ALABAMA NEGLIGENCE ATTORNEYS

How to Pursue a Negligence Claim in Alabama

When you entrust a child, elder, or loved one to a caregiver, you expect that caregiver to provide nothing less than the highest quality treatment. Unfortunately, this is not always the case. Many caregivers whether they work in a daycare center, provide medical care in a nursing home facility, or host children in a foster home fail to provide an acceptable level of care, whether through negligence or intentional misconduct. This can have serious and tragic results.

If you or someone you love has been harmed by the negligence of a trusted caregiver, turn to the team at Morris Haynes Attorneys at Law.

Our Alabama negligence attorneys represent victims of all types of abuse and neglect and have recovered more than $1 billion in compensation for our clients. We are ready to fight for you.

Understanding Negligence: Legal Duty of Care Explained

Generally speaking, negligence is the failure to provide an adequate and/or appropriate level of care to others or in certain situations. In legal terms, negligence typically refers to one person or party’s failure to uphold the “duty of care” owed to others.

A duty of care is a legal responsibility to act reasonably and carefully so as to avoid causing foreseeable injury. There is an implied duty of care in many different situations. For example, motorists have an implied duty of care to others on the road. They must follow traffic laws and drive with caution so as to avoid causing accidents, which could result in serious bodily injury or death.

The same is true of professional caregivers, such as daycares, nursing homes, assisted living facilities, hospitals, and foster homes. These entities and their individual staff members have a duty to provide an acceptable standard of care to residents, patients, and children in their care. Failure to do so could constitute negligence.

Common Forms of Negligence in Alabama Care Facilities

Some examples of negligence in professional care facilities include:

• Diagnostic errors, such as misdiagnosis, delayed diagnosis, or failure to diagnose
• Failure to treat or delayed treatment of various medical conditions
• Medication errors, including improper dosage, overdose, and administering the wrong drug
• Failing to provide for residents’/patients’ basic care needs
• Intentional infliction of injury/abuse against residents, patients, or children
• Failing to take reasonable measures to prevent foreseeable injury
• Failing to pay attention to, oversee, or supervise patients, residents, or children
• Unsafe and/or unsanitary conditions
• Too few staff members/poor patient/resident-to-staff ratio
• Negligent hiring or improper training of staff

These and other forms of negligence can have serious consequences, from devastating bodily injury to wrongful death. When care facilities or staff members provide substandard or inadequate care, they can and should be held accountable and Morris Haynes Attorneys at Law can help.

Alabama Negligence Cases: Protecting Your Rights

At Morris Haynes Attorneys at Law, we represent victims of all types of negligence throughout the state of Alabama.

Our attorneys primarily focus on negligence cases involving the following:

• Daycare negligence
• Foster care abuse and neglect
• Hospital negligence
• Nursing home abuse and neglect

We are passionate about standing up for the rights of children, seniors, and other vulnerable individuals, and we are committed to holding negligent care facilities accountable for the harm and devastation they cause. While we strive for swift and favorable resolutions for our clients, we have the necessary experience and resources to go to trial whenever necessary.