Why our healthcare focus?
Healthcare cases are complex.
Healthcare litigation is complex. It requires a lawyer who can understand the medicine and still be a strong advocate in court. But more importantly, the government continues to add more and more procedural tricks that hospitals and doctors can use to deny people the right to have their case heard before a judge and a jury. Worse, the government also has put a cap on some damages of $250,000. Not only does this deny the injured party fair compensation, it makes handling of the case more difficult. Taking a case to trial is very expensive. So the damage caps mean that the lawyer handling the case must be aware of how much is being spent to maximize the recovery. Every dollar saved by counsel is one more dollar that can be used toward helping to make the injured party whole. The lawyers at The McIver Law Firm are focused on healthcare litigation. We understand the procedural rules and we are focused on keeping the case expenses under control.
Patients deserve fair compensation.
A lawsuit is not about “hitting the lottery.” A lawsuit is about recovering a fair amount to compensate the injured party for their injuries–to try to make them whole. We all know that money cannot undo the past. Once a healthcare provider has caused an injury, it cannot be undone. But a lawsuit can help the injured person and his or her family recover financially from the hardships caused by the negligence. Common items of recovery are lost wages, lost earning capacity, past and future medical expenses, costs of any special equipment needed, and costs to hire someone to replace the things that the injured person did around the house. In other words, a lawsuit is about giving you back what the negligence of another has taken from you. We at The McIver Law Firm want to help you and your family get back to where you were before the injury.
We help people understand what really happened.
Sometimes people are injured by medical negligence and just want to know what happened. A lawsuit can help you find out. By bringing a claim, the investigation power of the courts is available to help you and your family find out exactly what caused the injury, who was at fault, why did it happen, and how could it have been prevented. Without filing a claim, you and your family may never be able to get the answers to these questions. The attorneys and staff at The McIver Law Firm are trained and experienced in reviewing medical records, taking testimony, and investigating claims. Working together with you, McIver will use these tools to learn the truth about what caused the injuries.
We help make sure that it doesn’t happen again.
Of course, we would all love to live in a world where medical errors never happen. Unfortunately, we do not. But many of these errors are preventable. In some cases, simple changes in policies or simply following the policies that exist would have prevented the injury. Unless hospitals and doctors are held accountable for the consequences of their medical errors, there will be no incentive for hospitals and doctors to do a better job treating patients. That is one of the most important aspects of healthcare litigation–it helps make the healthcare that we all receive better. The McIver Law Firm believes strongly that lawsuits can be strong tools for shining a light on problems and helping to find solutions. In short, we make sure it does not happen again.