Your back and spine are essential for your overall health and mobility, which makes the work of a chiropractor incredibly important. They have a responsibility to exercise proper care when treating you. If you suffered injuries because of a chiropractor’s mistakes and negligence, you may be entitled to pursue a legal claim against them and seek compensation for your damages.
A Southfield chiropractic malpractice lawyer from Thurswell Law could help you understand your rights and determine whether you have a case. Our medical malpractice attorneys have been advocating for the rights of our clients since 1968. We believe experience gets results, which is why we work on a contingency fee basis and receive payment only after recovering compensation.
What Is Chiropractic Malpractice?
Malpractice occurs when a chiropractor’s treatments fail to meet the standard of care currently accepted within their professional community. Our Southfield legal team may be able to pursue a malpractice claim against your chiropractor arising from negligence, which could include:
- Misdiagnosing your condition
- Failing to refer you to another specialist
- Failing to obtain your medical history before providing treatment
- Providing treatment without informed consent
- Using excessive force or improper techniques when performing a manipulation or adjustment
- Recommending and providing unnecessary treatment for your condition
A chiropractor’s malpractice in examining and treating their patients can cause serious injuries involving the head, neck, and spine. These injuries can include herniated discs, bone fractures, pinched nerves, strokes, and brain injuries.
Under Michigan Compiled Laws § 600.2912a, a person injured from malpractice generally has the burden of proving their chiropractor’s neglect or wrongful acts were more probably than not the cause of their injuries. After an initial consultation, our lawyers could review your medical files, consult experts, and gather other forms of evidence to evaluate the strength of your case.
Filing a Malpractice Claim Against a Chiropractor
The next step in your case would be to file a malpractice claim against your chiropractor and their office. The complaint would explain how the chiropractor’s treatment failed to meet the proper standard of care and state the damages that warrant compensation. The amount of compensation we would pursue would depend on the injuries the malpractice caused and how they impact your life. Injuries from chiropractic malpractice can require expensive medical care and result in permanent damage from paralysis or other conditions.
Our malpractice lawyers in Southfield understand it is distressing to suffer injuries while in the care of a chiropractor whose job is to treat your pain, not worsen it. We could detail every way their carelessness harmed you. The damages we may be able to claim in your case could include:
- Medical expenses
- Physical therapy or rehabilitative care costs
- Lost wages
- Diminished earning capacity from temporary or permanent disability
- Pain and suffering
- Lost quality or enjoyment of life
You have a limited time period to pursue compensation through a chiropractic malpractice claim. MCL § 600.5838a imposes a statute of limitations that generally requires you to file a claim within two years from the date of the malpractice or within six months of when you should have reasonably discovered it. You cannot file a claim more than six years from the date of the alleged chiropractic malpractice.
Contact Our Southfield Malpractice Attorneys if You Suffered Injuries Because of a Chiropractor’s Mistakes
Our attorneys at Thurswell Law have built our reputation on experience that gets results for our clients. If you sustained harm because of a chiropractor’s carelessness, a Southfield chiropractic malpractice lawyer from our firm could evaluate your right to make a claim and advocate for the compensation you deserve in court or in settlement. Call us today to schedule a free initial consultation.
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