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Barrie Medical Malpractice Lawyers
Medical malpractice occurs when doctors, nurses, or other healthcare professionals fail to provide the proper standard of care to their patients. When it comes to physical and mental health, people trust their care to medical professionals, who have a duty of care to their patients. However, medical team members can sometimes fail to meet the required high standards of practice and people are injured as a result.
When a healthcare professional does not abide by certain standards and a patient becomes hurt or sick as a result, they could be held liable with the help of an experienced medical malpractice lawyer in Barrie. Medical negligence claims are some of the most challenging personal injury cases to pursue in Ontario, so it is best to consult with a Barrie medical malpractice lawyer before entering civil litigation to maximize your chances of success.
If you have been harmed due to medical negligence, error, or malpractice, we can help. At Rastin Gluckstein Lawyers, restoring the lives of our injured clients and their families is our goal. Our personal injury lawyers handle medical malpractice cases in Barrie, including birth trauma, surgical errors, nursing errors, chiropractic errors and misdiagnosis and delayed diagnosis. While we cannot correct a medical mistake, we take care of all legal matters and secure compensation for you, so that you and your loved ones can focus on recovery.
Pursuing Your Medical Malpractice Claim in Barrie
It’s essential that you do not wait too long to see a medical malpractice lawyer in Barrie about your case. Ontario’s law has limitation periods, which can affect your case:
- You must pursue your case within two years from the day the claim was discovered. The day of discovery is often determined to be before you realize a mistake was made or a medical practitioner admitted that an injury was caused by a mistake of their making. The day of discovery can also be classified as before you start to have suspicions.
- Children have until two years after their 18th birthday to start a claim, but parents and guardians generally do this before the two-year limitation begins. However, if the child’s legal guardian signs an Affidavit of Litigation Guardian, the two-year limit will immediately start.
Even if you believe you have passed the limitation period, we encourage you to consult with our Rastin Gluckstein lawyers for medical malpractice cases in Barrie. Our compassionate team will never make you feel as though you’ve wasted our time. We offer free consultations exactly for the purpose of discussing your legal matters and deciding whether or not it’s in your best interests to pursue the case.
Personal injury law has many details and exceptions to be wary of, which is why it’s always best to contact one of our medical malpractice lawyers. If you have the slightest doubt that you didn’t receive the acceptable standard of care from your medical practitioners, speak with us as soon as possible to get a second opinion. A Barrie medical malpractice lawyer can allay your fears or build your case to get you compensated.
Experienced Representation for Medical Malpractice Lawsuits
Our primary focus at Rastin Gluckstein Lawyers is your recovery. We offer some of Ontario’s most experienced medical malpractice legal counsel. Medical malpractice lawsuits are complex by nature. Our counsel has plaintiff and defendant experience and understands how to achieve favourable results. Our medical malpractice group have years of experience and have been working in this area on behalf of patients for over 30 years. We help people whose lives have been disrupted by:
- Chiropractic Errors
- Emergency Room Errors
- Lack of Informed Consent
- Medication Errors
- Misdiagnosis and Delayed Diagnosis
- Nursing Errors
- Surgical Errors
- Birth Injury
Although healthcare professionals should be trained and possess the appropriate knowledge to solve your medical issues, they are still human and can make mistakes. Our Barrie medical malpractice lawyers will see to it that you get justice and the compensation you deserve.
During your case, we will explain personal injury law and review all pertinent documentation you bring in.
Proving Duty of Care in Medical Malpractice
Healthcare professionals are legally obligated to provide a certain standard of care. The main objective for our Barrie medical malpractice lawyers is to prove that your healthcare professional, whether it’s a surgeon, a nurse, or a chiropractor, was medically neglectful.
Medical negligence consists of:
- Breach of the Standard of Care: Your medical practitioner was reckless or neglectful while providing you with care.
- Causation: Your medical practitioner causes harm when they should have been educated to know the outcome ahead of time.
