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Do I have any legal recourse for misdiagnosed appendicitis?
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Do I have any legal recourse for misdiagnosed appendicitis?
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You may have legal recourse for misdiagnosed appendicitis if you suffered an injury from the misdiagnosis. If the patient dies then the family may be able to file a medical malpractice claim as well as one for wrongful death. Understand that not all cases of misdiagnosis result in medical malpractice – if the doctor followed reasonable, acceptable procedure that would have been followed by other similar physicians, there may not be a case of malpractice. There may also be an acceptable margin of error that is a part of any practice of medicine which could negate any lawsuit.
However, cases of a misdiagnosed appendicitis can lead to complications and sometimes death so these cases, if proven, can bring significant damage awards. To prove your case however, you will have to prove that the doctor deviated from an accepted medical standard of care. This is difficult and expensive as it requires you to hire an expert witness to look at all the details and medical records; and then that expert will have to testify against one of “their own” which may prove even more difficult.
If you have been misdiagnosed for appendicitis, contact a medical malpractice attorney for assistance and advice about how best to proceed with your case. Most of these cases are settled out of court, but if yours does go to trial, it could be several years before the case is decided.
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