Florida’s laws are purposely designed to protect doctors and hospitals and not patients. For instance, sadly doctors in Florida are permitted to practice medicine without medical malpractice insurance.Florida Statutes govern under what circumstances a doctor or hospital can be sued for their mistakes.
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Florida Statutes provides that claims for medical malpractice must be initiated within two years from the date that the incident is or should have been discovered and no more than four years from when the mistake happened. This is commonly referred to as the Statute of Limitations for Medical Malpractice.
If, however, a doctor or hospital hides the mistake from the patient the time is extended an additional two years but no more than seven years from the mistake. This allows and even encourages some unscrupulous health care providers to hide or conceal their mistakes in the hope that the patient never discovers them.
Miami Medical Malpractice attorney Spencer Aronfeld successfully represented a Miami mother in a lawsuit against a Miami Hospital for performing an unwanted circumcision. Click here to read the complaint.
Florida Statute §766 provides the complex rules and regulations on how to initiate a medical malpractice case in Florida. Experts are required by injured patients and must have very particular credentials in order to verify and testify against doctors or hospitals. The Florida Medical Malpractice Statute is one of the most complex and doctor-friendly statutory schemes in the country. The law makes it very difficult for injured patients and their families to get justice because it is designed to protect doctors, hospitals and their insurance companies.
If you have a potential medical malpractice case in Florida it is important to consult with a knowledgeable and experienced Florida medical malpractice attorney in order to protect your legal rights as soon as you realize you may have a claim.
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Spencer Aronfeld has spent his career holding careless doctors and hospitals responsible when they injure or kill their patients. We have the experience, qualifications and resources to help you, including a full-time nurse paralegal.
We have a statewide practice, and our attorneys have represented clients in complex medical malpractice cases in Miami-Dade County, Broward County, and Palm Beach County. We accept Florida malpractice claims from Key West to Jacksonville. We also selectively handle certain cases that are out-of-state.Our law firm has special expertise in handling Federal Tort Claims Act cases involving medical malpractice committed by physicians employed by the federal government.
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Communications failures between the surgeons, nurses and techs is usually the cause of these mistakes–that is why hospitals require every surgical team to call a “timeout” before each procedure begins. The Joint Commission, is a group that certifies health care providers. It has issued rules to prevent wrong-site surgery called the “Universal Protocol.” These rules were supposed to be mandatory in all hospitals and accredited surgical outpatient centers.
Not all wrong-site procedures are caused by a surgeon operating on the wrong body part. Sometimes, the mistake is caused by actually doing wrong procedure or worse the wrong patient. It happens with frightening frequency. In each case the mistake could have been easily avoided.
Occasionally a medical error is the result of confusing one X-ray film with another. It is difficult for radiologist to determine if the X-Ray they are reviewing is for the correct patient. Estimates that as many as 1 out of 10,000 radiological examinations have the wrong patient’s information. This is especially true when radiologists interpret films from an offsite location.
Recent studies by Emory University have recommended that photographs of patients been added to each x-ray to reduce the frequency of mismatching images. Placing photographs of the patients on each X-ray film was found to increase both the accuracy of the clinical diagnoses and speed of the interpretation. Our Florida hospital accident attorneys are skilled and experienced in the representation of patients who have been hurt due to a wrong-site operations. We are dedicated to holding doctors and hospitals operating room teams responsible for careless errors and are committed to making healthcare safer for every patient.
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Call 866-597-4529Send us a messageMedical malpractice happens when a healthcare provider’s care falls below the accepted standard and causes injury. Examples include misdiagnosis, surgical errors, medication errors and birth injuries.
Generally two years from when the injury was discovered or should have been discovered, with an outer limit of four years from the incident in most cases. Exceptions apply, including for fraud and for some claims involving children.
Florida requires a pre-suit investigation, including a written opinion from a qualified medical expert and a notice period before the lawsuit is filed.
In some circumstances, yes. Federal courts in Florida have allowed passengers to hold cruise lines responsible for the negligence of their shipboard doctors and nurses.
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