Caring Jacksonville Medical Malpractice Lawyers
Doctors aren't perfect. However, you have a right to expect that your doctor or any other medical professional will follow the proper standard of care when diagnosing and treating your injury or disease. At the Law Office of Craig Gibbs in Jacksonville, we provide caring and professional representation for people whose lives have been tragically changed because a doctor or other medical professional failed to provide proper care.
Not every bad medical result is due to malpractice. An operation or medical treatment can lead to injury or death even when the doctor or hospital does nothing wrong. However, there are times when a medical professional harms a patient through negligence or malpractice. Some examples are:
- Surgical errors, such as leaving an instrument or sponge in a person's body
- Operating on the wrong part of a person's body (also known as wrong-site surgery)
- Failure to diagnose cancer or disease
- Failure to order proper tests
- Misdiagnosis of heart attack in an emergency room setting
- Medical mistakes such as providing the wrong medication to a patient
- Injuries cause by defective medical devices
Medical malpractice cases are difficult cases to prosecute in Florida. Before an injured person can file notice of a lawsuit against a doctor or hospital, our lawyers must obtain an expert's option saying that medical malpractice did occur. Due to the cost of hiring experts and proving malpractice, these cases are typically only pursued when the harm suffered is very great.
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To talk to a lawyer about your medical malpractice case, please call 904-236-4118 or fill out the simple contact form on this site. As a black law firm, we are proud to serve people throughout Jacksonville. We are located in the Stein Mart building on the south bank of downtown Jacksonville.
