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Thousands of Americans suffer from the consequences of medical malpractice every year. We have represented many clients in Gallatin whose lives have been impacted by the shortcomings of medical professionals. If you live in Gallatin and you suffered injury due to a medical professional’s negligence, you deserve compensation. However, a fair settlement can be more difficult to obtain in Tennessee than in other places. According to the state of Tennessee’s official website, 38 of the 42 court judgments for medical malpractice in 2016 were in favor of the defendant (the doctor). With a statistic like this working against you, you will want the Gallatin medical malpractice lawyers at Hughes & Coleman Injury Lawyers on your side. Our team fights for the rights of medical malpractice victims in Gallatin and all over the Nashville metro area. Our team works with you to build a robust case and win the compensation you deserve. We offer a free, no-risk consultation and case evaluation. To schedule an appointment today, call our office at 800-800-4600.
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If you suffered an injury or illness while under the care of a doctor or other healthcare provider, and you believe the provider made a mistake or exhibited negligence that caused or contributed to your condition, you could have a valid medical malpractice claim. By filing a malpractice lawsuit and pursuing the responsible party for damages, you could win substantial compensation. The attorneys at Hughes & Coleman Injury Lawyers can help.
Andrew graduated from law school in 2017, completed and passed the Kentucky Bar Examination, and then launched his career as a lawyer working at Hughes & Coleman. In his years as an attorney, he has witnessed the underhanded tactics insurance companies use to coerce injured victims into taking a lower settlement than they deserve. Far too often, the initial insurance offer barely accounts for the personal loss that a client currently feels, and it certainly doesn’t project or account for the additional loss they will have to manage for the remainder of their life.
For our case to be successful, we must prove four things:
A doctor cannot commit medical malpractice unless he or she owes you a duty. Establishing this duty requires we show a doctor/patient relationship. We can prove this relationship in several ways. The simplest is to present a bill or insurance document showing you paid the doctor for services and the doctor accepted your payment.
For medical malpractice to occur, a doctor or healthcare provider must fail to uphold his or her duty of care. Although this standard is not always clear-cut, we can show your doctor violated it by demonstrating that a reasonable person faced with the same situation would have behaved differently. Establishing this will require testimony from a medical professional in the same field and geographical area as the medical professional in question.
Even if we can prove that your doctor had a duty of care to you that he or she failed to uphold, we can win medical malpractice damages only if we connect that failure to an injury you suffered. To do this, we will gather and present several types of evidence, including medical records, witness statements, and testimony from medical experts.
Lastly, we must show that your injuries caused you to incur losses for which you deserve compensation. These losses can be either economic, such as medical bills or lost income from work, or noneconomic, such as pain and suffering and emotional distress.
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Lee Coleman
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Since 1992, the rate of successful medical malpractice lawsuits has decreased. Among the ones that succeed, however, payouts are up significantly, from an average of $287,000 to over $350,000, according to CBSNews. What do these numbers mean for you? One, with a strong, compelling medical malpractice claim, you stand to get the full and fair compensation you deserve for your injuries and other losses – more, perhaps, than ever before. Two, you need to present the most robust possible case, as winning a medical malpractice lawsuit is far from guaranteed. At Hughes & Coleman Injury Lawyers, our attorneys understand the complexities of medical malpractice law, the challenges our clients face, and the importance of doing everything right the first time so that our clients win the compensation they deserve. We have two goals: to win your case and to make sure you collect the full slate of damages to which you are entitled.
These damages come in two forms: economic and noneconomic. Economic damages involve actual financial losses and can be quantified in dollar terms. They include the following:
Noneconomic damages are more subjective. Although they refer to legitimate losses, these damages do not involve the forfeiture of actual money and thus can be difficult to quantify. They include:
In some situations, when we find evidence that the responsible party’s behavior went beyond just negligence and was malicious or grossly reckless, we can seek punitive damages on top of economic and noneconomic damages. Courts award punitive damages to punish the wrongdoer for his or her behavior and to deter for others from behaving in the same way.
If a negligent medical professional injured you or a loved one, the team at Hughes & Coleman Injury Lawyers will fight for the compensation you deserve. We have 100+ years of experience and will use everything we have learned over that time to win your case. We offer a free, no-risk consultation and case evaluation anywhere that is convenient for you. To schedule an appointment today, call our office at 800-800-4600.
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