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Venice, Louisiana
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Baton Rouge, Louisiana Medical Malpractice Lawyers
The Babcock Law Firm accepts a limited number of Louisiana Medical Malpractice cases each year. Our office has handled Medical Malpractice cases that involved death of the patient, misdiagnosis, and many others. If you or a loved one have been a victim of medical malpractice, call us at 225.344.0911.
The following is a brief synopsis of Louisiana Medical Malpractice Law. The Louisiana Medical Malpractice Act established a Patient's Compensation Fund. State health care providers are automatically entitled to be covered by the fund; however, not all are. Private health care providers may join the fund if they file proof that they are covered by a policy of malpractice liability insurance in an amount of at least $100,000 per claim and pay the surcharge assessed by the Louisiana Insurance Rating Commission.
The Louisiana Supreme Court has held that the limit on damages of $500,000 plus future medical costs is constitutional in Butler v. Flint Goodrich Hospital of Dillard University, 607 So. 2d 517 (La. 1992), cert. denied, 508 U.S. 909
Healthcare is no longer the personal affair it was even only ten years ago. Today, with the pervasiveness of managed care companies and other insurers, your doctor, the one person who should know your healthcare needs the best, is often beholden to your HMO or PPO. While doctors have access to more medical devices, diagnostic tests and drugs than ever before, the insurance companies have been, and will continue to be, motivated not by your best interest but rather their own bottom line. Because of the increased pressure placed on doctors by insurers to operate highly efficient offices, personal time spent with your doctor has likely declined over the past several years. The result? More misdiagnoses and medical errors.
In fact, statistics on medical malpractice reveal that for every medical error reported, over 50 go unreported. Don't pay for your healthcare provider's negligence.
If you have been seriously injured by the actions of a doctor, insurance company, hospital, nurse or other medical professional, it may be important to contact an attorney who can help you protect your legal rights. Please keep in mind that there may be time limits within which you must commence suit.
