Can I Win My Alabama Medical Malpractice Case Even If I'm Partly at Fault?

In medical malpractice cases, some of the patient's injuries are caused by negligence or mistakes on the part of the doctor. However, there are times when the patient acted in a way that also contributed to his own injuries on top of the doctor's improper actions. In other words, both the doctor and the patient made bad moves that harmed the patient.

In Alabama, if a patient contributes to his own suffering, he may not be able to recover any money from his doctor, even if his doctor was negligent. This is the law of contributory negligence, as confirmed by the Alabama courts in 1993. This means that if you contribute to your injuries, you are completely barred from winning your case.

To give yourself the best shot at winning your medical malpractice case, you should speak with an Alabama medical malpractice attorney as soon as you think your health care provider may have acted negligently or unreasonably. The longer you wait to talk to a lawyer or file a law suit, the greater chance there is that you will contribute to your own harm.

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