your care.
An appeal may be necessary
Not all cases that didn’t go the way you wanted can be appealed. There must have been some citable legal errors for a medical malpractice case to be eligible for an appeals court to review it.
However, few laymen without legal training will be able to read the transcript and recognize errors or omissions when they see them. Learning more about the medical malpractice laws in your state can add clarity to your decision to move forward.