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Medical or Dental Malpractice
If you, a friend, or relative you believe suffered damages
and/or injuries as a result of a health care professional's
negligence, meaning that their standard of care fell below
the applicable standard for such a health care professional,
you may be entitled to recover damages from that individual
and in certain cases a hospital, for pain and suffering, loss
of income, out of pocket expenses, physical impairment, scarring
and inconvenience.
There is a 2 year statute of limitations in Colorado, meaning
that if you were to pursue such a claim, you would need to
file a complaint in court within 2 years from the date of
the incident. Keep in mind that in this type of a case, the
plaintiff's attorney is required to file with the court, within
60 days from the date of filing a complaint, a certificate
of review which means that the attorney has had a professional
in the same field in which the malpractice occurred review
the case and determine that it does not lack substantial justification
meaning that there is a good faith belief that the defendant
did commit malpractice.
The difficulty with these cases is that they are very expensive
to prosecute and jurors inevitably favor the professional
except in instances where the defendant is an attorney and
it is a legal malpractice case.
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