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z-index: 2; }\r\n.pl-deadlines { border-top: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.18); }\r\n.pl-deadline {\r\n  display: grid;\r\n  grid-template-columns: 200px 1.2fr 2fr;\r\n  gap: 32px;\r\n  padding: 28px 0;\r\n  border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.10);\r\n  align-items: baseline;\r\n}\r\n.pl-deadline__period {\r\n  font-size: 32px;\r\n  font-weight: 700;\r\n  letter-spacing: -0.02em;\r\n  color: #fff;\r\n  font-variant-numeric: tabular-nums;\r\n}\r\n.pl-deadline__title {\r\n  font-size: 18px;\r\n  font-weight: 600;\r\n  color: #fff;\r\n}\r\n.pl-deadline__body {\r\n  font-size: 15px;\r\n  color: #CBD4DC;\r\n  line-height: 1.6;\r\n}\r\n\r\n\/* ============ Case types \u2014 eye candy edition ============ *\/\r\n.pl-cases {\r\n  display: grid;\r\n  grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr);\r\n  gap: 1px;\r\n  background: var(--pm-rule);\r\n  border-top: 1px solid var(--pm-ink);\r\n  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--pm-rule);\r\n  position: relative;\r\n}\r\n.pl-case {\r\n  position: relative;\r\n  background: var(--pm-bg-cream);\r\n  padding: 36px 30px 30px;\r\n  display: flex;\r\n  flex-direction: column;\r\n  min-height: 340px;\r\n  text-decoration: none !important;\r\n  color: var(--pm-ink) !important;\r\n  overflow: hidden;\r\n  transition: background 280ms var(--ease-out), transform 280ms var(--ease-out), box-shadow 320ms var(--ease-out);\r\n  z-index: 1;\r\n}\r\n\r\n\/* Animated indigo\u2192teal accent bar that draws on hover *\/\r\n.pl-case::before {\r\n  content: \"\";\r\n  position: absolute;\r\n  left: 0;\r\n  top: 0;\r\n  height: 3px;\r\n  width: 100%;\r\n  background: linear-gradient(90deg, var(--pm-indigo-500) 0%, #316E6E 100%);\r\n  transform: scaleX(0);\r\n  transform-origin: left center;\r\n  transition: transform 420ms var(--ease-out);\r\n  z-index: 2;\r\n}\r\n.pl-case:hover::before { transform: scaleX(1); }\r\n\r\n\/* Subtle decorative dot ornament in top right *\/\r\n.pl-case::after {\r\n  content: \"\";\r\n  position: absolute;\r\n  top: 24px;\r\n  right: 24px;\r\n  width: 6px;\r\n  height: 6px;\r\n  border-radius: 50%;\r\n  background: var(--pm-indigo-500);\r\n  opacity: 0.18;\r\n  transition: opacity 320ms var(--ease-out), transform 320ms var(--ease-out);\r\n}\r\n.pl-case:hover::after {\r\n  opacity: 0.6;\r\n  transform: scale(1.4);\r\n  box-shadow: 0 0 0 6px rgba(70,90,255,0.06);\r\n}\r\n\r\n.pl-case:hover {\r\n  background: #FFFFFF;\r\n  transform: translateY(-3px);\r\n  box-shadow: 0 18px 40px -16px rgba(15,24,32,0.18), 0 4px 8px -2px rgba(15,24,32,0.06);\r\n  z-index: 3;\r\n}\r\n\r\n\/* Icon + numeral header row *\/\r\n.pl-case__head {\r\n  display: flex;\r\n  align-items: center;\r\n  gap: 18px;\r\n  margin-bottom: 22px;\r\n}\r\n\r\n.pl-case__num-big {\r\n  font-family: var(--font-mono);\r\n  font-size: 42px;\r\n  font-weight: 700;\r\n  letter-spacing: -0.04em;\r\n  line-height: 1;\r\n  color: var(--pm-ink);\r\n  font-variant-numeric: tabular-nums;\r\n  position: relative;\r\n  flex-shrink: 0;\r\n  padding-bottom: 8px;\r\n}\r\n.pl-case__num-big::after {\r\n  content: \"\";\r\n  position: absolute;\r\n  left: 0;\r\n  bottom: 0;\r\n  width: 24px;\r\n  height: 2px;\r\n  background: var(--pm-indigo-500);\r\n  transition: width 320ms var(--ease-out);\r\n}\r\n.pl-case:hover .pl-case__num-big::after { width: 48px; }\r\n\r\n.pl-case__num-lbl {\r\n  font-family: var(--font-mono);\r\n  font-size: 9px;\r\n  letter-spacing: 0.22em;\r\n  text-transform: uppercase;\r\n  color: var(--pm-ink-3);\r\n  font-weight: 700;\r\n  margin-left: auto;\r\n  align-self: center;\r\n  padding: 5px 11px;\r\n  background: rgba(15,24,32,0.04);\r\n  border-radius: 99px;\r\n  white-space: nowrap;\r\n  transition: background 280ms, color 280ms;\r\n}\r\n.pl-case:hover .pl-case__num-lbl {\r\n  background: var(--pm-ink);\r\n  color: #fff;\r\n}\r\n\r\n.pl-case__title {\r\n  font-size: 22px;\r\n  font-weight: 700;\r\n  line-height: 1.18;\r\n  letter-spacing: -0.018em;\r\n  margin-bottom: 12px;\r\n  color: var(--pm-ink);\r\n}\r\n.pl-case__body {\r\n  font-size: 14px;\r\n  line-height: 1.6;\r\n  color: var(--pm-ink-2);\r\n  margin-bottom: 18px;\r\n}\r\n\r\n\/* Evidence\/records pill row \u2014 the \"playbook\" detail *\/\r\n.pl-case__evidence {\r\n  margin-top: auto;\r\n  margin-bottom: 18px;\r\n  padding: 10px 12px;\r\n  background: rgba(70,90,255,0.05);\r\n  border-left: 2px solid var(--pm-indigo-500);\r\n  border-radius: 0 4px 4px 0;\r\n  font-size: 12px;\r\n  line-height: 1.5;\r\n  color: var(--pm-ink-2);\r\n  transition: background 280ms var(--ease-out);\r\n}\r\n.pl-case:hover .pl-case__evidence { background: rgba(70,90,255,0.10); }\r\n.pl-case__evidence-lbl {\r\n  font-family: var(--font-mono);\r\n  font-size: 9px;\r\n  letter-spacing: 0.18em;\r\n  text-transform: uppercase;\r\n  color: var(--pm-indigo-500);\r\n  font-weight: 700;\r\n  margin-bottom: 3px;\r\n  display: block;\r\n}\r\n\r\n.pl-case__cta {\r\n  font-size: 13px;\r\n  font-weight: 700;\r\n  color: var(--pm-indigo-500);\r\n  display: flex;\r\n  align-items: center;\r\n  gap: 8px;\r\n  border-top: 1px dashed var(--pm-rule);\r\n  padding-top: 14px;\r\n}\r\n.pl-case__cta::after { content: \"\u2192\"; transition: transform 220ms var(--ease-out); }\r\n.pl-case:hover .pl-case__cta { color: var(--pm-indigo-600); }\r\n.pl-case:hover .pl-case__cta::after { transform: translateX(6px); }\r\n\r\n\/* ============ Hospitals \u2014 Jackson warning callout ============ *\/\r\n.pl-jackson {\r\n  margin-bottom: 56px;\r\n  padding: 28px 32px;\r\n  background: rgba(178,58,58,0.04);\r\n  border-left: 3px solid var(--pm-danger);\r\n  border-radius: 4px;\r\n}\r\n.pl-jackson__lbl {\r\n  font-size: 11px;\r\n  letter-spacing: 0.18em;\r\n  text-transform: uppercase;\r\n  color: var(--pm-danger);\r\n  font-weight: 700;\r\n  margin-bottom: 10px;\r\n}\r\n.pl-jackson__title {\r\n  font-size: 22px;\r\n  font-weight: 700;\r\n  letter-spacing: -0.012em;\r\n  margin-bottom: 12px;\r\n  color: var(--pm-ink);\r\n}\r\n.pl-jackson p {\r\n  font-size: 15px;\r\n  line-height: 1.65;\r\n  color: var(--pm-ink-2);\r\n}\r\n\r\n\/* ============ Hospital systems grid (from pl-hospitals 2-col) ============ *\/\r\n.pl-systems {\r\n  display: grid;\r\n  grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr);\r\n  border-top: 1px solid var(--pm-ink);\r\n  border-left: 1px solid var(--pm-rule);\r\n}\r\n.pl-system {\r\n  padding: 32px 32px 28px;\r\n  border-right: 1px solid var(--pm-rule);\r\n  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--pm-rule);\r\n  display: flex;\r\n  flex-direction: