West Palm Beach Medical Malpractice Law Firm

The education and training of medical professionals is long, sometimes arduous, often rewarding, and essential to society. As a group of professionals, their sworn dedication to granting health to as many people as possible is unquestionable. However, being human, health care providers can, and do, make mistakes. Because of the nature of their work, the mistakes of medical professionals can carry consequences most of us cannot imagine. According to the National Academy of Sciences, approximately 98,000 Americans die from "medical mistakes" each year.

Medical malpractice is the negligence of a medical professional or medical agency. Determination of negligence is made through the legal standard of whether a medical professional has met the "standard of care" maintained by other professionals in the same field and the same geographical region. Did the professional in question act in a way comparable to "a reasonably competent medical professional" practicing in the same field as the defendant, and in the same area of the defendant?

A bad, unfavorable, or even tragic outcome from treatment is not necessarily direct evidence of medical malpractice. Professionals are simply expected to meet a duty to provide good care according to the accepted standards of the community and/or the accepted standards of a particular medical specialty.

If you or a loved one is in need of legal assistance, call The Law Offices of Casey D. Shomo at (561-659-6366) or submit an online questionnaire. The initial consultation is free of charge, and if we agree to handle your case, we will work on a contingency fee basis, which means we get paid for our services only if there is a monetary recovery of funds. In many cases, a lawsuit must be filed before an applicable expiration date, known as a statute of limitations. Please call right away to ensure that you do not waive your right to possible compensation.