MEDICAL MALPRACTICE

* Hospital and Physician Negligence
* Nursing Home Negligence
* Psychiatric Malpractice
* Birth Injury
* Informed Consent and Negligence

Hospital and Physician Negligence - According to a recent report on medical malpractice from the Institute of Medicine, as many as 98,000 Americans die each year due to preventable medical errors. The term “medical malpractice” describes any treatment, lack of treatment or other departure from the accepted standards of medical care, health care or safety on the part of a health care provider causing harm to a patient.

A variety of mistakes can give rise to a medical malpractice claim, including misdiagnosis, improper or substandard treatment, failure to treat, delay in treatment, failure to follow-up, failure to diagnose and prescription errors. Despite technological advances in the medical field, medical malpractice claims continue to rise. While everyone acknowledges medicine is not an exact science, physicians and other health care professionals are expected to exercise a certain standard of care. When medical professionals stray from accepted standards of practice and cause injury to their patients, they are subject to liability.

Medical malpractice is a complex area of the law and often requires extensive medical research and investigation. The Law Office of James R. Moyles has extensive experience representing patients of doctors, nurses, hospitals, nursing homes and other medical professionals and facilities who have fallen below the accepted standard of practice. Our firm has both the legal expertise and medical knowledge to evaluate potential medical malpractice claims and aggressively pursue viable causes of action against the responsible medical professional. We have successfully managed a wide variety of medical malpractice cases involving the following areas:

Oncology
Orthopedic
Birth & Neonatal Injury
Failure to Diagnose
Surgical Error
Failure to Treat
Negligent Drug and IV Administration
Failure to Inform of Risks
Misdiagnosis
Defective Medical Device
Cognitive Brain Injury

Nursing Home Negligence - Nursing home residents are neglected and abused more often that most people think. Nothing can be more devastating than discovering that your loved one has been abused or neglected by the very people that you hired to protect and care for them. Mr. Moyles has the experience to deal with serious injury and abuse cases that arise from negligent care, supervision, and abuse that occurs in nursing homes. If you suspect that your loved one has been injured, is being abused, or is not receiving proper nursing home care, contact Mr. Moyles today for a FREE initial consultation.

Psychiatric Malpractice - Attorney James R. Moyles practices extensively in the area of Psychiatric Malpractice. He has significant experience evaluating, litigating, and negotiating claims involving psychiatric malpractice. Mr. Moyles handles cases involving the following errors and or omissions:

* Failure to Obtain Information (patient history)
* Failure to Appropriately Diagnose
* Failure to Properly Treat
* Negligent Failure to Prevent Patients from Harming Themselves or Others
* Failure to Obtain Informed Consent
* Abandonment
* Negligent Supervision

Birth Injury - The birth of a child should be a wonderful and joyous experience. Unfortunately, in some cases negligent medical treatment can turn this occasion into one of fear and despair. The process of pregnancy and childbirth requires that the medical providers, whether they be obstetricians, gynecologist, neonatologist or nursing staff, use the appropriate medical care and skill. Failure to exercise the acceptable and appropriate standard of care is negligence. Let us use our medical resources to properly evaluate and determine whether you or a loved one have been a victim of medical negligence.

Informed Consent and Negligence - The law requires that a physician must disclose to the patient the risks of a potential surgical procedures. If the person fails to disclose such risks, he may be liable for monetary damages.

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