column;\r\n}\r\n.pl-system__top {\r\n  display: flex;\r\n  justify-content: space-between;\r\n  align-items: baseline;\r\n  gap: 16px;\r\n  margin-bottom: 6px;\r\n}\r\n.pl-system__name {\r\n  font-size: 24px;\r\n  font-weight: 700;\r\n  letter-spacing: -0.015em;\r\n  color: var(--pm-ink);\r\n}\r\n.pl-system__type {\r\n  font-family: var(--font-mono);\r\n  font-size: 10px;\r\n  letter-spacing: 0.16em;\r\n  text-transform: uppercase;\r\n  color: var(--pm-ink-3);\r\n  font-weight: 700;\r\n  padding: 4px 10px;\r\n  background: var(--pm-bg-cream);\r\n  border-radius: 99px;\r\n}\r\n.pl-system__sub {\r\n  font-size: 13px;\r\n  color: var(--pm-ink-3);\r\n  font-style: italic;\r\n  margin-bottom: 16px;\r\n}\r\n.pl-system__body {\r\n  font-size: 14px;\r\n  line-height: 1.65;\r\n  color: var(--pm-ink-2);\r\n}\r\n\r\n\/* ============ Full directory (collapsible \"Show all 47\") ============ *\/\r\n.pl-directory-toggle {\r\n  margin-top: 48px;\r\n  text-align: center;\r\n}\r\n.pl-directory-toggle__btn {\r\n  background: transparent;\r\n  border: 1px solid var(--pm-ink);\r\n  color: var(--pm-ink);\r\n  padding: 14px 28px;\r\n  font-family: var(--font-serif);\r\n  font-size: 14px;\r\n  font-weight: 700;\r\n  letter-spacing: 0.06em;\r\n  text-transform: uppercase;\r\n  border-radius: 4px;\r\n  transition: background 240ms var(--ease-out), color 240ms, transform 240ms var(--ease-out);\r\n  cursor: pointer;\r\n  display: inline-flex;\r\n  align-items: center;\r\n  gap: 12px;\r\n}\r\n.pl-directory-toggle__btn::after {\r\n  content: \"\u2193\";\r\n  transition: transform 280ms var(--ease-out);\r\n}\r\n.pl-directory-toggle__btn:hover {\r\n  background: var(--pm-ink);\r\n  color: #fff;\r\n  transform: translateY(-2px);\r\n}\r\n.pl-directory-toggle__btn[aria-expanded=\"true\"]::after { transform: rotate(180deg); }\r\n\r\n.pl-directory {\r\n  margin-top: 32px;\r\n  display: none;\r\n  border: 1px solid var(--pm-rule);\r\n  border-radius: 8px;\r\n  overflow: hidden;\r\n  background: #fff;\r\n}\r\n.pl-directory.is-open { display: block; }\r\n\r\n.pl-directory__head {\r\n  padding: 24px 28px;\r\n  background: var(--pm-bg-cream);\r\n  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--pm-rule);\r\n  display: grid;\r\n  grid-template-columns: 1fr auto;\r\n  gap: 24px;\r\n  align-items: center;\r\n}\r\n.pl-directory__title {\r\n  font-size: 18px;\r\n  font-weight: 700;\r\n  color: var(--pm-ink);\r\n  letter-spacing: -0.012em;\r\n}\r\n.pl-directory__sub {\r\n  font-size: 12px;\r\n  color: var(--pm-ink-3);\r\n  margin-top: 4px;\r\n  font-style: italic;\r\n  line-height: 1.5;\r\n  max-width: 600px;\r\n}\r\n.pl-directory__count {\r\n  font-family: var(--font-mono);\r\n  font-size: 11px;\r\n  letter-spacing: 0.16em;\r\n  color: var(--pm-ink-3);\r\n  font-weight: 700;\r\n  text-transform: uppercase;\r\n}\r\n.pl-directory__filters {\r\n  display: flex;\r\n  gap: 8px;\r\n  flex-wrap: wrap;\r\n  padding: 18px 28px;\r\n  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--pm-rule);\r\n  background: #fff;\r\n}\r\n.pl-directory__filter {\r\n  background: transparent;\r\n  border: 1px solid var(--pm-rule);\r\n  color: var(--pm-ink-2);\r\n  padding: 7px 14px;\r\n  font-size: 13px;\r\n  font-weight: 600;\r\n  border-radius: 99px;\r\n  cursor: pointer;\r\n  transition: all 200ms;\r\n  font-family: inherit;\r\n}\r\n.pl-directory__filter:hover { border-color: var(--pm-ink); color: var(--pm-ink); }\r\n.pl-directory__filter.is-active {\r\n  background: var(--pm-ink);\r\n  color: #fff;\r\n  border-color: var(--pm-ink);\r\n}\r\n\r\n.pl-directory__list { padding: 8px 0; }\r\n.pl-directory__row {\r\n  display: grid;\r\n  grid-template-columns: 1fr 130px 110px;\r\n  gap: 24px;\r\n  padding: 14px 28px;\r\n  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--pm-rule);\r\n  align-items: baseline;\r\n  transition: background 150ms;\r\n}\r\n.pl-directory__row:hover { background: var(--pm-bg-soft); }\r\n.pl-directory__row:last-child { border-bottom: 0; }\r\n.pl-directory__row.is-hidden { display: none; }\r\n.pl-directory__facility { font-size: 15px; color: var(--pm-ink); font-weight: 500; }\r\n.pl-directory__cat {\r\n  font-family: var(--font-mono);\r\n  font-size: 10px;\r\n  letter-spacing: 0.14em;\r\n  text-transform: uppercase;\r\n  font-weight: 700;\r\n  padding: 3px 8px;\r\n  border-radius: 4px;\r\n  display: inline-block;\r\n}\r\n.pl-directory__zip {\r\n  font-family: var(--font-mono);\r\n  font-size: 13px;\r\n  color: var(--pm-ink-3);\r\n  font-weight: 600;\r\n  text-align: right;\r\n}\r\n.pl-directory__row[data-cat=\"Acute Care\"]  .pl-directory__cat { background: rgba(70,90,255,0.10);  color: #2A36A8; }\r\n.pl-directory__row[data-cat=\"Pediatric\"]   .pl-directory__cat { background: rgba(217,70,166,0.10); color: #A8237A; }\r\n.pl-directory__row[data-cat=\"Specialty\"]   .pl-directory__cat { background: rgba(49,110,110,0.12); color: #1E4848; }\r\n.pl-directory__row[data-cat=\"LTACH\"]       .pl-directory__cat { background: rgba(124,58,237,0.10); color: #5B21B6; }\r\n.pl-directory__row[data-cat=\"Rehab\"]       .pl-directory__cat { background: rgba(47,125,92,0.10);  color: #1F5C42; }\r\n.pl-directory__row[data-cat=\"Behavioral\"]  .pl-directory__cat { background: rgba(184,120,42,0.10); color: #8C5A20; }\r\n.pl-directory__row[data-cat=\"FSED\"]        .pl-directory__cat { background: rgba(178,58,58,0.10);  color: #862828; }\r\n.pl-directory__row[data-cat=\"Public\"]      .pl-directory__cat { background: rgba(59,85,112,0.12);  color: #2A3F55; }\r\n.pl-directory__row[data-cat=\"Federal\"]     .pl-directory__cat { background: rgba(107,66,38,0.12);  color: #5A3818; }\r\n\r\n.pl-directory__foot {\r\n  padding: 18px 28px;\r\n  background: var(--pm-bg-cream);\r\n  border-top: 1px solid var(--pm-rule);\r\n  font-size: 12px;\r\n  color: var(--pm-ink-3);\r\n  font-style: italic;\r\n  text-align: center;\r\n}\r\n\r\n\/* ============ Costs (from pl-costs-grid) ============ *\/\r\n.pl-costs-grid {\r\n  display: grid;\r\n  grid-template-columns: 1fr 1.4fr;\r\n  gap: 64px;\r\n  align-items: start;\r\n}\r\n.pl-costs-list { border-top: 1px solid var(--pm-ink); 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Casos presentados en el 19\u00ba Circuito Judicial.<\/p>\r\n        <p class=\"pl-hero__foot\"><strong>En todo el estado de Florida.<\/strong> Nuestra oficina principal est\u00e1 en Miami; viajamos a todas las cortes de Florida incluyendo el 19 Circuito Judicial (St. Lucie, Martin, Okeechobee) e Indian River. Resultados anteriores no garantizan un resultado similar.