Legal Nurse Consultants deal with deaths or injuries of individuals resulting in negligence or failure to comply to a standard by a medical professional. Terms such as medical malpractice and wrongful death are used daily in these cases
There are differences though in these phrases. The article, “The Key Differences Between Wrongful Death And Medical Malpractice” by Legal Desire reviews this difference. The article states,
“The law is a broad field of study and there are many facets contained within. One of the areas of law that most commonly affects us is personal injury law. Personal injury law covers medical malpractice, wrongful death, car accidents, slip and fall, etc. Today we are going to take a look at the differences between medical malpractice and wrongful death.”
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