The injured patient demonstrated that her doctors committed medical malpractice during surgery which led to significant blood loss and spinal damage. She went to the doctors for surgery to repair blocked arteries, but her doctors failed to meet accepted medical standards and used an inappropriate grafting technique. What took place in the operating room left her unable to walk and with constant pain in her legs. For decades, she will bear the consequences of these needless medical errors.

As Orlando medical malpractice lawyers, we applaud the courage of this brave woman to confront her physicians and to stand for what she believed: that people deserve careful and responsible medical care from their doctors and hospitals. Anyone considering a malpractice case should not only seek the assistance of an experienced malpractice lawyer, but should also understand that a medical malpractice case is grueling for patients who try to hold doctors and hospitals accountable for their wrongdoing. Too many times, doctors and hospitals use biased medical experts to avoid responsibility. Only an experienced malpractice lawyer who has tried many cases successfully should be entrusted to deal with such medical experts. This is no place for an inexperienced lawyer.

For more information on medical malpractice claims, you can read the Florida injury book, Seeking Justice: An Insider's Guide for the Injured. When I wrote this book, I hoped it would help people who suffered from malpracticecar accident protect themselves and understand the important issues before it is too late. I also wanted to provide a solid method for injured people to find the right lawyer. From the reviews we have received, it has done just that. For anyone injured by a Florida doctor or hospital, a Free copy of this book can be a great place to start.

Even more amazing, patients with classic signs and symptoms of a stroke or other type of cerebral vascular accident have undergone testing that reveals serious abnormalities and they too have been discharged from the hospital. Yet, how can this happen in Orlando hospitals? Sadly, too many healthcare workers do not realize the importance of being entrusted with the health and well-being of their patients. It is too easy to get into the mindset of treating people as numbers. This is especially true when hospitals do not adequately staff their facilities or provide sufficient supervision.

Is there any excuse for an obvious stroke patient being neglected? Sadly, when even the most obvious cases of medical malpractice happen, the hospitals and doctors involved rarely admit fault. Instead, the hospitals and their teams of medical malpractice lawyers create excuses and try to avoid being held responsible for the needless injury and death that results.

Unless the patient has a medical malpractice lawyer with a long track record of success in dealing with these tactics, the patient may not even have a fighting chance for a just result. Indeed, we believe so strongly that the selection of a medical malpractice lawyer may lose the case years before it ever goes to trial that we have written a book to help consumers select the right lawyer. We continue to make the book, Seeking Justice: An Insider's Guide for the Injured, available at no charge.

Out of the 80,000 Florida lawyers- only 2 percent are certified as specialists in civil trial law, which includes medical malpractice. Everyone should understand that medical malpractice cases have many complex issues that lawyers who do not specialize may not be aware of. Unfortunately, if a lawyer does not know the important issues involved in medical malpractice cases, it is the client who will suffer.

Many people have asked why we are giving away such a valuable book. Well, we believe that people deserve to be treated fairly. Over the past 20 years, we have seen too many decent, honest people taken advantage of by doctors, hospitals and insurance companies after medical malpractice happens. This book gives injured people a fighting chance right from the start-Before it is too late.

Unfortunately, when medical malpractice strikes few people know where to turn. Even fewer people realize that there are lawyers who are also medical doctors who handle medical malpractice cases. Yet, what better advantage could a patient have than to have a lawyer who is licensed as a medical doctor. Dr. Walter Ward has a distinct advantage to be able to confront the doctors involved by going into the case with a complete understanding of the medical issues involved. Obviously, it is much more practical when a lawyer has first hand experience as a medical doctor who was educated and trained from the standpoint of the doctors who are responsible for the medical malpractice.

When selecting an Orlando medical malpractice lawyer hiring one that is a medical doctor/lawyer should bring a higher level of confidence. These cases are complex and can be lost if the patient's lawyer does not understand the medicine involved.

This list of possible causes for a patient's complaints is called a "differential diagnosis." Once the differential diagnosis is thoughtfully prepared, the doctor must carefully consider each potential illness on the list. As the doctor goes down the list each medical condition must be rule out one at a time. By doing so, it is a relatively easy process to reasonably ensure that a patient receives the proper evaluation and diagnosis.

As Orlando medical malpractice lawyers we find that needless injury and death results when doctors fail to prepare a differential diagnosis. Too often doctors make careless assumptions. Obviously if a doctor does not consider and rule out all potential life-threatening conditions, the patient's well-being is needlessly put in jeopardy. Yet, when this occurs rarely do the doctors or hospitals take responsibility for the needless injury or death. Rather, the medical malpractice lawyers hired by the doctors and hospitals try to avoid any discussion of the need to do a differential diagnosis. Unless the patient's lawyer focuses on the importance of the differential diagnosis the defense may succeed in making the case appear complex and confusing.

Further research has confirmed the extent of medical errors. The Institute for Healthcare Improvement estimates there are 15 million incidents of medical harm each year. HealthGrades, the nation’s leading healthcare rating organization, found that Medicare patients who experienced a patient-safety incident had a one-in-five chance of dying as a result.

Disappointing to most people we represent is the fact that these hospitals and doctors seek to avoid responsibility for their errors and the devastating harm they cause. However, with all the laws making it more difficult for patients to hold hospitals and doctors accountable, very few medical malpractice cases settle. Usually, the only way to hold those who commit medical malpractice accountable is to go to trial.

