Do I sue the doctor or the hospital if I’ve been a victim of medical malpractice?
Stephen D. Phillips: The case is reviewed by a qualified expert to decide who is at fault. Sometimes it is the doctor, sometimes the doctor and hospital, and when the doctor is employed by the hospital both can be sued because an employer is responsible for its employee.
Attorney Stephen D. Phillips · Medical Malpractice · 43-second answer
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If you’ve been a victim of medical malpractice, we have the case reviewed by a doctor or qualified expert in the field in which we’re looking. And what we do is we determine who’s at fault and why. Sometimes it’s just the doctor. Sometimes it’s the doctor and the hospital. Other times the doctor is employed by the hospital and we will sue them both because as you know, that an employer is responsible for the conduct of its employee.
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