Michael LeRoy Attorney is an attorney and co-founder of the law firm, Fulmer, LeRoy, Albee located in Orlando, Florida. He is highly qualified and educated in the laws regarding medical malpractice. Doctors are professionals, but they do make mistakes. In some instances, these mistakes or acts of negligence can cause a lifetime of financial burden or physical misery.
Medical malpractice occurs when a patient is injured or dies as a result of care provided by a medical professional or the institution where the patient was medically treated.
Medical Malpractice law is the governing body regarding the liability of doctors or other providers when they cause harm to a patient by their negligence. In general terms, a doctor is held liable if his or her conduct does not meet the “stand of care” provided by the medical professional same case circumstances.
Medical malpractice typically falls into any of the following categories:
•The failure in diagnosing a patient’s condition.
•Incorrectly reading x-rays.
•Prescribing the wrong medications or failing to warn the patient of the risks/side effects.
•Failing to warn the patient of the risks regarding a procedure, or the performance of service without patient’s consent.
•Making a mistake during childbirth or surgery.
The awards in medical malpractice cases in the United States are among the largest of all personal injury cases. The reason being the damages generally include:
•Medical expenses.
•Emotional distress.
•Lost wages.
•Physical pain and or suffering.
•Loss of earning potential.
•Punitive damages.
•Complete or partial impairment disfigurement, or death.
Expert witnesses play an important role in medical malpractice lawsuits. Many of the details in a medical case are very complex. Other doctors are called in to study the case, give their opinion, and explain how they have derived at their conclusion. Michael LeRoy is an attorney that can provide the proper expert witnesses needed in the defense of a medical malpractice case.