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If I have a claim will a lawyer always take the claim?

A: No.  Why?  Medical negligence claims are very expensive to bring because your lawyer will have to hire medical experts to review the case and give opinions about whether the standard of care was met.  In addition, your lawyer will have to hire experts, medical and other types, to testify about extent of the harm caused and how that has and will affect your for the rest of your life.  This is all very expensive. 

Medical malpractice claims are also defended very vigorously.  You can rest assured that the defense will hire experts that will contradict the opinions of your experts.  As such, it really is cost prohibitive to bring claims if the residual harm caused by the negligence is not significant.  In my experience the malpractice claims where the medical error is more egregious and the resulting harm fairly great are the ones that medical negligence attorneys will accept and will have the greatest chance of settlement or success in the courtroom.

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