A Bakersfield rehab clinic that takes in a patient accepts responsibility for that patient’s safety and care and can be liable for a fentanyl overdose. A facility would be responsible for the cost of care to help patients recover fully from injuries. The facility might also be responsible for providing support for a devastated family after a tragic drug overdose.
Unfortunately, a facility or a care network would have access to corporate lawyers to help it find ways to dodge blame. The facility may also try to hide evidence that might show their staff’s negligence in an overdose.
Victims and their families can count on a free case consultation from Maison Law Accident & Injury Lawyers to help figure out the best path to getting overdose patients the care they need and families the support they’ll require. There’s no obligation for this free case review, and it’s always confidential.
How a Drug Facility Overdose Lawyer Could Help You Hold Those at Fault Accountable
After a loved one comes to harm at a drug rehab facility, the promises that a facility operator may have made to your family could be thrown out the window. The blame for an overdose allowed at a rehab facility can quickly be turned around on the victim.
Corporate lawyers for the hospital may say your loved one was to blame for an overdose. They may try to blame a third-party care giver that works at the facility. They may hide behind a waiver signed before the patient entered the clinic.
A skilled lawyer is often a necessary protection against these common arguments that often allow healthcare facilities to slip away from liability.
A lawyer will also often provide these safeguards and benefits for patients and their families:
- Conducts a full investigation
- Secures documents, electronic records, and security camera footage that a facility may make very difficult to obtain
- Determines if security was negligent in keeping fentanyl out of the hands of a patient
- Determines if doctors, nurses, and staff monitored victims closely enough to catch an overdose in time to prevent injuries
- Determines if doctors, nurses, and staff administered Narcan (the brand name for Naloxone) soon enough and in the proper dosages
- Investigates the aftermath of an overdose and if victims were properly monitored during recovery and got to the hospital soon enough
- Examines liability waivers and determines ways to still hold medical facilities responsible
In California, families always have the right to file their own personal injury claim or wrongful death claim on behalf of patients. However, victims and loved ones often receive much more with the help of an experienced lawyer than when they take on a facility themselves.
When You Have Questions About an Overdose Case Please Take Advantage of a Free Case Review
You may be focused on helping a loved one heal from a dangerous overdose. You may not have had time to consider the role a care facility played in the accident. You may wonder if your case is strong enough to hold a rehab company responsible for a tragic death.
Fortunately, there’s an easy way to figure out your best options. A free case consultation with a real lawyer at Maison Law Accident & Injury Lawyers of Bakersfield is a no-obligation way to determine if you can seek support. If we can’t help you earn more for your case, we’ll tell you that and direct you on how to file a successful personal injury claim yourself.
If you feel we could help your loved one or your family secure additional support, we are happy to represent your case without any upfront fees. In fact, we don’t get paid anything unless we win your case for you. Then our pay comes out of the settlement check, a facility must write for your family.
The Duty of Care a Drug Rehab Facility Owes Its Patients
In the past, a drug overdose may have been looked upon as a tragic accident with no one really to blame. But California has cracked down on rehab businesses and forced them to accept responsibility for the patients they pledge their care to.
Rehab facilities have a “duty of care” to their patients. They must provide a safe environment for people working to recover from addiction. They must keep them safe during withdrawals. They pledge to keep patients away from dangerous drugs like fentanyl. They pledge to act immediately if a patient somehow gains access to a drug and then overdoses.
Facilities are responsible for the daily operation and policies of the clinic. They are also accountable for the actions of their employees. That means liability for the training staff members receive, the equipment, and the medication they have available, and the security provided to keep drugs out of what’s supposed to be a completely safe space.
When rehab facilities fail in any of these aspects of care and safety, they can be held liable for their negligence, and actions or inactions, that lead to an overdose and injuries.
You can read more on our site about what documentation and evidence you may need to win a rehab facility fentanyl overdose case.
Contact a Bakersfield Drug Rehab Overdose Attorney
Maison Law Accident & Injury Lawyers provides a free case review to all victims and families after an overdose. This meeting with a real Bakersfield rehab facility overdose lawyer comes with no strings attached and is always confidential. All family members should find out what their case is worth before lawyers for a rehab clinic try to tell them they don’t have a case, and they owe them nothing.
Remember, if we can help your loved one or your family seek justice and earn more, your family doesn’t have to stress about how to pay a lawyer. You don’t pay us anything if we don’t win your case. If we do win for you, our attorney’s fee comes from the settlement check the drug facility’s insurer must write for your family.