Hackard Law Warns Patients of Doctors Accused of Patient Sexual Abuse
Hackard Law warns patients that in recent years, a significant number of California doctors have been charged with doctor-patient sexual abuse. Unfortunately, the majority of sexual assault cases go unreported, and offenders are allowed to continue ruining lives. Hackard Law feels it is important for people to understand the importance of coming forward to protect others from being sexually abused and to learn how to take action.
Sacramento, CA (PRWEB) May 19, 2009 -- Hackard Law, a doctor-patient sexual abuse law firm in Northern California, warns that sexual abuse of patients is a persistent phenomenon, but should never be tolerated or ignored.
The majority of patient sexual abuse cases go unreported.
The vast majority of doctors are ethical practitioners of medicine and a credit to their profession. Yet, even the medical community contains a small but significant number of doctors who commit patient sexual abuse. In the course of any week and in any corner of the country, one can find news headlines detailing the case of another physician who has sexually harmed those in his or her care.
Physician sexual misconduct is not only a violation of the law. Sexual acts by a doctor toward a patient also constitute a violation of professional ethics and a serious breach of trust. A doctor is an authority figure responsible for the health and well-being of his or her patients. When physicians overstep the boundaries of sexual propriety, patients can be left feeling at minimum confusion, fear, and a betrayal of trust. Victims must often deal with the physical, psychological and emotional damage inflicted by sexual abuse.
In California alone from 2002 to 2008, the California Medical Board conducted investigations into 803 complaints of sexual impropriety by medical staff, took action against offending physicians in 123 of these cases, and 78 of these doctors lost their licenses for sexual misconduct.
It is important for victims of doctor-patient sexual abuse to seek help from professional litigators they feel they have been sexually abused by a medical doctor. Doctors who abuse are often repeat offenders, and the institutions they worked in may have had knowledge of their improper behavior. Permitting a suspected sex offender to continue working without significant investigation into allegations is an act of negligent oversight. Hackard Law's website is a leading resource to learn more about being a victim of patient sexual abuse, and to get up-to-date information on the latest doctors accused of sexual abuse and molestation.
About Hackard Law:
Hackard Law is a California law firm with a National reputation in litigating medical and pharmaceutical mass torts. Hackard Law successfully represented over 80 plaintiffs against physicians and a hospital group that had sanctioned unnecessary heart surgery. Hackard Law is currently litigating sexual abuse claims and representing victims of doctor patient sexual abuse. Hackard Law has always focused on the needs of the client, and its exceptional legal team includes skilled attorneys, nurse legal assistants, paralegals and support staff with one common goal: to provide clients with effective and compassionate representation in patient sexual abuse cases. For more information, visit Hackard's Law's Patient Sexual Abuse website.
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