The Oakland Medical Injury Lawyers at Callaway & Wolf fight on behalf of injured patients seeking financial compensation in cases of medical negligence. Our experienced attorneys help you identify the evidence that demonstrates malpractice occurred and that the negligent party must be held accountable for your losses. Although monetary damages cannot reverse the devastating impact of an injury, it may help ease the burdens of medical bills, lost income, and other financial costs.
Doctors and other health care professionals are highly educated individuals you trust to diagnose and treat your illnesses and injuries. Unfortunately, even the most skilled doctors can make mistakes that cause serious harm. Whether a mistake is the result of an anesthesiologist administering the wrong medication or a physician failing to order a diagnostic test that could have led to lifesaving treatment, any medical error that negatively impacts your health and well-being constitutes medical malpractice.
Proving medical malpractice requires demonstrating that the liable party breached their duty to provide you with a certain standard of care, that they acted negligently in doing so, and that this breach caused your injuries and damages. Your Oakland medical malpractice attorney can use medical experts to bolster your case and establish your right to compensation.
A knowledgeable medical malpractice attorney can also protect your rights to compensation for damages that exceed the limits imposed by California’s Medical Injury Compensation Reform Act (MICRA), which caps non-economic damages, such as pain and suffering and loss of consortium. However, MICRA does not cap economic damages, such as your medical expenses and lost income, and punitive damages are still recoverable in some cases of extreme negligence.
In addition to establishing liability for your injuries, your medical malpractice lawyer can file your claim within the two-year statute of limitations, as set forth in the California Statutes of Limitations. The sooner you contact a lawyer, the greater your chances of achieving a maximum recovery for your injuries and damages. Additionally, the more information your Oakland medical malpractice attorney has at the outset of the process, the better equipped he or she will be to negotiate with insurance companies and other parties. It is strongly advised that you do not speak to an insurance company directly, as they often elicit responses that can be used against you. Your Oakland personal injury lawyer can handle all dialogue with the insurer on your behalf. In some cases, you will be asked to provide a recorded statement. Your attorney will advise you on whether to do so. If you do, our firm can ensure that the statement does not contain any statements that would undermine your claim. We are an AV Rated and Super Lawyer firm, which is an honor that only about 5% of all attorneys achieve, and we are members of the American Board of Trial Advocates, an invitation-only group limited to less than 8,000 lawyers nationwide. Our commitment to our clients’ success has helped us secure multimillion-dollar settlements and verdicts.