Attorney Erik H. Olson
When a medical treatment does not go as planned, you may wonder if your healthcare provider made a legal mistake. Terms such as medical malpractice, medical negligence and medical mistake often appear together, but they do not always mean the same thing. Understanding...
Physicians attend years of school and must pass complex state tests to practice medicine. They have an obligation to act in the best interests of their patients. Medical malpractice occurs when a doctor engages in negligence or fails to meet the current best practices...
A risk of procedure or a recognized complication is NEVER a defense to a medical malpractice case in which the medical professional’s deviation in the standard of care caused the patient injury or death. Terms such as “recognized,” “known,” or “accepted,” risk or...