Medical malpractice is an act which is attempted by a doctor in which he diagnosed the patient improperly that ultimately leads to the wrong treatment of the patient. So to avoid such harmful acts you must be familiar with some facts and trends of present scenario which are being discussed below as-

Fact related to the medical malpractice act in New York-
Patients generally sue the doctors and hospitals in the court of New York as they have to sacrifice a lot due to the improper treatment given by the professional and just because of committing this act of medical malpractice; victim has to suffer from a permanent injury. That is a fact but the trend going on these days appears to be completely different from the fact.

Another fact which would be quite strange to know that various victims of medical malpractice New York are not even aware of this as they have not been told about this type of practice.

In spite of the fact, trend provides a unique picture-
As there are ample of people in New York who are suffering because of the negligent act committed by a doctor but only few of them are able to identify that they are the victim of medical malpractice act and hence they are not compensated for the act due to their unawareness about the fact that it is the result of doctor’s ignorance in treating the patient.

Fact about the result of a lawsuit-
Even when the victims realize that they should file a lawsuit against the negligent party i.e. the doctors, most of the cases filed for medical malpractice New York are being settled out of court before the turn of its trial in the court.

Trend of these cases are quite different from the described facts-
As the victims of medical malpractice case have the authority of suing the concerned doctors and hospitals in court to get the justice in terms of compensation. Among all the cases which go for trial in New York, majority of the cases filed results in to the defeat of victims of around 66% to 80%. As the doctors manipulate the juries by proving that the case occurred due to the normal complications faced by the patient. There are some more reasons which compels the judges to give final decision in favor of doctors as-

· Doctors have a reputed image in the mind of juries as compared to the victims.
· As the jury trust the doctors and nurses for their treatment so they cannot suspect on their profession easily until the misdeed is correctly proved in the court by the lawyer.
· Insurance companies have manipulated the opinion of juries by saying that all the cases are being filed on false information to grab the compensation from the doctors.
· The last but not the least reason is that sometimes jury is not in favor of providing compensation amount to the victim as they believe that by giving this amount their insurance rates would be raised.

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