<\/p>\r\n        <div class=\"pl-hero__cta-row\">\r\n          <a href=\"https:\/\/percymartinezlaw.com\/es\/contacto\/\" class=\"pl-btn-primary\">Auditor\u00eda gratuita de casos de mala praxis \u2192<\/a>\r\n          <a href=\"tel:+18003823176\" class=\"pl-btn-link-light\">Llame al (800) 382-3176<\/a>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"pl-section pl-asseen\">\r\n  <div class=\"pl-asseen__inner\">\r\n    <span class=\"pl-asseen__lbl\">Visto en<\/span>\r\n    <div class=\"pl-asseen__logos\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/percymartinezlaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/fox-news-media-logo.webp\" alt=\"Noticias Fox\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/percymartinezlaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/cnn-logo.webp\" alt=\"CNN\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/percymartinezlaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/logo-of-univision.webp\" alt=\"Univision\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/percymartinezlaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/msnbc-logo.png.webp\" alt=\"MSNBC\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/percymartinezlaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/usa-today-logo.png.webp\" alt=\"USA Today\">\r\n    <\/div>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"pl-section pl-reviewed\">\r\n  <div class=\"pl-reviewed__inner\">\r\n    <span class=\"pl-reviewed__dot\"><\/span>\r\n    <span>\u00daltima revisi\u00f3n <strong>30 de abril de 2026<\/strong><\/span>\r\n    <span>-<\/span>\r\n    <img class=\"pl-reviewed__avatar\" src=\"https:\/\/percymartinezlaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Untitled-design-56.webp\" alt=\"Percy Mart\u00ednez\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\">\r\n    <span>Revisado por <strong>Percy Mart\u00ednez, Esq.<\/strong><\/span>\r\n    <span>-<\/span>\r\n    <span>FL Bar #981990<\/span>\r\n    <span>-<\/span>\r\n    <span>M\u00e1s de 33 a\u00f1os de pr\u00e1ctica en negligencia m\u00e9dica en Florida<\/span>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"pl-section pl-quick\" id=\"quick-answer\">\r\n  <div class=\"pl-quick__head\">\r\n    <div>\r\n      <div class=\"pl-eyebrow\">Respuesta r\u00e1pida<\/div>\r\n      <h2 class=\"pl-h2\">\u00bfTengo un caso de negligencia m\u00e9dica? <em>en la Costa del Tesoro?<\/em><\/h2>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <p class=\"pl-lede\">La ley de Florida exige cuatro elementos legales <strong>y<\/strong> una declaraci\u00f3n jurada de un m\u00e9dico colegiado antes de poder presentar cualquier caso. Los malos resultados por s\u00ed solos no son mala praxis. Las mismas reglas de Florida que se aplican en Miami-Dade y Tampa Bay se aplican aqu\u00ed en St. Lucie, Martin, Indian River, y Okeechobee.<\/p>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n\r\n  <div class=\"pl-quick__card\">\r\n    <div class=\"pl-quick__card-head\">La lista de control de 5 puntos de Florida<\/div>\r\n    <h3 class=\"pl-quick__card-h\">Es probable que tenga un caso si...<\/h3>\r\n    <div class=\"pl-quick__list\">\r\n      <div class=\"pl-quick__item\">\r\n        <span class=\"pl-quick__item-num\">01<\/span>\r\n        <div class=\"pl-quick__item-body\"><strong>Deber<\/strong> - existiera, aunque fuera brevemente, una relaci\u00f3n m\u00e9dico-paciente<\/div>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"pl-quick__item\">\r\n        <span class=\"pl-quick__item-num\">02<\/span>\r\n        <div class=\"pl-quick__item-body\"><strong>Infracci\u00f3n<\/strong> - la atenci\u00f3n fue inferior a lo que har\u00eda un especialista razonable<\/div>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"pl-quick__item\">\r\n        <span class=\"pl-quick__item-num\">03<\/span>\r\n        <div class=\"pl-quick__item-body\"><strong>Causalidad<\/strong> - el incumplimiento fue una causa sustancial del perjuicio<\/div>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"pl-quick__item\">\r\n        <span class=\"pl-quick__item-num\">04<\/span>\r\n        <div class=\"pl-quick__item-body\"><strong>Da\u00f1os y perjuicios<\/strong> - perjuicio m\u00e9dico, econ\u00f3mico o no econ\u00f3mico cuantificable<\/div>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"pl-quick__item\">\r\n        <span class=\"pl-quick__item-num\">05<\/span>\r\n        <div class=\"pl-quick__item-body\"><strong>Declaraci\u00f3n jurada<\/strong> - se puede obtener un dictamen pericial jurado \u00a7 766.203<\/div>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"pl-section pl-pad pl-bg-white\" id=\"florida-law\">\r\n  <div class=\"pl-wrap\">\r\n    <div class=\"pl-head\">\r\n      <div>\r\n        <div class=\"pl-eyebrow\">\u00a7 02 - Los cuatro elementos<\/div>\r\n        <h2 class=\"pl-h2\">Qu\u00e9 se considera mala praxis <em>seg\u00fan la ley de Florida.<\/em><\/h2>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <p class=\"pl-lede\">La mala praxis no es lo mismo que un mal resultado. La medicina en Florida conlleva un riesgo inherente; no todos los malos resultados son procesables. La cuesti\u00f3n legal es si la atenci\u00f3n fue inferior a la que habr\u00eda prestado un especialista razonablemente prudente.<\/p>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n\r\n    <div class=\"pl-elements\">\r\n      <div class=\"pl-element\">\r\n        <div class=\"pl-element__top\">\r\n          <div class=\"pl-element__num\">01<\/div>\r\n          <div class=\"pl-element__lbl\">Deber<\/div>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n        <div class=\"pl-element__title\">Exist\u00eda una relaci\u00f3n m\u00e9dico-paciente.<\/div>\r\n        <div class=\"pl-element__body\">Una vez que un proveedor autorizado de Florida le acepta como paciente (examin\u00e1ndole, solicitando pruebas, recet\u00e1ndole o admiti\u00e9ndole), le debe un deber legal de atenci\u00f3n. La relaci\u00f3n puede ser impl\u00edcita. Un radi\u00f3logo que lee su esc\u00e1ner pero nunca se re\u00fane con usted le debe ese deber.<\/div>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"pl-element\">\r\n        <div class=\"pl-element__top\">\r\n          <div class=\"pl-element__num\">02<\/div>\r\n          <div class=\"pl-element__lbl\">Infracci\u00f3n<\/div>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n        <div class=\"pl-element__title\">No cumplieron las normas de atenci\u00f3n sanitaria.<\/div>\r\n        <div class=\"pl-element__body\">La norma es lo que habr\u00eda hecho un proveedor razonablemente prudente de la misma especialidad. Probamos el incumplimiento con una declaraci\u00f3n jurada de un m\u00e9dico certificado en esa especialidad. Sin esa declaraci\u00f3n jurada, Florida \u00a7 766.203 proh\u00edbe la presentaci\u00f3n.