A delayed or missed diagnosis can change your life. A doctor failing to identify a serious medical condition in time can result in your inability to receive effective treatment and negatively affect your prognosis. A Fullerton failure-to-diagnose lawyer from Levian Law could represent you in a claim against the negligent health care provider to pursue the full available compensation for your damages. Our medical malpractice attorneys could guide you through every stage of the claims process, including reviewing medical records and arguing your case at trial.
Medical malpractice is a legal claim for personal injury under California Code of Civil Procedure § 364. Medical malpractice occurs when a health care provider fails to meet the standard of care that a reasonably competent medical professional would provide under similar circumstances.
A failure to diagnose can become malpractice if a qualified physician should have discovered the patient’s condition sooner during their medical care. Our legal counsel could review your health care records and consult with expert medical professionals in Fullerton to see if a failed diagnosis occurred in your case.
Failure to diagnose cases can involve many serious medical conditions. These may include:
A patient can have more available treatment options and a better prognosis the earlier they receive a correct diagnosis. Our lawyers could establish whether your Fullerton physician failed to order appropriate tests, dismissed your symptoms, or misread your diagnostic results.
A key requirement for establishing a medical malpractice claim for a failure to diagnose is showing how that failure harmed you. The nature of your medical condition, the length of the delay in its discovery, and your future health outcomes are relevant in evaluating your damages. You may have a right to compensation for economic and non-economic damages from a failed diagnosis, including:
We recommend meeting with our Fullerton legal team as soon as possible after becoming aware of a missed or delayed diagnosis during your care. The statute of limitations in the California Code of Civil Procedure § 340.5 gives you a limited time to file a claim against a health care provider for professional negligence. You must generally file a claim within one year of when you discovered the failure to diagnose or should reasonably have done so.
Medical malpractice cases are among the most complex personal injury claims to litigate. They require an understanding of the legal standards for medical professionals and the specific circumstances of the missed diagnosis.
Our attorneys at Levian Law bring our experience in litigating medical malpractice claims to every case we take, and we prioritize clear communication so you know what is going on with your case every step of the way. If you or someone you love suffered because a doctor failed to identify a serious medical condition, we could help you with your claim. Contact us today to schedule a free consultation with a Fullerton failure-to-diagnose lawyer from our firm.
