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Medical malpractice - Basic information at a glance about lawsuits involving medicine and health care.
Medical malpractice cases - A person who is injured as the result of a physician, nurse or hospital's failure to correctly handle an illness may be able to file a lawsuit to recover damages.
Time limits on filing a lawsuit - A person who is injured as a result of the medical malpractice of a doctor, nurse or hospital must file a lawsuit within a limited amount of time.
Who can be sued in a medical malpractice case - A person injured by a doctor or health care provider may sue any person or entity, such as a nurse or hospital, responsible for causing the injury.
Winning damages in a lawsuit - Damages is a legal term for the award an injured person receives after proving that the injuries were suffered as a result of the malpractice of a medical practitioner or hospital.
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