‘Damages’ in a PA Medical Injury Case? Medical Malpractice Lawyer:

What will a Medical Malpractice Lawyer do for you?

You might be just beginning to think you need a Medical Malpractice Lawyer to help you. But what can a Medical Malpractice Lawyer get for you, and how long will that take?First of all, if you or a loved one have been injured because of medical negligence, you are lucky to live in a state like Pennsylvania, which has no settlement caps on non-economic damages. Non-economic damages are damages that didn’t directly cost you money, as opposed to “economic damages”, which would be things such as damage to personal property, medical bills, loss of ability to earn income, etc. Say you have a baby who dies in a hospital because of negligence or a mistake made by a medical professional, you can sue the responsible party/parties for “non-economic damages” such as pain, suffering, loss of enjoyment of life and personal anguish and recover compensation for these injuries, the amount of which is decided by a jury of your peers. In some states, it’s very hard to sue for Medical Malpractice in cases where there aren’t really any economic damages, such as a lost baby, because there are limits or “caps” to the amount of money you can get for non-economic damages, some which are so low in states like California, that a Medical Malpractice Lawyer can’t afford to take the case. Fortunately, in Pennsylvania. there’s still hope…