Medical malpractice occurs when a healthcare provider fails to provide that degree of care that a reasonable and prudent provider would give under like or similar circumstances, and injury or death results.

Typical medical malpractice claims are:

• Failure to obtain an “informed consent” from the patient prior to treatment.
• Failure to properly diagnose a patient's medical condition.
• Failure to properly treat a patient's diagnosed condition.

Informed consent is an individual’s agreement to allow medical treatment based upon full disclosure of all the facts necessary to make an intelligent decision.

Medical malpractice claims require evaluations by both an attorney and a physician. If you’ve been injured as the result of what you believe to be improper care, call a Gainesville, Florida medical malpractice lawyer at Avera & Smith today. We’ll help you obtain all the medical records, laboratory results, pathological reports and expert witnesses to proceed with your claim.

Typical damages which can be recovered from a medical malpractice suit are:

• Medical expenses for injuries.
• Damages for pain and suffering.
• Disability and disfigurement damages.
• Lost wages.

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