Two reasons why you need the best malpractice lawyer in Chicago
By Tom C
Sunday, January 14, 2007
Only lawyers able and willing to go to court can motivate doctors, hospitals, and insurance companies to live up to full damages.
The medical industry expects that if they drag out proceedings, malpractice attorneys and plaintiffs will be motivated to settle. The truth is that the vast majority of medical malpractice cases do, for better or worse. The difference with an experienced trial attorney is that the defendants know that they can wait out the time it takes to get to civil trial, and that they can win at trial. Personal injury lawyers too often settle malpractice cases because they don’t have the money, medical experience, or expert witnesses it takes to win your case at trial.
Doctors and their insurance companies will hire the best malpractice attorneys.
Doctors and hospitals are usually required to defer to their insurance companies in cases of medical malpractice. If they don’t, their malpractice insurance might be dropped, making it very hard to get “reasonably” priced insurance in the future. The insurance companies are all about math. They understand that paying for the best lawyers to defend their malpractice claims is a lot less expensive than paying off big claims. You need an equally experienced and successful malpractice attorney in your corner.