Georgia Medical Malpractice FAQs

• Q: What Happens If I Am Injured In The Course Of Medical Treatment?
  A: If a medical professional makes an error that results in injury to the patient, the patient may be able to sue the negligent party or parties for monetary damages to … More
• Q: How Do I Know If My Injury Constitutes Medical Malpractice?
  A: Medical professionals are not expected to be infallible and there may be poor results from treatment that do not amount to malpractice. Medical professionals are … More
• Q: Is There A Time Limit In Which I Need To File A Lawsuit For Medical Malpractice?
  A: Yes, there is and that time limit is referred to as the statute of limitations. Failure to file suit within this time frame prevents you from filing suit at all. For … More
• Q: Who Can Be Held Accountable For The Medical Malpractice?
  A: Generally, a medical malpractice claim can be brought against a licensed health care provider. This can include a person, corporation, facility or institution licensed … More
• Q: Does Signing A Consent Form Waive My Rights To File A Lawsuit For Medical Malpractice?
  A: Signing a consent form in and of itself does not waive your rights. It is possible that the consent form does not contain all of the relevant information that it … More
• Q: How Much Can I Expect An Attorney To Charge To Handle A Medical Malpractice Case?
  A: Most attorneys who believe a case has merit will take the case without payment up front. They will take the case on a contingency basis, which means they will receive … More
• Q: What Damages Can Be Recovered For Medical Malpractice?
  A: As a victim of medical malpractice, you can sue for your injuries and all of the direct consequences of those injuries. You can recover your actual economic losses … More
• Q: Will We Have To Go To Arbitration?
  A: Arbitration is not mandatory in the State of Georgia. The parties may agree to arbitration but the agreement cannot be made prior to the alleged act of malpractice and … More
• Q: What Is The Collateral Source Rule?
  A: Georgia has held that allowing tort defendants to reduce damages by introducing evidence of payments to the claimant from collateral sources unconstitutional.
• Q: What About Contributory Or Comparative Negligence?
  A: Georgia has adopted a variation of comparative negligence. A claimant's action is barred if he could have avoided the consequences of the defendant's negligence. … More