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Negligent Selection and Retention of Physicians

Negligent Selection and Retention of Physicians

Oncology Malpractice

Oncology Malpractice

Failure to Diagnose Ectopic Pregnancy

Failure to Diagnose Ectopic Pregnancy

Claims for Breach of Contract

Generally, most medical malpractice cases are tort actions based on the existence of a physician's duty to a patient, a breach of that duty, and injury to the patient as a result of the breach. Most healthcare providers do not promise a cure nor guarantee the best possible result. However, an individual physician may open him or herself up to a breach of contract action based on the provision of medical services resulting from a bad medical result if the physician has bound himself to cure the patient or to obtain specific results.

Psychotherapy Malpractice

Psychotherapy is the treatment of mental and emotional disorders using psychological methods. This form of treatment does not include physiological interventions, such as drug therapy or electrotherapy, although it may be used in combination with such methods. Psychotherapists, like all other medical practitioners, are required to treat their patients with a certain standard of care. If they fail, and if the patient is injured, they may be held financially responsible for those injuries.