Surgical Errors: When Is It Medical Malpractice? | Washington Attorney

Featuring Issaquah, WA medical malpractice lawyer Mike Maxwell | 206-527-2000
Surgery comes with risks. One nicked blood vessel can lead to severe injury, permanent paralysis, or worse. But when does an accidental mistake cross the line into medical malpractice?
Mike Maxwell is a personal injury attorney and co-founder of Maxwell Graham based in Issaquah, WA.
In this interview, he explains his experience handling surgical error malpractice claims and offers suggestions on how to tell if an injured patient has a valid medical malpractice lawsuit on their hands.
Learn more at his AskTheLawyers.com™ profile: bit.ly/2RmIHvp
Contact him now by calling 206-527-2000.
Topics covered in this interview:
0:35 - How long have you been handling medical malpractice cases?
0:48 - What are the most common types of surgical errors?
1:38 - Can it take some time to realize that something went wrong?
2:17 - Is it ever just a bad outcome of surgery and not medical malpractice?
4:15 - Who determines the standard of care and when it is violated?
5:16 - How do you figure out if you have a valid medical malpractice case?
6:12 - Are these cases expensive?
6:46 - How much does it cost a victim of medical malpractice to file a lawsuit?
7:34 - Do medical malpractice cases hurt doctors and hospitals?
8:41 - What are some examples of surgical error cases that you’ve worked on?
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