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Failure to Advise

As a medical patient, you have the prerogative to make choices regarding your own health, medical ailments and treatments available. The process of comprehending the positives and negatives of various treatments and options is referred to as "informed consent." What this means, is that physicians must give patients the facts about specific treatments, medications, or tests in order for patients to decide whether or not they choose to go forward with a medical procedure. In essence, a physician will give you these facts so that one can make an informed choice about their health. In all states throughout the country, a patient must give their voluntary, informed agreement for all procedures and treatments involving a medical condition.

Did a negligent doctor fail to advise you or a loved one of medical treatment? Our lawyers can help. Contact a local medical malpractice attorney in your area for more information regarding a potential lawsuit.

The costly burden that results from medical malpractice is overwhelming. When you or a family member experiences harm from a doctor failing to advise, you may be entitled to a monetary recovery. Our medical malpractice attorneys can recover monetary damages that would cover:

• Lost Income
• Costs of Living with an Injury or Disability
• Funeral Expenses
• Non-Monetary Damages
• Physical and Mental Pain and Suffering
• Loss of Quality of Life
• Loss of Consortium
• Punitive Damages
• Loss of Future Earning Capacity
• Medical Expenses

As experienced medical malpractice lawyers, we have successfully handled various informed consent lawsuits through the years. Due to our experience, we understand what to look for a patient’s medical documents and we know the questions to ask during all legal procedures to hopefully end with a desirable result.

Were you or a loved one harmed by a negligent doctor failing to advise regarding medical conditions or treatments? Our attorneys can help. Contact a medical malpractice lawyer today to find out more.

Did you know?

Failing to advise claims are complex matters because they frequently come down to a dispute between the patient and doctor as to what medical information was conveyed and discussed.
Because of this, it is vital that individuals who believe they were not correctly given essential information or facts regarding a medical procedure retain a medical malpractice lawyer to investigate this claim on their behalf.