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Have you been harmed by negligent or improper medical care? Work with a Beaufort medical malpractice lawyer at Schiller & Hamilton to file a claim for compensation. Call 803-902-4583 or message us to discuss your case.
Hire Our Experienced Beaufort Medical Malpractice Lawyers
Our Beaufort medical malpractice lawyers employ a team to protect the rights of our clients and pursue justice. The legal team at Schiller & Hamilton believes that holding medical care providers accountable is important for our community. You deserve everything you may be entitled to.
Count on us when you need experienced lawyers to fight for your medical malpractice compensation. To learn more and begin, contact us now.
Why You Need an Aggressive Medical Malpractice Lawyer
The process is complex.
Medical malpractice claims follow a special legal procedure. You must follow the steps correctly to receive your compensation. Our experienced Beaufort injury lawyers know what to do in a medical malpractice case. We can represent you fully until your case is complete.
They don’t want to pay compensation.
Healthcare professionals often have teams of powerful lawyers to fight claims. They hope you’ll be overwhelmed, and that you’ll give up. When you have a team of aggressive lawyers on your side, the defense knows that you’re serious. We pursue justice, even when the defense doesn’t want to pay.
You deserve healing, and you deserve compensation.
It’s our goal to take the legal stress and strain from you while you recover. We want to focus on the tedious details and the tough negotiations so that you can heal from your injuries. We will handle your case like we would want our case to be handled. Let us reduce the stress and minimize the demands while we move your case forward.
What is Medical Malpractice?
To put it simply, medical malpractice is sub-par medical care. It is doing what a qualified and reasonable medical care provider wouldn’t do. It may also be failing to do what a reasonable healthcare provider would do.
South Carolina medical malpractice laws apply in Beaufort.
What are some examples of medical malpractice?
Here are just some of the things that may amount to medical malpractice:
- Delayed diagnosis, incorrect diagnosis
- Poorly performing a procedure
- Leaving a foreign instrument in the body after surgery
- Operating on the wrong body part
- Failing to make the patient aware of the risks
- Giving medication to the wrong person, chart mix-ups
- Dispensing the wrong medication or the wrong amount
- Failing to monitor anesthesia and patient vitals
- Not providing follow-up care, discharging a patient too early
- Preventable infection
- Errors in childbirth that result in birth injury
- Other acts of negligence or intentional harm
Who May Be Sued for Medical Malpractice in South Carolina?
There are many parties and entities that may be responsible for poor medical care. A claim may name any of the following:
- Doctor, physician’s assistant, surgeon
- Nurse, nurse’s aide
- Hospital, urgent care, group practice, association or partnership
- Laboratory providers, pathologists, and other specialists
- Dentist, oral surgeon
- Pharmacist
- Chiropractor, optometrist, podiatrist
- Skilled care facility
As your Beaufort medical malpractice lawyers, we investigate all parties that may be held accountable for the harm that has occurred.
Proving Medical Malpractice
To prove medical malpractice, we start by learning your story. Then, we investigate. As we build your case, we work to prove:
- You received medical care from the person or parties named as defendants.
- The care you received was professionally inadequate. It fell below acceptable standards.
- Because of the bad medical care, you suffered harm.
- You deserve fair compensation.
We’ll work with medical experts to investigate and explain prevailing standards of care. Then, we’ll look at all possibilities for compensation.
Get Fairly Compensated for Medical Malpractice
Compensation for medical malpractice should address financial losses plus the victim’s suffering. You may claim compensation for:
- Costs of medical care to address the harm; additional medical bills that you have because malpractice occurred
- Lost wages and income if you are unable to work
- Personal care, skilled nursing care, replacement household services
- Pain and suffering, disfigurement, mobility difficulties, scars
- Mental health injury, emotional anguish
- Punitive damages, if qualified
Damage caps may apply under South Carolina law. Our lawyers will tell you if damage caps may make a difference in your case.
Why Choose Our Experienced Team?
At Schiller & Hamilton, we are proud to serve the Beaufort community as medical malpractice lawyers. We represent victims and their families. Our clients are adults and children who have suffered harm when they sought medical care.
Some of the reasons that people choose our law firm include:
- 70 years of combined experience put to work in every case.
- A 20-year law firm history serving our community.
- Commitment to each person we serve. We mean it when we say that we will fight for you.
- We understand the technical steps in a medical malpractice case. You can count on us to do what’s needed.
- Communication and a personalized approach are important for each case. You’ll always be in touch with your lawyers to exchange information and get answers to questions.
- Awards and honors highlight our success including the 10 Best for Client Satisfaction from the American Institute of Personal Injury Attorneys, and the Top 100 Trial Lawyers from the National Trial Lawyers.
Our representation is complete in that we take care of everything needed in your claim for compensation. It’s our goal to alleviate the physical and emotional burdens of the victim of medical malpractice.
Always talk to a lawyer
We all understand that sometimes a person who is sick or injured may not get well despite the best medical care. However, you have the right to expect qualified medical care.
You may question the medical care that you have received. Our lawyers can investigate to determine if the provider deviated from the acceptable standard of care.
Our team will look at every opportunity for you to receive compensation.
Schedule a Free Consultation with a Beaufort Medical Malpractice Lawyer
We invite you for a free consultation with a Beaufort medical malpractice lawyer at Schiller & Hamilton. See if you may receive compensation and what your claim may be worth. Call 803-902-4583 or message us today.