<\/div>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"pl-element\">\r\n        <div class=\"pl-element__top\">\r\n          <div class=\"pl-element__num\">03<\/div>\r\n          <div class=\"pl-element__lbl\">Causalidad<\/div>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n        <div class=\"pl-element__title\">La infracci\u00f3n caus\u00f3 el da\u00f1o.<\/div>\r\n        <div class=\"pl-element__body\">Florida exige que la infracci\u00f3n sea un factor que contribuya sustancialmente a la lesi\u00f3n. El abogado defensor argumentar\u00e1 que la enfermedad existente fue el verdadero motor. Anticipamos que con reconstrucciones de l\u00ednea de tiempo y el testimonio de diagn\u00f3stico diferencial.<\/div>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"pl-element\">\r\n        <div class=\"pl-element__top\">\r\n          <div class=\"pl-element__num\">04<\/div>\r\n          <div class=\"pl-element__lbl\">Da\u00f1os y perjuicios<\/div>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n        <div class=\"pl-element__title\">Has sufrido un da\u00f1o cuantificable.<\/div>\r\n        <div class=\"pl-element__body\">Econ\u00f3mica (facturas m\u00e9dicas, salarios perdidos, cuidados de por vida) m\u00e1s no econ\u00f3mica (dolor, sufrimiento, p\u00e9rdida de consorcio). Las reclamaciones por homicidio culposo se rigen por \u00a7 768.21. Un incumplimiento claro sin da\u00f1os reales no es un caso que vayamos a aceptar.<\/div>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"pl-section pl-pad pl-bg-ink\" id=\"deadlines\">\r\n  <div class=\"pl-deadlines-bg\"><\/div>\r\n  <div class=\"pl-wrap pl-deadlines-inner\">\r\n    <div class=\"pl-head\">\r\n      <div>\r\n        <div class=\"pl-eyebrow\">\u00a7 03 - Plazos en Florida<\/div>\r\n        <h2 class=\"pl-h2\">\u00bfDe cu\u00e1nto tiempo dispongo? <em>en Port St. Lucie?<\/em><\/h2>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <p class=\"pl-lede\">La negligencia m\u00e9dica en Florida se rige por dos relojes que funcionan en paralelo; ambos deben ser satisfechos. Si no se cumple uno de los dos, el caso desaparece, no importa lo fuerte que sea la medicina. Los mismos plazos de Florida se aplican en los cuatro condados de Treasure Coast.<\/p>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n\r\n    <div class=\"pl-deadlines\">\r\n      <div class=\"pl-deadline\">\r\n        <div class=\"pl-deadline__period\">2 a\u00f1os<\/div>\r\n        <div class=\"pl-deadline__title\">Prescripci\u00f3n<\/div>\r\n        <div class=\"pl-deadline__body\">Desde la fecha del siniestro o desde el momento en que razonablemente deber\u00eda haber descubierto el da\u00f1o.<\/div>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"pl-deadline\">\r\n        <div class=\"pl-deadline__period\">4 a\u00f1os<\/div>\r\n        <div class=\"pl-deadline__title\">Ley de caducidad<\/div>\r\n        <div class=\"pl-deadline__body\">L\u00edmite exterior absoluto. Transcurridos cuatro a\u00f1os, no hay reclamaci\u00f3n, salvo por fraude, ocultaci\u00f3n o reclamaciones que afecten a menores.<\/div>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"pl-deadline\">\r\n        <div class=\"pl-deadline__period\">8\u00ba del ni\u00f1o<\/div>\r\n        <div class=\"pl-deadline__title\">Prolongaci\u00f3n del parto<\/div>\r\n        <div class=\"pl-deadline__body\">Las reclamaciones relacionadas con un ni\u00f1o lesionado son v\u00e1lidas hasta que el ni\u00f1o cumple ocho a\u00f1os, independientemente de cu\u00e1ndo se produjo la lesi\u00f3n. Com\u00fan en los casos de HCA St. Lucie y Cleveland Clinic Tradition NICU.<\/div>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"pl-deadline\">\r\n        <div class=\"pl-deadline__period\">+90 d\u00edas<\/div>\r\n        <div class=\"pl-deadline__title\">Peaje previo a la demanda<\/div>\r\n        <div class=\"pl-deadline__body\">El plazo de prescripci\u00f3n se interrumpe durante el periodo de investigaci\u00f3n previa a la demanda establecido en \u00a7 766.106, pero s\u00f3lo si la notificaci\u00f3n previa a la demanda se realiz\u00f3 antes de que se agotara el plazo.<\/div>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"pl-deadline\">\r\n        <div class=\"pl-deadline__period\">7 a\u00f1os<\/div>\r\n        <div class=\"pl-deadline__title\">Fraude u ocultaci\u00f3n<\/div>\r\n        <div class=\"pl-deadline__body\">Cuando el proveedor ocult\u00f3 intencionadamente el da\u00f1o, el plazo de prescripci\u00f3n se ampl\u00eda a siete a\u00f1os desde el incidente.<\/div>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"pl-section pl-pad pl-bg-cream\" id=\"case-types\">\r\n  <div class=\"pl-wrap\">\r\n    <div class=\"pl-head\">\r\n      <div>\r\n        <div class=\"pl-eyebrow\">\u00a7 04 - Tipos de casos que tratamos<\/div>\r\n        <h2 class=\"pl-h2\">\u00bfQu\u00e9 tipos de casos de negligencia Treasure Coast <em>\u00bftomas?<\/em><\/h2>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <p class=\"pl-lede\">Casos de lesiones catastr\u00f3ficas contra hospitales privados, grupos de m\u00e9dicos y centros de cirug\u00eda ambulatoria en toda la Costa del Tesoro. Lucie, Martin, Indian River y Okeechobee, con los expedientes que deciden cada caso.<\/p>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n\r\n    <div class=\"pl-cases\">\r\n      <a class=\"pl-case\" href=\"https:\/\/percymartinezlaw.com\/es\/areas-de-practica\/errores-de-diagnostico\/\">\r\n        <div class=\"pl-case__head\">\r\n          <div class=\"pl-case__num-big\">01<\/div>\r\n          <div class=\"pl-case__num-lbl\">Ictus<\/div>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n        <div class=\"pl-case__title\">Diagn\u00f3stico err\u00f3neo de ictus<\/div>\r\n        <div class=\"pl-case__body\">Accidentes cerebrovasculares isqu\u00e9micos y hemorr\u00e1gicos enviados a casa desde urgencias de Port St. Lucie y Fort Pierce como migra\u00f1a, v\u00e9rtigo o ansiedad. Los casos giran en torno a los tiempos entre la puerta y el TAC, la ventana de tPA y los fallos del protocolo de alerta de ictus.