Malpractice Comes In Many Shades

Our State has been rocked recently by the suspension of an Enfield Dentist’s license to practice dentistry after a patient died while under his care. The patient died at Bay State Medical Center in Springfield on February 17 after Dr. Rashmi Patel allegedly failed to "properly respond to J.G.'s oxygen desaturation and/or respiratory distress and/or cardiopulmonary distress" while performing 20 tooth extractions. Over the next several months Courts and the Connecticut State Dental Commission will review Dr. Patel’s conduct to determine whether the allegations of sub-standard care have any merit.

While in a case like this there appears to be convincing evidence of malpractice, individuals must realize that every case is not always so dire. Rather, malpractice comes in a variety of shades, and rarely results in anyone’s death. Medical malpractice can be the loss of movement of ones arm after receiving improper medical care following an injury, or the loss of your court case because a motion was not filed on time for legal malpractice. Even though nobody has died as a result, the negligence and the malpractice is real. Once this negligence can be proven and damages attributable to the negligence, the financial recovery is often real, too! Don’t be afraid to seek our assistance if you feel that you’ve been the victim of malpractice. If you’ve been the victim of your lawyer or doctor’s negligence, give us a call and we’ll see what we can do to help get justice for you.

For more on Dr. Rashmi Patel’s case see the Hartford Courant at www.courant.com keyword Patel.