Louisiana Medical Malpractice Lawyer
It’s shocking to seek medical treatment only to have your health care provider hurt you.
You’re in a daze. Never before did you have to think about what to do if you’re harmed by a doctor or other medical professional in Louisiana.
If you face this situation now, here are some of the first things you need to know:
- You can make a medical malpractice claim and seek payment.
- In Louisiana law, the statute of limitations to file your claim is one year from the time you realized that medical negligence harmed you.
- Even if you don’t discover that you were the victim of a medical error right away, you have a strict limit of three years from when it occurred to start your claim.
- Louisiana has a special requirement before you can file a medical malpractice lawsuit. For claims against most medical professionals, first you must take your case to a medical review panel that includes three medical professionals who issue a report. (The time limit pauses while they review.)
- You want to work with a medical malpractice lawyer in Louisiana as early as possible. You need someone experienced with this process.
You should move fast. Contact a lawyer as soon as you realize something was wrong with your medical treatment, causing injuries, illnesses, and the need for more medical care.
After the three-year limit, you can lose the right to sue, even if it took a substantial portion of that time for you to understand what happened to you.
Talk to the Louisiana medical malpractice attorneys at The Bowling Law Firm.
We help clients with medical malpractice in New Orleans, Baton Rouge and across the state.
We can help you rebuild your life after the trauma of medical negligence. Bowling has been helping Louisianans for over 40 years.
How a Louisiana Medical Malpractice Attorney Helps You
Medical malpractice cases are a complicated mix of technical health care information and personal injury law.
An attorney who works with this every day knows the particular kinds of evidence and arguments you need to successfully claim compensation.
This includes:
- Establishing that doctor failed to follow the “standard of care” for the treatment or procedure you had.
- Using evidence to link your injury or illness directly to negligent behavior by the health care provider.
- Gathering witness statements to confirm negligence.
- Pursuing payment for your economic losses, like past and future medical expenses, lost income, and future lost income if your injuries hinder your ability to work. (Economic damages.)
- Pursing payment for the damage this episode has done to your life, including pain and suffering you’ve endured, emotional distress, long-term disability, and reductions to your enjoyment of life. (Non-economic damages.)
- Understanding Louisiana’s caps on damages you can collect
A Louisiana medical malpractice attorney helps you maximize the damages you receive.
The severity of your injuries and many other factors determine how much you may get in a settlement or judgment.
At The Bowling Law Firm, your medical malpractice attorney is your direct partner in pursuing what you’re entitled to receive after an injury.
Our Louisiana medical malpractice attorneys are praised by our peers:
- “Best Lawyers in America” recognized medical malpractice attorney David Bowling and the firm.
- “Super Lawyers” rated David Bowling in the top 5% of attorneys.
- The American Board of Trial Advocates recognized David’s extensive jury trial experience.
- The American College of Trial Lawyers named David Bowling as a fellow (reserved for 1% of Louisiana attorneys).
- “Super Lawyers” awarded “Rising Star” designation to Bowling medical malpractice attorney Katie Sepcich Drummond.
- Martindale-Hubbell gave the firm its highest rating for ability and ethics.
Your initial conversation with us, to understand your legal options after suffering from medical malpractice, is always free.
Types of Cases You Can Bring to Our Medical Malpractice Lawyers in Louisiana
All kinds of situations can lead to a medical malpractice claim in Louisiana.
Just about every kind of illness, test, treatment, therapy, procedure or surgery can come with some risk of a doctor making a mistake.
If you recognize your situation in any of the examples below, you may have a claim for medical malpractice.
These are some of the biggest examples, far from a complete list of everything that can happen:
- Anesthesia errors
- Birth injuries to babies
- Brain injuries
- Cardiology errors
- Defective medical devices
- Emergency room errors
- Infections from hospitalizations
- Diagnosis errors
- Injuries on hospital property
- Paralysis
- Pharmacy errors
- Radiation injuries
- Surgical errors
- Treatment delays
- Wrong or delayed diagnosis
The Bowling medical malpractice attorneys in Louisiana have seen all of these situations and more.
When the medical system turned out to be harmful to you, we step in to fortify your ability to fight back.
Bowling is here to help protect your legal rights and help you recover economically from this trauma.