<\/div>\r\n        <div class=\"pl-case__evidence\">\r\n          <span class=\"pl-case__evidence-lbl\">Registros que revisamos<\/span>\r\n          Notas de triaje en urgencias - calendario puerta-TAC - documentaci\u00f3n NIHSS - registro de alertas de ictus - hoja de trabajo de candidatura a tPA\r\n        <\/div>\r\n        <div class=\"pl-case__cta\">Discutir este caso<\/div>\r\n      <\/a>\r\n\r\n      <a class=\"pl-case\" href=\"https:\/\/percymartinezlaw.com\/es\/areas-de-practica\/negligencia-medica\/\">\r\n        <div class=\"pl-case__head\">\r\n          <div class=\"pl-case__num-big\">02<\/div>\r\n          <div class=\"pl-case__num-lbl\">Sepsis<\/div>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n        <div class=\"pl-case__title\">Sepsis y no intensificaci\u00f3n<\/div>\r\n        <div class=\"pl-case__body\">Pacientes s\u00e9pticos con empeoramiento de las constantes vitales en hospitales comunitarios y centros de rehabilitaci\u00f3n que no son derivados a la UCI o cuya cadena de derivaci\u00f3n de enfermer\u00eda se rompe. Las horas de retraso se convierten en un fallo multiorg\u00e1nico.<\/div>\r\n        <div class=\"pl-case__evidence\">\r\n          <span class=\"pl-case__evidence-lbl\">Registros que revisamos<\/span>\r\n          Tendencias de las constantes vitales - lactato en serie - registros de respuesta r\u00e1pida - notas de enfermer\u00eda sobre la intensificaci\u00f3n de los cuidados - tiempo de administraci\u00f3n de antibi\u00f3ticos\r\n        <\/div>\r\n        <div class=\"pl-case__cta\">Discutir este caso<\/div>\r\n      <\/a>\r\n\r\n      <a class=\"pl-case\" href=\"https:\/\/percymartinezlaw.com\/es\/areas-de-practica\/error-quirurgico\/\">\r\n        <div class=\"pl-case__head\">\r\n          <div class=\"pl-case__num-big\">03<\/div>\r\n          <div class=\"pl-case__num-lbl\">Quir\u00fargico<\/div>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n        <div class=\"pl-case__title\">Fugas y perforaciones postoperatorias<\/div>\r\n        <div class=\"pl-case__body\">Las fugas posquir\u00fargicas en HCA, Cleveland Clinic Tradition y Lawnwood se descartan como recuperaci\u00f3n normal mientras se desarrolla sepsis. La taquicardia, la fiebre y el retraso en la obtenci\u00f3n de im\u00e1genes cuentan la historia; el retraso en el retorno al quir\u00f3fano es la infracci\u00f3n m\u00e1s com\u00fan.<\/div>\r\n        <div class=\"pl-case__evidence\">\r\n          <span class=\"pl-case__evidence-lbl\">Registros que revisamos<\/span>\r\n          Tendencias de los signos vitales - lactato en serie - progresi\u00f3n de los gl\u00f3bulos blancos - tiempo de TC - registros de quir\u00f3fano\r\n        <\/div>\r\n        <div class=\"pl-case__cta\">Discutir este caso<\/div>\r\n      <\/a>\r\n\r\n      <a class=\"pl-case\" href=\"https:\/\/percymartinezlaw.com\/es\/areas-de-practica\/error-quirurgico\/\">\r\n        <div class=\"pl-case__head\">\r\n          <div class=\"pl-case__num-big\">04<\/div>\r\n          <div class=\"pl-case__num-lbl\">ASC<\/div>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n        <div class=\"pl-case__title\">Casos de centros de cirug\u00eda ambulatoria<\/div>\r\n        <div class=\"pl-case__body\">Los CSA funcionan con menos personal que los hospitales: menos personal nocturno, altas m\u00e1s r\u00e1pidas y recuperaci\u00f3n postoperatoria en casa. Patrones m\u00e1s comunes: errores de anestesia, objetos extra\u00f1os retenidos y complicaciones postoperatorias que deber\u00edan haberse detectado antes del alta.<\/div>\r\n        <div class=\"pl-case__evidence\">\r\n          <span class=\"pl-case__evidence-lbl\">Registros que revisamos<\/span>\r\n          Registros de anestesia - notas de PACU - criterios de alta - documentaci\u00f3n de recuento en quir\u00f3fano - registro de complicaciones a 30 d\u00edas\r\n        <\/div>\r\n        <div class=\"pl-case__cta\">Discutir este caso<\/div>\r\n      <\/a>\r\n\r\n      <a class=\"pl-case\" href=\"https:\/\/percymartinezlaw.com\/es\/areas-de-practica\/lesion-de-nacimiento\/\">\r\n        <div class=\"pl-case__head\">\r\n          <div class=\"pl-case__num-big\">05<\/div>\r\n          <div class=\"pl-case__num-lbl\">Nacimiento<\/div>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n        <div class=\"pl-case__title\">Lesiones obst\u00e9tricas y neonatales<\/div>\r\n        <div class=\"pl-case__body\">Encefalopat\u00eda hip\u00f3xico-isqu\u00e9mica, par\u00e1lisis cerebral, lesi\u00f3n del plexo braquial y da\u00f1o materno durante el parto. Com\u00fan en la UCIN de HCA St. Lucie y Cleveland Clinic Tradition.<\/div>\r\n        <div class=\"pl-case__evidence\">\r\n          <span class=\"pl-case__evidence-lbl\">Registros que revisamos<\/span>\r\n          Tiras de monitorizaci\u00f3n fetal (CTG) - intervalos entre la decisi\u00f3n y la incisi\u00f3n - notas de enfermer\u00eda - puntuaciones de Apgar - gases del cord\u00f3n umbilical\r\n        <\/div>\r\n        <div class=\"pl-case__cta\">Discutir este caso<\/div>\r\n      <\/a>\r\n\r\n      <a class=\"pl-case\" href=\"https:\/\/percymartinezlaw.com\/es\/areas-de-practica\/negligencia-medica\/\">\r\n        <div class=\"pl-case__head\">\r\n          <div class=\"pl-case__num-big\">06<\/div>\r\n          <div class=\"pl-case__num-lbl\">Incorrecto<\/div>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n        <div class=\"pl-case__title\">Muerte por negligencia<\/div>\r\n        <div class=\"pl-case__body\">Demandas por homicidio culposo en virtud del \u00a7 768.21 presentadas en nombre de supervivientes legales. Marco de da\u00f1os y perjuicios: p\u00e9rdida de sustento, p\u00e9rdida de compa\u00f1\u00eda y dolor de los supervivientes.<\/div>\r\n        <div class=\"pl-case__evidence\">\r\n          <span class=\"pl-case__evidence-lbl\">Registros que revisamos<\/span>\r\n          Certificado de defunci\u00f3n - informe de autopsia - historial completo - impacto econ\u00f3mico familiar - beneficiarios legales\r\n        <\/div>\r\n        <div class=\"pl-case__cta\">Discutir este caso<\/div>\r\n      <\/a>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"pl-section pl-pad pl-bg-white\" id=\"hospitals\">\r\n  <div class=\"pl-wrap\">\r\n    <div class=\"pl-head\">\r\n      <div>\r\n        <div class=\"pl-eyebrow\">\u00a7 05 - Hospitales de la Costa del Tesoro<\/div>\r\n        <h2 class=\"pl-h2\">Qu\u00e9 hospitales de Treasure Coast <em>\u00bftramitan reclamaciones contra?<\/em><\/h2>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <p class=\"pl-lede\">Todos los hospitales de agudos de Treasure Coast son privados (con y sin \u00e1nimo de lucro). Cada sistema utiliza un m\u00e9todo de defensa diferente. Algunos emplean a los m\u00e9dicos directamente, algunos los traen a trav\u00e9s de grupos externos, y eso cambia qui\u00e9n puede ser considerado responsable. Manejamos casos de ASC y de grupos de m\u00e9dicos con el mismo enfoque.