When care in Berkeley falls below the standard and someone is hurt because of it, the questions pile up fast. We can review your case, at no cost, and explain your options under California's MICRA rules.
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Claim it before someone else doesBerkeley is home to roughly 121,000 people, and most of them will trust a doctor, nurse, pharmacist, or surgeon at some point without a second thought. Usually that trust is well placed. Sometimes it isn't, and a missed diagnosis, a medication mix-up, or a surgical error leaves a family in Alameda County dealing with consequences no one warned them about. California handles these cases under a specific set of rules called MICRA. The clock is short: generally one year from the date you discovered the harm, and never more than three years from the injury itself. Before a lawsuit can be filed, a 90-day notice has to go to the provider. A qualified medical expert is almost always needed to explain what a careful provider would have done differently. And the law is clear that a poor outcome by itself is not malpractice; there has to be a departure from the standard of care. We review medical malpractice claims in Alameda County. Our team can examine the records, weigh the timeline, and tell you honestly whether a claim is worth pursuing.
The one-year discovery rule and three-year outer limit leave little room for delay. Our team can pin down your dates and get the required 90-day notice out on time.
Because California nearly always requires a qualified medical expert, we know how to get records evaluated before deciding whether a case should move forward.
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*No attorney's fee unless there is a recovery. The client may be responsible for court costs and case expenses.
MICRA limits non-economic damages, though that cap rises each year. We can explain what that means for your situation without overselling or guaranteeing anything, and we work on contingency, so there is no fee unless there is a recovery.
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