When medical care is provided by government or commercial institutions, it can become more like a business than a personal health care relationship. When medical decisions are made for business reasons, they may no longer benefit the patient. When a health care provider does not uphold the patient’s dignity and needs, neglect, harm and even death can result.
Our firm’s lawyers have been dedicated to medical malpractice claims for decades, despite their complexity and expense. This is because at Bencoe & LaCour Law, PC, we firmly believe that because patients are in a vulnerable position while receiving health care, care must be taken to uphold their dignity. When we represent you, we will not fail to do what is necessary to maximize your chances of success.
Preventable medical errors kill between 200,000 and 440,000 Americans every year, according to the Institute of Medicine. If the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention classified medical errors as a category, it would be the sixth leading cause of death, meaning that medical errors would kill more people every year than auto accidents or guns. The result of medical errors and corporate medical practices can be devastating.
We strongly believe that when medical errors kill or seriously harm you, you have a right to seek compensation in a court of law. This is the only action that demands accountability. It is no different, fundamentally, than when a commercial truck driver fails to follow the safety rules learned during driving school. If failing to follow those rules is a cause of harm or death to another, the wrongdoer should be responsible for the harm they cause.
Holding the negligent party accountable seems simpler than it actually is, unfortunately. Hospitals and physicians’ insurance carriers realize how expensive and time-consuming it is for the average citizen to get to the courthouse with a medical negligence claim. They also realize that people fundamentally want to believe that their health care system is safe.
Therefore, hospital, emergency room and physician claims rarely settle early. Most claims are hard-fought instead. Many patients choose not to pursue claims, or decide to drop them or settle them for less than they would normally be worth.
At Bencoe & LaCour Law, PC, we commit to claims we believe in for the entire journey from injury to the jury verdict, if necessary. We believe that your Seventh Amendment right to trial by jury is only meaningful if there are attorneys willing to uphold that right with you, as a team.