<\/p>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n\r\n    <div class=\"pl-systems\">\r\n      <div class=\"pl-system\">\r\n        <div class=\"pl-system__top\">\r\n          <div class=\"pl-system__name\">Cl\u00ednica Cleveland Martin Health<\/div>\r\n          <span class=\"pl-system__type\">Privado sin \u00e1nimo de lucro<\/span>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n        <div class=\"pl-system__sub\">Tradition (Port St. Lucie, Traumatolog\u00eda de nivel II) - Martin North - Martin South (Stuart) - Indian River (Vero Beach)<\/div>\r\n        <div class=\"pl-system__body\">Cuatro hospitales en St. Lucie, Martin e Indian River. Las afiliaciones de atenci\u00f3n terciaria con el sistema principal de la Cl\u00ednica Cleveland implican derivaciones y traspasos complejos. Los casos giran en torno a los tiempos de escalada, la monitorizaci\u00f3n de la UCI y los protocolos de alta.<\/div>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"pl-system\">\r\n        <div class=\"pl-system__top\">\r\n          <div class=\"pl-system__name\">HCA Florida Treasure Coast<\/div>\r\n          <span class=\"pl-system__type\">Privado con \u00e1nimo de lucro<\/span>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n        <div class=\"pl-system__sub\">Lucie (Port St. Lucie, Trauma de nivel II) - Lawnwood (Fort Pierce, Trauma de nivel II) - Raulerson (Okeechobee) - 2 FSED<\/div>\r\n        <div class=\"pl-system__body\">Cadena con \u00e1nimo de lucro con tres hospitales de agudos y dos FSED. Lawnwood es el buque insignia regional de Trauma II y presta servicio a cuatro condados. Libros de jugadas de defensa agresiva; las cartas de preservaci\u00f3n de registros se env\u00edan el mismo d\u00eda de la firma del caso.<\/div>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"pl-system\">\r\n        <div class=\"pl-system__top\">\r\n          <div class=\"pl-system__name\">Otros Agudos Privados<\/div>\r\n          <span class=\"pl-system__type\">Privado sin \u00e1nimo de lucro \/ con \u00e1nimo de lucro<\/span>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n        <div class=\"pl-system__sub\">Florida Coast Medical Center (Tenet, Port St. Lucie) - Orlando Health Sebastian River Hospital<\/div>\r\n        <div class=\"pl-system__body\">Florida Coast abri\u00f3 sus puertas en 2025 como el primer hospital nuevo de Treasure Coast en m\u00e1s de una d\u00e9cada (Tenet\/Palm Beach Health Network). Orlando Health Sebastian River atiende el norte del condado de Indian River. Ambos funcionan como hospitales comunitarios.<\/div>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"pl-system\">\r\n        <div class=\"pl-system__top\">\r\n          <div class=\"pl-system__name\">Especialidades y comportamiento<\/div>\r\n          <span class=\"pl-system__type\">Especialidad privada<\/span>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n        <div class=\"pl-system__sub\">Encompass Rehab (2 campus) - Port St. Lucie Hospital - Coral Shores - Cleveland Clinic Indian River Behavioral - New Horizons (CSU)<\/div>\r\n        <div class=\"pl-system__body\">Los hospitales especializados siguen sus propios perfiles de responsabilidad. Los casos de rehabilitaci\u00f3n giran en torno a la intensidad de la terapia y la prevenci\u00f3n de ca\u00eddas. Los casos de hospitalizaci\u00f3n psiqui\u00e1trica implican el cumplimiento de la Ley Baker, la evaluaci\u00f3n del riesgo de suicidio y la planificaci\u00f3n del alta.<\/div>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n\r\n    <div class=\"pl-directory-toggle\">\r\n      <button type=\"button\" class=\"pl-directory-toggle__btn\" id=\"pl-dir-toggle\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"pl-directory\">\r\n        <span>Ver las 17 instalaciones de Treasure Coast<\/span>\r\n      <\/button>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n\r\n    <div class=\"pl-directory\" id=\"pl-directory\" role=\"region\" aria-label=\"Hospitales de Treasure Coast contra los que tramitamos reclamaciones por negligencia profesional\">\r\n      <div class=\"pl-directory__head\">\r\n        <div>\r\n          <div class=\"pl-directory__title\">Hospitales y Urgencias de Treasure Coast contra los que tramitamos reclamaciones por negligencia profesional<\/div>\r\n          <div class=\"pl-directory__sub\">Lucie, Fort Pierce, Stuart, Vero Beach, Sebastian, Okeechobee, adem\u00e1s de Hobe Sound, Jensen Beach, Palm City, Indiantown, Hutchinson Island y el resto de los condados de St. Lucie, Martin, Indian River y Okeechobee. Tambi\u00e9n manejamos casos de centros de cirug\u00eda ambulatoria (ASC) en los cuatro condados.<\/div>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n        <div class=\"pl-directory__count\" id=\"pl-dir-count\">17 instalaciones - 10 ZIP<\/div>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"pl-directory__filters\" role=\"tablist\">\r\n        <button class=\"pl-directory__filter is-active\" data-cat=\"all\" type=\"button\">Todos<\/button>\r\n        <button class=\"pl-directory__filter\" data-cat=\"Acute Care\" type=\"button\">Cuidados agudos<\/button>\r\n        <button class=\"pl-directory__filter\" data-cat=\"FSED\" type=\"button\">FSED<\/button>\r\n        <button class=\"pl-directory__filter\" data-cat=\"Rehab\" type=\"button\">Rehabilitaci\u00f3n<\/button>\r\n        <button class=\"pl-directory__filter\" data-cat=\"Behavioral\" type=\"button\">Comportamiento<\/button>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"pl-directory__list\" id=\"pl-dir-list\">\r\n        <div class=\"pl-directory__row\" data-cat=\"Acute Care\" id=\"facility-cleveland-clinic-tradition-hospital\"><div class=\"pl-directory__facility\">Hospital Cleveland Clinic Tradition<\/div><span class=\"pl-directory__cat\">CUIDADOS AGUDOS<\/span><span class=\"pl-directory__zip\">34987<\/span><\/div>\r\n        <div class=\"pl-directory__row\" data-cat=\"Acute Care\" id=\"facility-cleveland-clinic-martin-north-hospital\"><div class=\"pl-directory__facility\">Hospital Martin North de la Cl\u00ednica Cleveland<\/div><span class=\"pl-directory__cat\">CUIDADOS AGUDOS<\/span><span class=\"pl-directory__zip\">34994<\/span><\/div>\r\n        <div class=\"pl-directory__row\" data-cat=\"Acute Care\" id=\"facility-cleveland-clinic-martin-south-hospital\"><div class=\"pl-directory__facility\">Hospital Martin South de la Cl\u00ednica Cleveland<\/div><span class=\"pl-directory__cat\">CUIDADOS AGUDOS<\/span><span class=\"pl-directory__zip\">34997<\/span><\/div>\r\n        <div class=\"pl-directory__row\" data-cat=\"Acute Care\" id=\"facility-cleveland-clinic-indian-river-hospital\"><div class=\"pl-directory__facility\">Hospital Cleveland Clinic Indian River<\/div><span class=\"pl-directory__cat\">CUIDADOS AGUDOS<\/span><span