Resolving Medical Negligence Claims in British Columbia
Many personal injury lawyers avoid medical negligence claims because of the difficulty in meeting the legal and evidentiary standards of proof against doctors and/or hospitals suspected of negligence in patient care. At Murphy Battista, however, medical negligence claims represent a major focus of our work.
Our law firm's success on behalf of individuals and families affected by negligence in diagnosis or treatment is based on our experience with complex medical evidence. The legal team at Murphy Battista works effectively with medical experts who are in a position to evaluate the performance of their professional peers.
Contact Murphy Battista for a free consultation. We handle a wide variety of negligence claims against doctors, hospitals and other health care providers. We also know what it takes to overcome the resistance of the Canadian Medical Protective Association (CMPA), the insurer that covers British Columbia doctors in medical negligence actions.
Examples of our medical negligence experience include:
- Misdiagnosis, delayed diagnosis and similar errors in emergency treatment, family practice and radiology
- Medication errors in either the prescription or the administration of drugs
- Surgical errors
- Anaesthesia errors
- Negligent care by nurses in post-operative recovery
- Medical errors based on poor communication between doctors and nurses or between doctors from different specialties
- Medical records errors
- Birth injuries caused by negligence during delivery or prenatal care
Success in a medical negligence claim depends on more than proof of an error in judgment or practice on the part of a health care professional. It is necessary as well to prove that the negligence was of a kind that a reasonably careful professional would not have made under similar circumstances, and that the negligence actually resulted in the patient's injury or death.
B.C. Medical Negligence Lawyers: Call Murphy Battista at 866-315-5694
This burden of proof means that expert review and testimony will ordinarily be required to determine the viability of the medical negligence claim and to overcome the objections that the CMPA will be certain to raise in defending the action. At Murphy Battista, our experience with the demands of medical negligence claims lmeans that your case will be handled with skill and confidence.
For additional information about your potential claim for medical negligence claims in B.C., contact Murphy Battista for a free consultation.
