The reality of medical malpractice and the importance of being informed

In his professional practice, Bruce G. Fagel is both a lawyer and a doctor of medicine, giving him a unique perspective on medical malpractice cases. He has started a series of blogs to share knowledge of medical malpractice and details on cases he has worked on in the past.

For this blog, Bruce G. Fagel explains why you need to be more aware of medical malpractice.

While all attorneys are allowed to handle a medical malpractice case, it is important to note that medical malpractice is treated differently than other legal issues. A lawyer's experience in this specific engagement is what makes him valuable.

When hiring an attorney for medical malpractice cases, people might want to ask their attorneys about the extent of their experience in handling these cases. Here are some important questions to ask:

• When was the last time they handled a case that has to do with brain injury?

• How many such cases have they actually handled and won?

• How many complex brain injury medical malpractice cases have they settled?

Bruce G. Fagel notes that these are important questions to ask because malpractice cases need a special approach. Indeed, doctors and other health professionals in practice today get away with doing the wrong thing just because their clients are not aware of the errors they commit in their treatment of patients. This is why medical malpractice is best handled by experts who have the knowledge and the depth of experience so that clients may get the justice they deserve.

Dr. Bruce G. Fagel is a member of the American Association for Justice and the Brain Injury Trial Lawyers Association of the American Trial Lawyers Association. His practice focuses on medical malpractice cases resulting in catastrophic injuries caused by a doctor or hospital negligence such as birth or brain damage, induced hypertension, and misdiagnosis. For more on Dr. Fagel and his firm, visit this website.