class=\"pl-directory__zip\">32960<\/span><\/div>\r\n        <div class=\"pl-directory__row\" data-cat=\"Acute Care\" id=\"facility-hca-florida-st-lucie-hospital\"><div class=\"pl-directory__facility\">HCA Florida St. Lucie Hospital<\/div><span class=\"pl-directory__cat\">CUIDADOS AGUDOS<\/span><span class=\"pl-directory__zip\">34952<\/span><\/div>\r\n        <div class=\"pl-directory__row\" data-cat=\"Acute Care\" id=\"facility-hca-florida-lawnwood-hospital\"><div class=\"pl-directory__facility\">HCA Florida Lawnwood Hospital<\/div><span class=\"pl-directory__cat\">CUIDADOS AGUDOS<\/span><span class=\"pl-directory__zip\">34950<\/span><\/div>\r\n        <div class=\"pl-directory__row\" data-cat=\"Acute Care\" id=\"facility-hca-florida-raulerson-hospital\"><div class=\"pl-directory__facility\">HCA Florida Raulerson Hospital<\/div><span class=\"pl-directory__cat\">CUIDADOS AGUDOS<\/span><span class=\"pl-directory__zip\">34972<\/span><\/div>\r\n        <div class=\"pl-directory__row\" data-cat=\"FSED\" id=\"facility-hca-florida-darwin-square-emergency\"><div class=\"pl-directory__facility\">HCA Florida Darwin Square Urgencias<\/div><span class=\"pl-directory__cat\">FSED<\/span><span class=\"pl-directory__zip\">34953<\/span><\/div>\r\n        <div class=\"pl-directory__row\" data-cat=\"FSED\" id=\"facility-hca-florida-stuart-emergency\"><div class=\"pl-directory__facility\">HCA Florida Stuart Urgencias<\/div><span class=\"pl-directory__cat\">FSED<\/span><span class=\"pl-directory__zip\">34994<\/span><\/div>\r\n        <div class=\"pl-directory__row\" data-cat=\"Acute Care\" id=\"facility-florida-coast-medical-center\"><div class=\"pl-directory__facility\">Centro M\u00e9dico de la Costa de Florida<\/div><span class=\"pl-directory__cat\">CUIDADOS AGUDOS<\/span><span class=\"pl-directory__zip\">34952<\/span><\/div>\r\n        <div class=\"pl-directory__row\" data-cat=\"Acute Care\" id=\"facility-orlando-health-sebastian-river-hospital\"><div class=\"pl-directory__facility\">Orlando Health Sebastian River Hospital<\/div><span class=\"pl-directory__cat\">CUIDADOS AGUDOS<\/span><span class=\"pl-directory__zip\">32958<\/span><\/div>\r\n        <div class=\"pl-directory__row\" data-cat=\"Rehab\" id=\"facility-encompass-health-rehabilitation-hospital-at-martin-health\"><div class=\"pl-directory__facility\">Hospital de Rehabilitaci\u00f3n Encompass Health en Martin Health<\/div><span class=\"pl-directory__cat\">REHAB<\/span><span class=\"pl-directory__zip\">34997<\/span><\/div>\r\n        <div class=\"pl-directory__row\" data-cat=\"Rehab\" id=\"facility-encompass-health-rehabilitation-hospital-of-treasure-coast\"><div class=\"pl-directory__facility\">Encompass Health Hospital de Rehabilitaci\u00f3n de Treasure Coast<\/div><span class=\"pl-directory__cat\">REHAB<\/span><span class=\"pl-directory__zip\">32960<\/span><\/div>\r\n        <div class=\"pl-directory__row\" data-cat=\"Behavioral\" id=\"facility-port-st-lucie-hospital\"><div class=\"pl-directory__facility\">Hospital de Port St. Lucie<\/div><span class=\"pl-directory__cat\">COMPORTAMIENTO<\/span><span class=\"pl-directory__zip\">34952<\/span><\/div>\r\n        <div class=\"pl-directory__row\" data-cat=\"Behavioral\" id=\"facility-coral-shores-behavioral-health\"><div class=\"pl-directory__facility\">Coral Shores Behavioral Health<\/div><span class=\"pl-directory__cat\">COMPORTAMIENTO<\/span><span class=\"pl-directory__zip\">34997<\/span><\/div>\r\n        <div class=\"pl-directory__row\" data-cat=\"Behavioral\" id=\"facility-cleveland-clinic-indian-river-behavioral-health-center\"><div class=\"pl-directory__facility\">Centro de salud conductual Cleveland Clinic Indian River<\/div><span class=\"pl-directory__cat\">COMPORTAMIENTO<\/span><span class=\"pl-directory__zip\">32960<\/span><\/div>\r\n        <div class=\"pl-directory__row\" data-cat=\"Behavioral\" id=\"facility-new-horizons-of-the-treasure-coast\"><div class=\"pl-directory__facility\">Nuevos Horizontes de Treasure Coast<\/div><span class=\"pl-directory__cat\">COMPORTAMIENTO<\/span><span class=\"pl-directory__zip\">34981<\/span><\/div>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"pl-directory__foot\">\r\n        Mostrar <span id=\"pl-dir-shown\">17<\/span> de 17 centros - Todos los hospitales de agudos de la Costa del Tesoro son privados; no se aplican topes de inmunidad soberana.\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"pl-section pl-pad pl-bg-cream\" id=\"costs\">\r\n  <div class=\"pl-wrap pl-costs-grid\">\r\n    <div>\r\n      <div class=\"pl-eyebrow\">\u00a7 06 - Costes e imprevistos<\/div>\r\n      <h2 class=\"pl-h2\">Por qu\u00e9 estos casos <em>son duras.<\/em><\/h2>\r\n      <p class=\"pl-lede\" style=\"margin-top:24px;\">Los casos de negligencia en Florida requieren la corroboraci\u00f3n pericial jurada antes de su presentaci\u00f3n. Los costes periciales oscilan entre $75K y $250K antes del juicio. Decimos que no a la mayor\u00eda de los casos que vienen a trav\u00e9s de la puerta, incluyendo muchos en la Costa del Tesoro, y nos enfrentamos a todos los costos en los que aceptamos. As\u00ed es como protegemos a las familias de a\u00f1os de litigios con pocas ventajas.<\/p>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n\r\n    <div class=\"pl-costs-list\">\r\n      <div class=\"pl-costs-row\">\r\n        <div class=\"pl-costs-row__amt\">$0<\/div>\r\n        <div class=\"pl-costs-row__title\">Coste inicial para usted<\/div>\r\n        <div class=\"pl-costs-row__body\">Trabajamos en contingencia. Sin anticipo, sin factura por hora. Usted no paga nada a menos que recuperemos para usted.<\/div>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"pl-costs-row\">\r\n        <div class=\"pl-costs-row__amt pl-costs-row__amt--text\">% de<br>recuperaci\u00f3n<\/div>\r\n        <div class=\"pl-costs-row__title\">Nuestros honorarios<\/div>\r\n        <div class=\"pl-costs-row__body\">Un porcentaje de lo que recuperemos para usted, limitado por la Regla 4-1.5(f)(4)(B) del Colegio de Abogados de Florida. El Tribunal Supremo de Florida establece el porcentaje m\u00e1ximo en funci\u00f3n de la fase en que se encuentre el caso (antes del juicio, juicio, apelaci\u00f3n). Su tarifa exacta se fija por escrito antes de empezar a trabajar.<\/div>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"pl-costs-row\">\r\n        <div class=\"pl-costs-row__amt\">$75K a $250K<\/div>\r\n        <div class=\"pl-costs-row__title\">Costes del caso que adelantamos<\/div>\r\n        <div class=\"pl-costs-row__body\">Peritos, declaraciones, actas, taqu\u00edgrafos judiciales, gr\u00e1ficos de juicios, planificadores de vida. Reembolsado s\u00f3lo con cargo a la recuperaci\u00f3n.