Why People Are Hesitant to File Medical Malpractice Claims?

If you find yourself asking if you should file a malpractice claim or not, chances are something has happened to you at the hospital or due to a doctor’s negligence. Maybe you had some cosmetic surgery or maybe you had a major or minor surgical procedure and something went wrong. Healthcare workers make mistakes and because of that, they need to pay up for it because everyone in that healthcare team has a procedure to follow, so there is no room for accidents.

When someone fails to follow these procedures and injuries occur, you,as the patient are the one that suffers the most. Malpractice claims happen every day and because of that, medical professionals pay a higher amount of malpractice insurance than any other profession. Malpractice accidents occur when someone is tired, negligent, multi-tasking, or just didn’t know exactly what they were doing. None of these is your fault.If you are not sure whether you should file a malpractice claim or not, here are a few reasons people have trouble deciding to file a claim.

• Did the healthcare provide realize that they are a mistake? Sometimes the professional doesn’t know they made a mistake and it’s not noticeable until later.
• Did the professional acknowledge the injury but tries to intimidate you, if you file a claim? Sometimes a professional will try to intimidate the person threatening to file a malpractice claim in order to get the person to drop the claim before it goes any further.
• Filing a case is going to cost you. Do you have the money to pay for it if you can find representation?
Keep in mind that if you have an injury due to a healthcare professional’s negligence, if you don’t file a claim or say something about it, then they are free to perform that procedure in the same way they did to you on someone else. You can prevent further injuries to others, if you speak up.

An injury lawyer can help you to determine, if you do have a case and help you take the next steps to determine how to handle it. No one wants to be a victim of malpractice but if it happens to you, you want to say something as soon as possible. There is a time frame to file a claim so decide as soon as possible and let the lawyers help you.

Discuss the case in detail with an experienced personal injury lawyer so that they can evaluate the merits of the case in the court of Ontario. It is important for the lawyer to understand the various aspect of the case, before they take on the case for you.