- Damages: The results of a medical practitioner’s reckless or negligent behaviour.
We’ve successfully handled many Barrie cases over the years, helping our clients regain a sense of normal in their lives.
The Canadian Medical Protective Association
Medical malpractice cases in Barrie are extremely difficult for patients to pursue because most doctors are members of the Canadian Medical Protective Association (CMPA). This association is dedicated to protecting physicians and their reputations. When doctors face legal action from patients, the CMPA may cover the healthcare provider’s legal fees, settlement offers, or judgements made against them.
The CMPA has highly experienced lawyers that aggressively fight against claims of malpractice. For this reason, injured patients should enlist the help of a Barrie medical negligence lawyer who could stand up to the CMPA and work to obtain maximum compensation.
Your Medical Malpractice Case Is in Good Hands
Filing a medical malpractice case can be very beneficial to patients who have been injured by a healthcare professional who failed to provide the medically accepted standard of care. However, these are some of the most complicated claims to pursue, and injured patients should not try to litigate on their own.
Rastin Gluckstein Lawyers believe in making a connection with our clients, so they feel at ease knowing they have support while they recover. Since 1962, our personal injury law firm has worked with insurance companies, submitted claims on our clients’ behalf, and provided clients with the necessary therapeutic resources they needed. We’re here to look after the Ontario community.
Our Barrie medical malpractice lawyers have the experience necessary to investigate these claims, collect evidence to substantiate them, and help you get the maximum amount of compensation available to you. If you or a loved ones has been injured by a health care professional, contact us today to learn more about how we can help.
Medical malpractice actions are complex, so we highly recommend coming in for a free consultation.
FAQs.
- What should you do if you suspect you have been injured or harmed due to a nursing error?
- If you or a loved one has suffered harm due to a nursing error, contact Gluckstein’s top-ranked medical malpractice team. We’ll investigate your case, guide you through the process, and advocate for your compensation, keeping you informed and supported every step of the way. Get More Information
- What are common examples of nursing errors?
- Common nursing errors include medication mistakes, improper documentation, failure to monitor patients, obstetrical monitoring errors, and neglecting to inform the medical team when needed. These errors can lead to serious consequences, highlighting the importance of proper care and communication in healthcare settings. Get More Information
- How can a lawyer help if I've been injured or harmed due to a medication error?
- Our team of medical malpractice lawyers specialize in investigating injuries caused by medical mistakes as a result of medication errors. With expertise in personal injury law, they assess your case to determine if you have a claim for compensation and damages against a medical practitioner or provider. Get More Information
- What are medication errors and what are some examples of them?
- A medication error is any preventable event that leads to inappropriate medication use or patient harm. These errors can occur at various stages of the medication process, from prescribing to administration. While they often happen during administration, they can also stem from prescribing, transcribing, ordering, compounding, dispensing, distributing, or monitoring medications. Get More Information
- How can a medical malpractice lawyer help if I was harmed due to lack of informed consent?
- A knowledgeable and skilled personal injury lawyer with experience in lack of informed consent cases can help determine if your case is actionable. If there are grounds for a claim, our team will draw on our extensive network of medical experts to help build a strong case for compensation and damages. Get More Information
- How do the medical malpractice lawyers at Gluckstein Personal Injury Law help establish negligence in a medical malpractice case?
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Doctors must adhere to a medically accepted standard of care that is reasonably expected of all healthcare professionals. This prevents legal claims in cases where a physician acted reasonably to diagnose or treat an illness or injury to the best of their ability.
To prevail in a medical negligence claim, an injured or sick patient must prove that their physician’s or surgeon’s failure to meet the standard of care directly caused their medical injuries. An experienced medical malpractice lawyer at Gluckstein Lawyers can review a claim for medical malpractice with the assistance of medical experts and gather evidence of instances of actionable negligence.
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Barrie, ON L4N 8J6
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