Hoffer & Sheremet's Litigation 101 Guides
At Hoffer & Sheremet, we pride ourselves on providing as much assistance and information as we can. As a boutique firm, we are client-focused and low-volume. We have written the below guides to help you through understanding complex legal processes, and to help you to navigate difficult situations in which you may need legal aid.
When a physician or other health care provider was negligent in the delivery of a baby, and injury results, we call it a "birth injury" or "birth trauma" case. It is a sub-type of medical malpractice. But at Hoffer & Sheremet we handle birth injury cases a little differently from a typical medical malpractice case.
In this article, our medical malpractice lawyers break down Michigan's complex medical malpractice process and law in the state. If you have been injured by a doctor, hospital, nurse, or other healthcare provider, contact us for a free case review.
Wrongful Death 101
If a medical provider was negligent in their care and this leads to the death of a patient, this is what we call a wrongful death lawsuit. The families of these patients may be entitled to compensation through the legal process. The H/S team is ready to listen to what happened to your loved one with care and empathy.
"Litigation" is an umbrella term that means a lawsuit or case that proceeds through the court system. "Civil litigation," which is what we do, is when the lawsuit asks for money damages. Despite how movies might present litigation, legal processes take place for more than an hour and the courtroom is only one potential part of it. There is more to litigation than going to trial. The litigation process starts before a lawsuit is even filed, and oftentimes ends before a trial.