Medical Malpractice
North Carolina Medical Malpractice Lawyers
When you see a doctor or other health care professional, you expect to leave in better shape than when you arrived. Unfortunately, this is not always the case. If you have been injured in North Carolina as the result of improper care provided by a doctor, nurse, chiropractor, therapist, hospital, clinic, nursing home, or any other health care provider, our attorneys at Becton, Slifkin & Bell can help. We represent medical malpractice victims throughout North Carolina, including Raleigh, Durham, Chapel Hill, and Cary. Contact us to schedule a consultation.
Medical providers are required to exercise reasonable care in accordance with the standards of care for the profession involved. If a medical provider acts, or fails to act, in a manner that deviates from the accepted standard of care, that provider may be liable for an injured person's damages.
A medical malpractice claim can be based on many different negligent acts, including:
- Failing to diagnose a disease
- Delaying diagnosis of a disease
- Making surgical procedure errors
- Failing to properly treat a medical condition
- Making errors during the prenatal and/or birth process
Medical malpractice cases are often complex and require experienced North Carolina medical malpractice lawyers to understand the injury and its cause. We handle cases which involve all field and specialties of medicine. We have represented persons whose doctors have failed to timely identify and diagnose meningitis or cancer; persons whose doctors have failed to properly treat an orthopedic condition; and persons who were not cared for in a timely or appropriate manner in the emergency room.
Nursing Home Negligence
Hand in hand with medical malpractice is the issue of nursing home negligence. Nursing homes are often understaffed and the staff they have may be poorly trained or supervised. Nursing homes, long-term care givers, and assisted living facilities often place profits before patients. We represent elderly or chronically ill clients and their families throughout North Carolina who are suffering from bedsores, dehydration, malnutrition, medication errors, abusive treatment, and other injuries.
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If you or someone you love has suffered from either a medical malpractice or nursing home neglect or abuse, you may contact us.
