Medical malpractice occurs when a healthcare provider deviates from the accepted standard of care, causing harm to a patient. Providers are legally liable when they fail to deliver a reasonable level of skill and competence expected in their profession.
Patients have the right to be fully informed about the risks associated with any medicine, medical device, or procedure before agreeing to treatment. When a provider fails to warn about these risks, it may form the basis for a malpractice claim.
Malpractice laws differ across states, and many types of healthcare providers can be held accountable, including:
Malpractice claims often involve delayed diagnoses, improper treatment, or negligence by hospitals or nursing homes.
If your injury was caused by someone else’s medical negligence, you may be entitled to compensation. This can include:
However, the burden of proof lies with the patient. That’s why having a skilled legal team is essential. At Vigna Law Group, we treat our clients like family. Our attorneys—paired with Dr. Greg Vigna’s medical expertise—build strong cases grounded in both legal precision and medical insight.
We handle every step of the legal process, including:
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“The Celect IVC filter case demonstrates the need for regulatory reforms to ensure that critical safety data is accessible to the FDA, clinicians, and patients to inform decision making,” states Harlan M. Krumholz, MD, Yale. Dr. Greg Vigna, MD, JD, national pharmaceutical injury attorney, states, “Physicians make important decisions for their patients that, unfortunately, are […]
Investigating cases of neurological loss from spinal epidural abscesses in patients who were previously discharged from care centers without diagnostic testing. Neurological deficits are considered the last presenting factor of a typical spinal epidural abscess triad: The first being back pain and the second fever … Only 0.8% of patients do not have spinal epidural […]
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