Medical Malpractice Attorneys in Reno

Medical Malpractice

Medical Malpractice claims define legal action taken by a party when they have been injured due to negligence or intentional actions by another responsible party.  A court of law may be used to file a lawsuit to force the responsible party to compensate for damages, physical or otherwise.  Not every medical injury provides a basis for a medical malpractice claim. To prove malpractice, i.e., to establish your health care provider's liability, you must have expert medical testimony that no reasonable health care provider would have done what yours did and that your health care provider's negligence was a cause of injury or death. If we establish liability, then you are entitled to damages. Additionally, your lawsuit must be filed within the statutory time period or "statute of limitations" established by state law for medical malpractice claims.

Non-physical damages may include:

• In the case of Injury:
  • Medical costs
  • Rehabilitation therapy
  • Loss of financial support
  • Pain and suffering
  • Punitive damages
• In the case of wrongful death:
  • Medical, hospital, funeral and burial expenses;
  • Compensation for the decedent's pain and suffering, during any period of consciousness between the time of injury and death;
  • Losses suffered by the decedent's spouse, children, or next of kin, including:
    • loss of financial support
    • loss of service
    • loss of gifts or other valuable gratuities
    • loss of parental training and guidance
    • loss of society and companionship

Our Reno injury attorneys will take all these aspects into account in determining an acceptable award for you and your loved ones.

Contact Bradley, Drendel & Jeanney Law Offices today to resolve your Medical Malpractice issues