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Fargo Medical Malpractice Lawyers
Experienced advocacy from Fargo medical malpractice attorneys
Physicians, hospitals, pharmacists, and every other type of healthcare provider owe a duty to their patients to provide competent medical care. Nobody expects doctors to be gods, but when doctors and other medical professionals provide care, that care should meet acceptable medical standards. At Larson Law Firm P.C., our Fargo medical malpractice lawyers work with a network of physicians who are skilled at showing what medical mistakes occurred, why those mistakes were preventable, what injuries or illnesses you now have, and what additional medical care you’ll need due to the malpractice. We demand full compensation for every way a healthcare provider’s negligence changed your life or took the life of a loved one.
How can we help?
- What is a medical malpractice claim?
- What types of medical malpractice claims do your Fargo lawyers handle?
- What damages can I assert when medical malpractice occurs in Fargo?
- How long do I have to file a medical malpractice claim in North Dakota?
- Do you have a Fargo medical malpractice lawyer near me?
What is a medical malpractice claim?
Patients can file a medical malpractice claim in Fargo if the following requirements are met:
- There is a doctor/patient relationship or a healthcare professional/patient relationship. This relationship is generally met when you seek medical treatment by making a medical appointment, going to an emergency room, or agreeing to have a medical procedure.
- The healthcare professional breached their duty of care by failing to treat you according to the medical standards for their type of medical practice.
- The breach of care harmed you in some way.
At Larson Law Firm P.C., our Fargo medical malpractice attorneys are skilled at showing that these three requirements have been established
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What types of medical malpractice claims do your Fargo lawyers handle?
Our lawyers handle all types of medical malpractice cases, including:
- Failure to make a proper diagnosis and a misdiagnosis of your condition
- Birth injuries
- Mistakes during surgery
- Medication mistakes such as prescribing the wrong medication or the wrong dosage
- Emergency room errors
- Recommended improper treatments
- Pharmacy errors
- Anesthesia mistakes
- Radiology errors
- Hospital malpractice
- Nursing mistakes
- Nursing home abuse
Informed consent
One type of malpractice that our Fargo medical malpractice lawyers review is whether a patient was properly informed about the risks and dangers of any medications and any treatments. As long as you are cognizant, your doctor or healthcare provider should obtain written informed consent from you regarding any dangerous procedures such as elective surgery.
Informed consent means your physician reviewed the following with you before providing any treatments or surgeries:
- Your diagnosis
- The treatment or surgery that is recommended
- The risks associated with each treatment or surgery
- The possible alternatives
- The consequences for not doing anything
The failure to explain these risks and to obtain written consent to proceed with these treatments and surgeries could be the basis for a medical malpractice claim.
At Larson Law Firm P.C., our lawyers have decades of experience filing, negotiating, and trying medical malpractice claims and other types of personal injury claims. We understand North Dakota malpractice law. We’re also skilled at anticipating and countering the arguments your doctors and other healthcare providers will make to try to deny your medical malpractice claim.
What damages can I assert when medical malpractice occurs in Fargo?
Your damage claim depends on the type of malpractice, what happened if the medical care wasn’t provided, and what happened if the medical care was provided – but was provided improperly.
Generally, our Fargo medical malpractice lawyers seek compensation for all your current and future:
- Medical expenses
- Lost income and wages include compensation if you have a permanent disability
- Daily physical pain and emotional suffering
- Any scarring and disfigurement such as might occur if surgery was unnecessary
- Loss of bodily function
- Loss of quality of life
- Loss of consortium (marital enjoyment)
We’ll review with our own network of physicians whether corrective treatments are possible – and the cost, time, and issues involved with those corrective treatments. If corrective treatments cannot help, we’ll review how the negligence has impacted every aspect of your daily home and work life.
Our team also files wrongful death actions if your loved one dies due to medical mistakes. We demand compensation for the funeral and burial bills, the financial support your loved one would have provided his/her family, and the loss of personal guidance and support your loved one would have provided each family member.
In egregious cases, we seek punitive damages.
Our record of success
At Larson Law Firm P.C., our lawyers have represented victims in several medical malpractice cases including negligence by hospitals that are governed by federal agencies. For example, while service members cannot file claims against the government if they suffer medical malpractice in a military hospital, a skilled Fargo medical negligence lawyer can help a dependent spouse or child obtain a recovery.
Our founding lawyer, Mark V. Larson, recovered the biggest settlement in North Dakota history for a baby that was stillborn. The delivering physician at the North Dakota air base hospital failed, when the mother developed a fever, to deliver the baby through a C-section. As a result, the baby developed a fever. The distress of the baby was further compounded when a saline solution was injected into the mother, resulting in stillbirth.
Mr. Larson is a certified Civil Trial Specialist by the National Board of Trial Advocacy. While many of the cases he handles do settle, he does prepare each medical malpractice case for the possibility of a trial.
How long do I have to file a medical malpractice claim in North Dakota?
You have just two years to file a medical malpractice claim in North Dakota. Some adjustments may apply, depending on when you reasonably learned that malpractice occurred. Don’t take any chances. Contact us as soon as you suspect that any healthcare provider failed to provide competent medical care. We’ll work aggressively to review the medical records, question everyone involved in your treatment, and discuss your current medical diagnosis and prognosis.
Delay can hurt your legal case. In medical malpractice cases, delay can also affect your ability to receive corrective medical care.
Do you have a Fargo medical malpractice lawyer near me?
At Larson Law Firm P.C., our Fargo medical malpractice lawyers consult with patients and families at our Fargo office located at 3220 South 18th Street, Suite 8C. If you are too ill to come to our office, we will make arrangements to meet you at your home or a healthcare care facility. We also conduct consultations by phone and through video.
Our lawyers will review what happened, answer your questions, and explain your rights. We’ll help you prepare for each stage of the claims process.
Talk with a respected Fargo medical malpractice lawyer now
We understand how upset you are. You see your doctors to get better, not to get worse. We know you worry about your health, how you’ll pay your bills, and which doctors you can trust. At Larson Law Firm P.C., our Fargo medical malpractice attorneys have helped numerous personal injury victims obtain strong settlements and verdicts. We have the experience and resources to fight hospitals and physicians.
Call us today or fill out our contact form now to schedule a free initial consultation. From our Fargo, Minot, and Bismarck offices, we represent medical malpractice victims and families throughout North Dakota.