Before a doctor performs a treatment or medical procedure, you must give informed consent. As the American Medical Association Code of Medical Ethics explains, giving informed consent means you understand the relevant medical information and treatment options and have made a choice with full awareness of the burdens, risks, and expected benefits of the procedure.
If your medical care provider treats you without informed consent, this can be considered a breach of the doctor’s professional obligations. This breach can give rise to a medical malpractice lawsuit. Gill Ports Hoste LLC can help in these situations. Our legal team has extensive experience representing clients harmed by healthcare providers, and we’ve recovered millions on their behalf.
To find out more about how our firm can help you after you or a loved one has had your rights violated by a doctor, give our Chicago lack of informed consent attorneys a call today.
Consequences of a lack of informed consent
Lack of informed consent can have devastating consequences for a patient who undergoes a medical procedure or receives treatment without full awareness. Some of the damages that can result include:
- Physical harm: When you don’t fully understand the potential risks and benefits of a treatment before undergoing it, unexpected and sometimes life-changing consequences could result. You may experience complications and be exposed to risks that you were not aware were an issue. This could cause you severe physical harm.
- Emotional distress and psychological damage: When a procedure is performed on you without your full and informed consent, this violates your bodily autonomy. This can cause significant emotional and psychological distress and lasting mental damage. You may experience anxiety, depression, and an inability to trust medical care providers going forward.
- Financial loss. You could suffer financial loss from the procedure you didn’t consent to, as well as from additional medical treatments necessary because of any unexpected issues that procedure caused.
The doctor who failed to get your consent before treating you may be liable for covering these losses. And, in some cases, vicarious liability laws may entitle you to hold that doctor’s employer accountable as well.
Taking legal action after a lack of informed consent
If you want to pursue a medical malpractice claim based on a failure to obtain informed consent, you’ll need to be able to demonstrate that the doctor failed to live up to their professional responsibilities. Gill Ports Hoste LLC can help.
Our experienced legal team can:
- Carefully review the information you were provided before the procedure to determine what details or information were lacking
- Connect you with expert witnesses who can testify as to how your doctor fell short
- Gather other evidence of the doctor’s failure, including medical records and witness statements
- Negotiate with the malpractice insurer of your doctor and any other defendants who are legally liable for your losses.
- Represent you in court and argue for full and fair compensation for the damage that occurred because of the lack of informed consent
Our attorneys are among a select few who have recovered multiple $10+ million verdicts for clients. While each case is different, we are ready to bring decades of experience to your claim to help you get the maximum compensation you deserve.
Contact a Chicago lack of informed consent lawyer today
Call Gill Ports Hoste LLC today to schedule your free consultation with a Chicago lack of informed consent lawyer to learn more about the committed, passionate representation we can offer.
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