Medical Malpractice
Last updated on November 10, 2025
Shortened life expectancy, disfigurement, long-term injuries, birth injuries, and wrongful death often result from medical negligence. R. Steve Bowden & Associates offers years of experience helping victims and families pursue just compensation in medical malpractice lawsuits. Work with a team of experienced lawyers who will provide you with the personal attention you deserve and strive to obtain the compensation you need.
We have the knowledge and experience of handling numerous medical malpractice cases in North Carolina. In addition, we are focused on attaining appropriate medical treatment for clients and recovery to compensate clients for that treatment.
Compassionate Advocacy For Your Medical Malpractice Case
We actively pursue compensation in cases involving hospitals, doctors, nursing staff, and other medical professionals who provided substandard care resulting in injury or death. We are experienced in handling medical malpractice lawsuits involving:
- Misdiagnosis, including cancer misdiagnosis
- Failure to diagnose
- Failure to treat
- Delay in diagnosis
- Surgical errors, including eye surgery mistakes
- Botched plastic surgery
- Delayed C-section
- Prescription overdose
- Misinterpretation of test results
- Nursing home malpractice
- Other doctor errors
You Deserve Justice For Your Injury Due To Their Negligence
Our medical malpractice lawyers provide exceptional representation to injured individuals and families of medical malpractice victims. We recognize that compensation cannot heal the damage done. However, compensation can aid in paying for medical bills, continuing medical treatment, and other accumulating costs that resulted from the medical malpractice. We believe that liability and justice should be sought for medical negligence that fell below the community standard.
What types of situations or errors can instigate a North Carolina medical malpractice suit?
There are many things a health care professional or institution can do to cause harm to a patient. Typically there are three things that result in a medical malpractice (often called med mal):
- Delay in or failure to treat
- Misdiagnosis or a failure to diagnose
- Nursing or surgical errors
What are common types of medical malpractice cases?
While many instances or situations can potentially give rise to a medical malpractice lawsuit, the most common are birth injuries (including cerebral palsy and HIE brain injury cases), missed diagnoses, anesthesia errors and emergency room errors. The outcome of medical errors can be serious injury or even death.
Is there a limit as to what a victim can collect?
No, not in North Carolina. But there are limits to “punitive damages.” Punitive means to punish, so punitive damages are what the court awards beyond what a victim collects for their physical loss, medical bills, lost wages and the like. This amount is meant to send a message to the defendant that the action (or lack of action) was egregious (shocking, or horribly bad).
How do I file a medical malpractice claim?
Attorneys who practice med mal law can assess whether you have a case and what steps to take next. The process is very complex and requires an experienced attorney because specific steps are necessary, such as working with established expert witnesses, evaluating the standard of care that was used or not followed. Depositions (sworn statements taken by attorneys) have to be collected. Evidence will also need to be procured. Additionally, the defendant will have a large “team” of their own experts, attorneys and medical professionals.
How do I know if I have a case?
The best thing you can do in any situation where you were injured by a health care provider is to speak with a medical malpractice attorney. You will not know whether or not you have a case unless you do.Do not rely on insurance representatives or other health care providers for answers or guidance; they are not your advocates and they may have a conflict of interest in giving you any information or advice. Only an attorney has no conflict of interest and can advise you as your advocate.
Guidance From Compassionate Counsel
Through effective preparation, evaluation, and utilization of experts, we provide superior medical negligence representation in North Carolina. Contact our Greensboro medical malpractice attorneys today for a free initial consultation. Call us at 336-285-0925 and speak with an attorney today.
Home and hospital appointments are available for injured clients.
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