Denver Nursing Malpractice Attorneys
Colorado Nurse Negligence Lawyers
Nursing malpractice exists, and an increasing number of nursing malpractice claims are being made. There are four times as many US nurses as physicians. A total of 16,339 (7.9%) nurses and nursing-related practitioners had a malpractice report made against them in the United States between 1990 and 2003.
If you have been injured by nursing malpractice, trust your legal concerns to a knowledgeable member of our firm at Chalat Hatten & Koupal PC. Our lawyers are experienced at handling a wide range of medical malpractice matters, including nursing malpractice and nursing errors.
We thoroughly investigate your case, and bolster this investigation with the knowledge of consultants and experts. With over seventy years of combined legal experience, our medical malpractice lawyers are intimately familiar with the tactics and strategies used by doctors and their insurers to avoid admitting fault. Contact an attorney at our firm today to learn more about our practice.
Many different situations may be considered nursing malpractice, including:
- Failure to properly monitor a patient
- Medication error or overdose
- Failure to timely notify or call a doctor
- Failure to properly note a change in patient's condition
- Improper use of a medical device
- Documentation error
- Failure to obtain informed consent
In some cases, it may be difficult to determine if your injuries resulted from nursing malpractice, doctor error, a surgical mistake or negligence by another medical provider. Since we are skilled investigators, our firm can help discover whether your injuries are the result of nursing malpractice or doctor negligence.
Contact a nursing malpractice attorney at Chalat Hatten & Koupal PC to learn more about your options. Our attorneys' fees are charged as a percentage of any award or settlement won by our clients. If we fail to win your case, you are under no obligation to pay our attorneys' fees.
