Jury Awards $3.74 Million in Malpractice Case
Posted on Jul 1, 2012 11:40am PDT
A jury has reportedly awarded a family about $3.74 million in connection with a medical malpractice case. According to reports, the case involved a physician who was allegedly negligent in treatment of a man who later died of a heart attack. He reportedly went to the doctor with chest pain, but was allegedly told to stop taking aspirin which acts as a blood thinner for at-risk heart patients. He was also reportedly never told to meet with a cardiologist which could have helped.
You should be able to protect your rights when you are injured in a medical malpractice situation. When medical professionals do not operate properly and put your life in danger when they should be helping you, then you will want to pursue a medical malpractice case. Your life may be forever altered after malpractice, so the guilty party should be held responsible for the pain that they have caused you. Working with a medical malpractice attorney will allow for you to have an expert on your side protecting your rights. A medical malpractice lawyer will know how to proceed forward with your case all while keeping your best interest in mind. A malpractice lawyer will guide you through this process, including dealing with insurance companies and court proceedings. Please take some time to contact a malpractice attorney today to begin discussing the details of your case.