Utah Personal Injury Lawyer Blog

The playwright Jean-Baptiste Poquelin, better known as Moličre, said "It is not only what we do, but also what we do not do, for which we are accountable."

The law exists to ensure that those with special duties are held accountable for performance of those duties. In the case of physicians and other health care providers, this includes ensuring that they adhere to professional standards of care.

Patients are entitled to hold those professionals accountable when things they do, or things they do not do, cause harm. Often, patients believe that if they have been harmed by the result of professional negligence by a health care provider, the risk managers or insurance companies will "do the right thing" and help resolve the issues of lost wages, medical bills, and pain and suffering.

But medical malpractice cases are not like auto accidents, and insurance adjusters and defense lawyers try to settle malpractice claims for pennies on the dollar, if they are willing to settle at all. Often, these insurance companies will push the case to trial, and if you do not have skilled legal representation that has experience litigating complex medical malpractice cases, you risk losing your case as well as your health.

The Utah medical malpractice lawyers at G. Eric Nielson & Associates have a history of holding negligent health care providers accountable for their mistakes. Medical malpractice law is all we do. Call and speak to a Utah medical malpractice attorney directly at (801) 424-9088.