Orlando Medical Malpractice Lawyer Blog

Orlando Medical malpractice cases are complex, expensive and very difficult for patients to win. Doctors and hospitals and the medical malpractice lawyers who defend them have become skilled at creating excuses and blaming patients to avoid responsibility for medical malpractice. Indeed, when a patient suffers injury or death at an Orlando hospital, patients should contact lawyers who have a long record of success in medical malpractice cases.

Walter Ward, MD, JD is both a medical doctor and a lawyer who has devoted his professional life to representing medical malpractice clients. As a medical doctor/lawyer Dr. Ward can quickly analyze the medical circumstances involved. Time is important since there is always the risk of hospital and medical records being changed or destroyed. While no one wants to believe that such tactics occur, obtaining complete and accurate hospital and medical records are crucial to a successful medical malpractice case.

As a medical doctor/lawyer, Dr. Ward is familiar with the record-keeping requirements and what is expected in a medical or hospital chart. That expertise helps to prevent hospitals from omitting important records necessary to prove a case. Having handled medical malpractice cases for more than thirty-five years, Dr. Ward has successfully brought claims against hospitals throughout Florida.

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As Orlando medical malpractice lawyers we regret the many people who have contacted us when it was too late to bring any medical malpractice lawsuit. As we have explained all to often, there is only a certain amount of time that patients have to seek justice for injury or death caused by medical malpractice. While there are many unique circumstances which need to be considered to determine the applicable statute of limitation for each case, as a general matter it would be wise to seek out the services of a lawyer specializing in medical malpractice as soon as there is any question about the medical care involved.

By doing so, the medical and hospital records, the evidence necessary to evaluate and prove that medical malpractice has occurred can be gathered before being lost or changed. Sadly, we have had cases where records appeared to be missing or altered to protect the healthcare providers. If records are gathered right away there is less chance of that happening.

In addition, before a medical malpractice lawsuit can be filed it is necessary not only to gather the necessary medical and hospital records, but an independent, qualified medical expert must be located. This medical expert must be willing to review the medical records and sign a statement that supports the filing of a medical malpractice lawsuit. All this takes time.

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