Orthopedic Injury?

Let our Juneau and Anchorage Medical Malpractice Lawyers Help

We have been pursuing medical malpractice and personal injury claims on behalf of our clients since 1992. Each of our attorneys at Dillon & Findley, P.C., is dedicated to helping Alaska patients and their families recover for damages and injuries sustained as a result of another person’s negligence or a faulty product. We carefully screen each potential case and determine whether it is possible that negligence was the cause of the patient’s injuries. While we do not take every case as a result of our intensive screening process, we are committed to pursuing damages in the cases we do accept for representation.

Orthopedic injuries may be suffered due to the fault of another person or a defective product. A victim of an orthopedic injury may have a medical malpractice or product liability claim. Common types of medical malpractice claims related to orthopedic injuries include, but are not limited to, the following: loss of a limb, failure to correctly treat fractures, complications from knee surgeries, complications from knee and hip replacements, and development of blood clots after surgery.

To bring on an orthopedic-injury personal injury claim in Alaska, you generally must file the complaint within two years from the date of the orthopedic injury. In order to prevail, you must be able to prove by a preponderance of the evidence that the other party was negligent. Alaska law requires the plaintiff to prove duty, breach of duty, causation, and harm to establish negligence. To establish causation, the plaintiff must show that the orthopedic injury would not have happened “but for” the defendant’s negligence and that a reasonable person would regard the negligent act as the cause of the injury.

The extent of recovery in an orthopedic injury case depends upon a variety of factors. The victim’s age, the victim’s sex, the severity of the injury, and how quickly medical treatment is obtained after an accident are all important considerations in determining the amount of damages. Future problems and the costs of treatment are also determinative. Expert opinion testimony, such as testimony from an Alaska chiropractor, is necessary to establish damages.

If you believe you have been the victim of an orthopedic injury as a result of someone else’s negligence or from a surgical error, our Anchorage and Juneau medical malpractice attorney will sit down and carefully review the merits of your case. If we accept your case for representation, we will strive to obtain a satisfactory recovery for your orthopedic injury. Contact a Juneau and Anchorage injury attorney to discuss your case today.