Top Ten Reasons Medmal Victims Get Shafted in Court

This content is used with permission from Kroot Law’s top ten list. Jason Kroot is a personal injury lawyer in Chicago, IL.

1. Most people never realize that they are victims of medical malpractice – even if they survive
2. Failure of family to obtain an autopsy
3. State and Federal time limits (statute of limitations)
4. Inexperienced attorneys
5. The cost of the lawsuit is more than the value of the case
6. Unable to prove negligence
7. Physicians rarely admit mistakes
8. Physician may refuse consent to settle the case
9. Jury verdicts are often in favor of the physician or hospital
10. State caps on medical malpractice payouts (often causing reason #5)