{"id":173,"date":"2016-02-09T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2016-02-09T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/defranciscolaw.lawblogger.net\/blog\/getting-past-the-stigma-of-filing-a-medical-malpractice-lawsuit\/"},"modified":"2017-10-23T12:28:20","modified_gmt":"2017-10-23T16:28:20","slug":"getting-past-the-stigma-of-filing-a-medical-malpractice-lawsuit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.defranciscolaw.com\/blog\/getting-past-the-stigma-of-filing-a-medical-malpractice-lawsuit\/","title":{"rendered":"Getting past the stigma of filing a medical malpractice lawsuit"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>There is a lot of stigma surrounding medical malpractice lawsuits. Some might think that far too many people file lawsuits against physicians or big entities every year in hopes of securing a big award. Considering they are covered by malpractice insurance, some might think that everyone is reaching for a chance to sue them.<\/p>\n<p>But in many cases, that\u2019s simply not the case. There are many patients in our country that are hurt every year by the negligence of medical professionals but feel too scared to file a lawsuit. They may feel like they don\u2019t have a case, may not want to go through the effort and stress of filing a lawsuit, or they may feel bad for even considering it. While all these emotions are understandable, it\u2019s important to remember the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defranciscolaw.com\/medical-malpractice.html\">purpose of a medical malpractice lawsuit<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>A medical malpractice lawsuit aims to secure compensation for individuals who have been hurt by the negligence of others. Some patients end up having to deal with unimaginable medical bills in order to deal with the medical error they experienced. Those same individuals may also end up being out of work for weeks or even months, causing them to lose significant amounts of income. While these individuals still may feel worried about the implications of filing a lawsuit, for many people it is the only viable choice that may help them get back on their feet.<\/p>\n<div class=\"read_more_link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.defranciscolaw.com\/blog\/getting-past-the-stigma-of-filing-a-medical-malpractice-lawsuit\/\"  title=\"Continue Reading Getting past the stigma of filing a medical malpractice lawsuit\" class=\"more-link\">Continue Reading \u203a<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There is a lot of stigma surrounding medical malpractice lawsuits. Some might think that far too many people file lawsuits against physicians or big entities every year in hopes of securing a big award. Considering they are covered by malpractice insurance, some might think that everyone is reaching for a chance to sue them. But [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[7],"class_list":["post-173","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-medical-malpractice","tag-medical-malpractice"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Getting past the stigma of filing a medical malpractice lawsuit &#8212; Syracuse Personal Injury Law Blog &#8212; February 9, 2016<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Getting past the stigma of filing a medical malpractice lawsuit - Medical Malpractice - DeFrancisco &amp; Falgiatano Law Firm\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.defranciscolaw.com\/blog\/getting-past-the-stigma-of-filing-a-medical-malpractice-lawsuit\/\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:title\" content=\"Getting past the stigma of filing a medical malpractice lawsuit &#8212; 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