New Mexico Medical Malpractice Lawyer
Do I Have a Medical Malpractice Case in New Mexico?
The healthcare provider made a medical error during your treatment that fell below the standard of care.
The failure to follow the standard of care directly caused or worsened your injury.
Your damages are severe enough to make it worthwhile to file a medical malpractice lawsuit.
The medical malpractice that caused your damages occurred within the last three years.
Types of Medical Malpractice Claims
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- Failure to diagnose or misdiagnosis
- Cancer misdiagnosis
- Stroke misdiagnosis
- Delays in medical diagnosis and treatment
- Birth injuries
- Surgical errors
- Improper medication or dosage
- Premature discharge
- Disregarding or not taking appropriate patient history
- Failure to order proper testing
- Misreading or ignoring laboratory results
Damage Caps for Medical Malpractice Lawsuits in New Mexico
New Mexico recently amended its medical malpractice laws to increase damage caps for compensatory damages in most cases. Medical errors occurring before January 1, 2022 are generally subject to a damages cap of $600,000 except for expenses for past and future medical care and punitive damages. In many cases such as when a patient suffers an amputation, suffers lifelong injury that will not get better, is in extreme pain, or loses their life these capped damages were fundamentally unfair. For malpractice occurring after January 1, 2022 damage caps function differently depending on the type of healthcare provider committed the act of medical malpractice which turns on statutory definitions. Hospitals and out-patient facilities controlled by hospitals have the highest medical malpractice damage caps in New Mexico. These caps are different depending on when the medical malpractice occurred and are broken into different categories based on the calendar year the medical error occurred. Hospitals and out-patient facilities controlled by hospitals have the highest medical malpractice damage caps in New Mexico. These caps are different depending on when the medical malpractice occurred and are broken into different categories based on the calendar year the medical error occurred in.
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2024
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2026
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