Jacksonville Medical Malpractice Lawyer

Florida law gives you a two-year time limit for medical error claims. However, the timeline can be tricky:

• First, the two-year period starts when you find the injury
• Additionally, Florida also has a four-year time limit from when the error happened
• Moreover, you cannot file a lawsuit more than four years after the error, even if you found it later
• Furthermore, some exceptions may apply, especially when doctors hide the mistake

Don’t wait to get justice. Therefore, Florida law limits the time you have to file medical error claims. As a result, reach out to our trusted Jacksonville medical malpractice lawyer team today for a private talk.

The standard of care in Florida is “the level of care that other similar good doctors would give.” Therefore, this standard changes based on:

• First, the type of medical professional involved
• Additionally, the specific situation of your case
• Moreover, current accepted practices in the medical world
• Furthermore, location and available resources

No. Thanks to a 2017 Florida Supreme Court ruling, there are no limits on damages in medical error cases. Therefore, you can get full payment for:

• All medical bills (past and future)
• Additionally, lost income and earning ability
• Moreover, pain and suffering
• Furthermore, emotional distress
• Finally, loss of quality of life

Our firm works on a no-win, no-fee basis. Therefore, this means:

• No upfront lawyer fees or costs
• Additionally, you only pay if we win your case
• Moreover, we pay all case costs during the lawsuit
• Furthermore, free first meeting to look at your claim

Our Jacksonville medical malpractice attorney team works with board-certified medical experts in almost every specialty. These include:

• Emergency medicine doctors
• Additionally, surgeons and surgical specialists
• Moreover, radiologists and pathologists
• Furthermore, baby doctors and pediatricians
• Also, anesthesiologists
• Finally, nursing experts and hospital managers

Yes. Hospitals can be held responsible for medical errors through:

• Direct responsibility: Hospital’s own bad policies or procedures
• Additionally, Indirect responsibility: Being responsible for employee actions
• Moreover, Corporate negligence: Not ensuring competent medical staff

Major Jacksonville hospitals we’ve handled cases against include facilities throughout the Baptist Health, UF Health, and Ascension St. Vincent’s systems.

Not every medical mistake gives you the right to sue. Therefore, first, you must prove that the mistake rises to medical negligence.

To have a real medical error claim, you must show:

• First, you were a patient, and the doctor owed you proper care
• Additionally, the scope of the doctor’s duty of care
• Moreover, some type of departure from that standard of care
• Furthermore, the mistake caused you to suffer some type of harm

Finding the responsible party in a medical error case isn’t always easy. Therefore, when you visit a hospital, you often get medical care from many parties. These include doctors, nurses, and technicians.

The following may be named as defendants:

• Doctors and surgeons
• Additionally, hospitals and administrators
• Moreover, private medical practices
• Furthermore, urgent care centers
• Also, nurses and physician’s assistants
• Finally, specialists and pharmacists

Many cases involve multiple defendants. Therefore, we’ll collect evidence and help you identify every medical professional who may be responsible.