Ohio Jury Awards Medical Malpractice Victim $10.6M

An Ohio woman who was left paralyzed after a fairly routine surgery was awarded $10.6 million in a medical malpractice lawsuit against her surgeon. It is reportedly the third largest medical malpractice verdict in Franklin County, Ohio. Read on and you’ll see why…

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Medical Malpractice Lawyers & Contingency Fee Arrangements

Click here for a rundown of medical malpractice attorney fees. They are often negotiable, and many lawyers will take a malpractice case on a contingency basis, which means that if the case is successful the lawyer will keep a percentage of the settlement, usually between 20 and 40 percent. Read on.

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Who can commit malpractice?

Any professional who is licensed by the state and holds themselves out as having special skills can commit malpractice. While this means that there are many types of professionals that can technically commit malpractice, the term “malpractice’ is generally only used when referring to the substandard work of health care professionals, accountants, stockbrokers, and lawyers. While the substandard work by other licensed professionals is still actionable, it will generally be labeled’negligence’ instead of malpractice.

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