Podiatrist Malpractice

Podiatrist Malpractice occurs when the patient goes through an injury due to the negligence of his podiatrist and thereafter he claims lawsuit against him. Patients can take action on the basis of these facts such as the side effects of the prescribed medication, or the delay in the procedure, or leaving a medical tool inside the patient’s body while operating.

Podiatric  malpractice cases are very difficult. In podiatric malpractice cases the lawyers are very much concerned about the case as if it has potential or not.They do not go with the case which has less credibility because it a malpractice case against the podiatrist and it may harm him as well. According to the lawyers, if the damages of the victim were limited to six months of pain and suffering, then the case is not financially viable.

Podiatric Malpractice cases are not easy to be won, as the victims must have strong support and Should be able to fight back against their podiatrist. As the foot doctor malpractices cases are the tough and complicated ones, so the lawyers always take some time to get through the entire procedure.

While filing a Podiatric Malpractice case, the patient/victim always keep an eye on the expenses, as to whether he can afford it or not. Though it's a long and expensive process to be held, patients make sure that they have enough money as they already have made payments against their treatment previously and have to bear the court expenses, the fee of the medical expert which he would have to hire to help in his case. There are also other expenses which will occur during the whole process so he has to think twice while filing a lawsuit against his Podiatrist.

There is a rule by law that the medical expert (Podiatrist) who was hired by the patient will pay the  Attorney expenses in start and when the victim wins his case the he will have to pay him back all of it.This means that the medical expert will do all the expenses of the court on his behalf on the first end. On contrary to this, your first Podiatrist will be defended by his insurance company  mainly. The insurance company will do everything possible in their will to make patient lose the case.Therefore the patient will need a very strong  lawyer and a medical expert to win against the Podiatrist in Podiatrist Malpractice case.

why Podiatrist Malpractice claims are actually filed against the foot doctors

Podiatrist malpractice occurs when a foot physician commits an act of negligence. The patient can then file a claim against the doctor regarding the medical treatment. Patients can take action on the basis of these facts such as:  the side effect of the prescribed medication or the delay in the procedure, or leaving a medical tool inside the patient’s body while operating.

Following are the main reasons why Podiatrist Malpractice claims are actually filed against the foot doctors.

•Sometimes doctors fail to understand the patient's medical condition and lack the ability to diagnose it properly. This will result and effect the patient’s disease badly. When a doctor makes an incorrect diagnosis or doesnot treat the patient correctly,  this may result in the patient ending up to the worst conditions. In this scenario, it will harm the doctor's credibility and it happens due to the lack of his competency. This kind of situation can be fatal and many doctors are sued because of this.

•A capable doctor always treats his patients correctly with all competency, but sometimes he cannot give the good medical treatment. In this case the victim can file a law suit against the doctor claiming that the medical treatment was not up to the mark and he had to suffered a lot.

•Under the act of Duty of Informed Consent, it is the responsibility of the doctor to give awareness about all the consequences of medication and surgery. If podiatrist failed to to so and the patient gets injured during the procedure then the victim can easily file a case against him.


These are some of the common malpractice claims which are usually held against the podiatrist. Doctors should be careful in every way to avoid and over come these malpractices. Podiatrist Malpractice cases are not so easy as they seem to be. Victim should have a witness that may help him in winning the case and act wisely. Hence  winning a podiatrist malpractice law suit claim is a very tricky business.

Foot surgery malpractice

Foot surgery malpractice occurs when a surgical error takes place while carrying out the surgical treatment. Foot doctors have to be very careful, alert and attentive because a single act of negligence will create difficulties and may end up in foot surgery malpractice. As Surgery is a very risky task to be done, sometime doctors may make mistakes during the surgeries.

Following are the reasons why they do so:

•Sometime doctors do not have the required ability and skills to perform the foot surgery and this may cost them in the end. At other times they may not able to fix the problems during the treatment accurately. Also, due to the lack of competency they may not be able to give the proper medical facility.

•One of the many reasons could also be the excessive work load because of which sometimes doctors may get tired and may not be able to handle the foot surgeries properly and there is a chance of mistakes during the process.

•Under different circumstances doctors have to go through lots of mental stress. To keep them going, they usually use alcohol for the relief during the working hours but still it will be dangerous.

•Sometimes Podiatrists go with the shortcuts, which may not help them at all and lead to foot surgery malpractice.


These are the some reasons why the podiatrist makes mistakes and surgical errors while operating.  In Foot surgery malpractice the patient has all the rights to claim the damages against his podiatrist and the doctors are obliged to pay back to them if the victim wins the lawsuit.

A Podiatrist must be careful and alert while performing the foot surgery because it may hurt his image and credibility. Due to the different facts, situations and laws, the result of each case is different. Foot doctors always go with the experienced medical malpractice attorney to watchout all the circumstances accurately because they have to maintain their good will.