As Orlando medical malpractice lawyers, we have developed successful approaches to this complex area of law. Dr. Walter Ward is one of the few lawyers in Florida who is also a medical doctor. As a medical doctor and lawyer he brings unique training and experience to examination of the medical doctors and hospital personnel involved in our clients' malpractice.

Unfortunately, patients taken to local hospital emergency departments do not always receive timely intervention. This may occur because the doctors or hospital staff fail to properly take a medical history from the patient or the patient's family. A medical history is the information surrounding the circumstances which caused the patient to go to the hospital. While this information is critical to a proper diagnosis, we have found that hospitals and doctors fail to take the time to obtain a complete and accurate medical history. Sadly, the failure to ask simply questions has led to unnecessary injury and death.

Most MRSA infections occur in hospitals or other health care settings, such as nursing homes and dialysis centers. It's known as health care-associated MRSA, or HA-MRSA. Older adults and people with weakened immune systems are at most risk of HA-MRSA. More recently, another type of MRSA has occurred among otherwise healthy people in the wider community. This form, community-associated MRSA, or CA-MRSA, is responsible for serious skin and soft tissue infections and for a serious form of pneumonia.

From our work, we learned that the healthcare providers involved are not interested in the truth; but, will instead do all that they can to avoid responsibility for injury and death to patients. These healthcare providers aggressively seek to blame the patient and hide evidence of wrongdoing.

Anyone who has suffered injury or retaliation at the hands of healthcare providers needs attorneys who know how to fight back. To better understand what you are up against, we have written a book, Seeking Justice: An Insider’s Guide for the Injured. It details the steps in a medical malpractice claim and the many defenses that Florida Hospital and Orlando Regional Healthcare Systems employs. Order your free copy now.

Healthcare provider fraud, deceit and retaliation must be fought at all costs. Patients and innocent employees of healthcare providers deserve such efforts. We will continue to expose healthcare wrongdoing and fight to bring the truth to light.

Of course, how someone develops heart disease is not relevant to whether the doctors or hospital provided the appropriate medical care. Yet, the lawyers who defend healthcare providers know that juries can be misled by focusing on the patient's lifestyle. Unfortunately, unless the patient has a medical malpractice lawyer who knows how to take on this tactic head-on, there is little chance for the jury to address the real issues in the case. The patient's lawyer must be there to shine the light of truth on these defense tactics.

In today's healthcare market, thorough medical visits, safety checks and proper documentation can no longer be assumed. With medical practices trying to increase profits and health insurance paying less for medical services, less time is spent with patients. Too often this leads to errors in medication. For example, when a patient tells their doctor that they are allergic to penicillin and the doctor or hospital fails to document that, a fatal mistake can occur. While this happens on a regular basis, few people want to believe this.

When pediatricians prescribe powerful antibiotics it is necessary to order blood tests to monitor the level of the antibiotics. If the concentration of the antibiotic is excessive it can cause kidney damage. Who would believe that pediatricians would forget to order the blood tests? Yet, we have seen this happen with fatal results. Times have changed and healthcare consumers must take action to protect themselves. Do not be afraid to ask questions and make sure that all allergies are documented.

In the case, Wyeth v. Levine, Diana Levine, a Vermont musician who lost her arm after receiving the nausea drug Phenergan, claims that the drugmaker did not adequately disclose the drug's risks. A Vermont court ruled in her favor, awarding her $6.8 million. Wyeth has appealed the ruling and argues that because FDA weighed the risks and benefits of the drug and approved it, the company is not liable -- a legal doctrine known as pre-emption. The Supreme Court case will "test this legal doctrine ... for prescription drugs."

The editors of the national medical journal note that 23 FDA-approved drugs have been withdrawn from the market since 1997 because of safety risks. As Orlando medical malpractice lawyers who understand the need to keep drug makers honest for the good of all consumers, we applaud the position taken by these prominent medical doctors.

For these groups the limits on medical malpractice damages mean that many will never be fairly compensated for the harm caused by Orlando Regional Medical Center, Florida Hospital Orlando or other health care facilities. Sadly, the hospital and medical associations convinced law-makers that healthcare providers should be treated differently when they recklessly cause injury or death.

Joined by the medical malpractice insurance industry, the hospitals and medical associations have stripped away many rights of Florida patients. No longer can any patient be treated fairly when it comes to assessing the horrible losses caused by medical malpractice. How did this happen? It happened because few people think about this unfairness until medical malpractice hits home.

We must explain to our clients and to those that seek our help, that when it comes to medical malpractice, the field is not level. The medical associations, the hospitals and the malpractice insurers have stacked the deck against the patient and their family. Without a medical malpractice specialist or a medical doctor-lawyer, people may have little chance for a successful outcome.

The doctors and hospitals have teams of lawyers who are paid to try to prevent the jury from hearing or understanding the "whole truth." Indeed, these defense lawyers try to desperately get even meritorious medical malpractice cases thrown out before trial. Defense lawyers focus on creating ambiguity, confusion and complexity in order to win. Truth has little to do with their approach to justice.

Without an experienced medical malpractice lawyer, the patient may never be in a position to receive a fair trial. Seeking Justice in medical malpractice cases requires a legal team that understands the medicine and the law. With a medical doctor and lawyer, a board certified civil trial lawyer and a critical care nurse on staff, we freely educate our clients and other lawyers on this complex area of law.