Utah Personal Injury Lawyer Blog

Medication errors, especially those made during routine procedures, are a form of medical malpractice or professional negligence. The doctor, nurse, hospital or anyone involved in your procedure should be held accountable. You may be able to collect monetary compensation to help alleviate your medical bills and lessen your financial burden.

To be able to collect damages because of a doctor's mistake or negligence, you must be able to prove the following three factors:

• The health care professional(s) who were negligent owed you a duty to exercise reasonable care - this is usually easy to prove
• The health care professional(s) were negligent in their treatment, meaning that they did not perform in accordance with ?acceptable standards? of medical or pharmacological practice
• The negligence caused your injury

The amount of money that you may be able to recover will depend on a number of factors including:

• The severity of the negligence
• The health of the person before the negligence
• The strength of the defendant(s)
• The severity and permanence of your injuries

In Utah, medical malpractice actions must be begin within two years of the date of injury or the omission that gave rise to the claim. If the claim involves an object or instruments found within your body, the action must be filed within one year of the insertion or a year after you've discovered its presence.

To learn more about medical negligence and your legal rights, please contact the law office of G. Eric Nielson & Associates today to schedule your initial consultation.