Medical Malpractice Lawyer in Jacksonville NC
At The Law Offices of John Drew Warlick, P.A., the mission of our North Carolina personal injury law firm is to advocate for the rights of injured individuals, including those harmed by professional negligence. Such negligence, generally called medical malpractice when it occurs in a health care setting, takes many forms. Unfortunately, it is also all too common.
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What Are Some Instances of Medical Malpractice?
More often than we may wish to think:
- A hospital nurse may give the wrong medication or fail to notice an important change in a patient’s condition
- A harried doctor fails to take the time to really listen to his patient’s complaints and fails to complete a thorough examination related to those complaints
- A surgeon commits surgical errors, such as leaving a surgical instrument inside a patient’s body.
- An insurance company presses hard to have a patient released from the hospital to save money
- One’s elderly loved one fails to receive care from properly qualified staff because the nursing home cut corners to save money by hiring under-credentialed health care providers
Regrettably, situations like these are a breeding ground for catastrophic mistakes at every level and in every area of the health care industry.
Help For North Carolina Family Members In Cases Of Medical Malpractice And Wrongful Death
When medical malpractice leads to catastrophic injuries or to the death of a loved one, family members may be so devastated that they are not aware of all that was happening in their loved ones’ medical cases. They may not question the medical care provided. Because medical malpractice insurance companies require their insureds not to reveal possible medical negligence, the family may never know that a medical professional failed to uphold his or her duty of care.
Our skilled medical malpractice attorneys have the needed resources to review all the evidence in cases in which an individual has sustained unwarranted injuries or died unexpectedly while under the care of a health care provider or during a medical procedure. Generally, by going through the medical record, we are able to discover whether medical malpractice may have played a role in the tragedy.
Please be aware, the state of North Carolina imposes a set time period in which you may file a lawsuit for your or your loved one’s injuries. This time period is called the Statute of Limitations. For our state, that time period is three years for injury cases, and two years for medical malpractice.
Contact Our North Carolina Medical Malpractice Lawyers
If you are wondering if the injuries sustained by your loved one may have been due to medical malpractice, contact the legal team The Law Offices of John Drew Warlick, P.A., online or call 910-378-0556 for a free consultation and case evaluation with a medical malpractice attorney. From our offices in Jacksonville, we provide legal representation to people in Onslow County, and throughout North Carolina.
