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Medical malpractice lawsuits are designed to help the victim by compensating them for lost earnings and by financially covering any medical costs or care costs incurred as the result of the medical malpractice.

If the claimant wins their case, typically they are compensated for the cost of past-and-future "lost earnings" incurred as the result of the medical malpractice (i.e by predicting what they could have earned). Normally they alsoreceivea sum to pay for past-and-future costs of medical care/carers.


In some situations, the claimants (victims) also appreciate the knowledge that although something went wrong for them, measures have been put in place to prevent the same thing from happening again to other people. In cases where malpractice is the agreed judgement, an apology normally follows which can further help the victim to "move on".

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