<\/div>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"pl-costs-row\">\r\n        <div class=\"pl-costs-row__amt\">$0<\/div>\r\n        <div class=\"pl-costs-row__title\">Si no nos recuperamos<\/div>\r\n        <div class=\"pl-costs-row__body\">Sin honorarios ni gastos. El riesgo financiero de llevar adelante el caso es nuestro.<\/div>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"pl-section pl-pad pl-bg-white\" id=\"faq\">\r\n  <div class=\"pl-wrap pl-faq-grid\">\r\n    <div class=\"pl-faq-side\">\r\n      <div class=\"pl-eyebrow\">\u00a7 07 - Preguntas m\u00e1s frecuentes<\/div>\r\n      <h2 class=\"pl-h2\">Preguntas de las familias de la Costa del Tesoro <em>antes de que llamen.<\/em><\/h2>\r\n      <p>Si su pregunta no est\u00e1 aqu\u00ed, la primera llamada es gratuita, confidencial y sin prisas.<\/p>\r\n      <a href=\"https:\/\/percymartinezlaw.com\/es\/contacto\/\" class=\"pl-btn-link-dark\">Haz tu pregunta \u2192<\/a>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n\r\n    <div class=\"pl-faq-list\">\r\n      <details class=\"pl-faq\" open>\r\n        <summary><span><span class=\"pl-faq__num\">01<\/span>\u00bfCu\u00e1nto tiempo tengo para presentar una demanda por negligencia m\u00e9dica en Port St. Lucie?<\/span><span class=\"pl-faq__plus\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span><\/summary>\r\n        <p>Dos a\u00f1os desde la fecha del siniestro o desde el momento en que razonablemente deber\u00eda haber descubierto el da\u00f1o. El plazo de prescripci\u00f3n absoluto es de cuatro a\u00f1os. Las reclamaciones por lesiones de nacimiento que afectan a un ni\u00f1o se extienden hasta el octavo cumplea\u00f1os del ni\u00f1o en virtud de Florida \u00a7 95.11 (4) (b). Los casos de la Costa del Tesoro suelen presentarse en el 19\u00ba Circuito Judicial (St. Lucie, Martin, Okeechobee) o en la sede del 19\u00ba Indian River. El proceso previo a la demanda \u00a7 766.106 suspende la prescripci\u00f3n durante los 90 d\u00edas de investigaci\u00f3n.<\/p>\r\n      <\/details>\r\n      <details class=\"pl-faq\">\r\n        <summary><span><span class=\"pl-faq__num\">02<\/span>\u00bfPuedo demandar a Cleveland Clinic Tradition o a HCA St. Lucie, o s\u00f3lo al m\u00e9dico?<\/span><span class=\"pl-faq__plus\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span><\/summary>\r\n        <p>Ambos pueden ser demandados dependiendo de los hechos. La mayor\u00eda de los m\u00e9dicos que atienden en Cleveland Clinic Martin Health, HCA Florida, y otros hospitales de Treasure Coast son contratistas independientes, no empleados del hospital. Esto significa que la responsabilidad del hospital a menudo se basa en el an\u00e1lisis de la aparente agencia (si un paciente razonable cre\u00eda que el m\u00e9dico era un empleado del hospital). La enfermer\u00eda del hospital, el triaje, la supervisi\u00f3n, la escalada y los fallos de protocolo suelen ser responsabilidad directa del hospital.<\/p>\r\n      <\/details>\r\n      <details class=\"pl-faq\">\r\n        <summary><span><span class=\"pl-faq__num\">03<\/span>\u00bfSe ocupa de casos de centros de cirug\u00eda ambulatoria (CCA) en Treasure Coast?<\/span><span class=\"pl-faq__plus\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span><\/summary>\r\n        <p>S\u00ed. Los ASC tienen licencia de la AHCA pero funcionan de forma diferente a los hospitales: menos personal nocturno, sin UCI para pacientes ingresados, alta m\u00e1s r\u00e1pida y recuperaci\u00f3n postoperatoria en casa. Los hechos m\u00e1s comunes en los ASC son errores de anestesia, objetos extra\u00f1os retenidos y complicaciones postoperatorias que deber\u00edan haberse detectado antes del alta. Revisamos casos de centros quir\u00fargicos en los cuatro condados de Treasure Coast.<\/p>\r\n      <\/details>\r\n      <details class=\"pl-faq\">\r\n        <summary><span><span class=\"pl-faq__num\">04<\/span>\u00bfY si mi asistencia se repartiera entre Port St. Lucie y West Palm u Orlando?<\/span><span class=\"pl-faq__plus\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span><\/summary>\r\n        <p>Com\u00fan en Treasure Coast, especialmente para derivaciones terciarias. Rastreamos la l\u00ednea de tiempo a trav\u00e9s de cada instalaci\u00f3n, identificar d\u00f3nde se produjo el incumplimiento y los da\u00f1os, y el archivo en el lugar apropiado. Lucie seguida de un ingreso hospitalario en Palm Beach puede dar lugar a una demanda en cualquiera de los dos condados; nosotros decidimos estrat\u00e9gicamente qu\u00e9 jurisdicci\u00f3n es la mejor para su caso.<\/p>\r\n      <\/details>\r\n      <details class=\"pl-faq\">\r\n        <summary><span><span class=\"pl-faq__num\">05<\/span>\u00bfQu\u00e9 es la negligencia m\u00e9dica seg\u00fan la legislaci\u00f3n de Florida?<\/span><span class=\"pl-faq__plus\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span><\/summary>\r\n        <p>El art\u00edculo 766.102 de Florida define la negligencia m\u00e9dica como el incumplimiento por parte de un profesional sanitario de la norma de atenci\u00f3n profesional vigente que causa lesiones. La norma es lo que habr\u00eda hecho un proveedor razonablemente prudente en la misma especialidad. Un mal resultado por s\u00ed solo no es mala praxis. Tiene que haber una infracci\u00f3n.<\/p>\r\n      <\/details>\r\n      <details class=\"pl-faq\">\r\n        <summary><span><span class=\"pl-faq__num\">06<\/span>\u00bfCu\u00e1nto cuesta contratarle?<\/span><span class=\"pl-faq__plus\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span><\/summary>\r\n        <p>Nada por adelantado. Trabajamos en contingencia: sin honorarios a menos que recuperemos para usted. Nuestros honorarios son un porcentaje de cualquier recuperaci\u00f3n, limitado por la Regla 4-1.5(f)(4)(B) del Colegio de Abogados de Florida, que establece el porcentaje m\u00e1ximo por etapa del caso. Su tarifa exacta se fija por escrito antes de comenzar. Los costes del caso (testigos expertos, deposiciones, planificadores de cuidados vitales, gr\u00e1ficos del juicio, normalmente de $75.000 a $250.000 en un caso complejo) son adelantados por el bufete y reembolsados s\u00f3lo con la recuperaci\u00f3n. Si no recuperamos, no nos debe nada.<\/p>\r\n      <\/details>\r\n      <details class=\"pl-faq\">\r\n        <summary><span><span class=\"pl-faq__num\">07<\/span>\u00bfLlegar\u00e1 mi caso de Port St. Lucie a juicio?<\/span><span class=\"pl-faq__plus\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span><\/summary>\r\n        <p>Probablemente no. La mayor\u00eda de los casos se resuelven durante la presentaci\u00f3n de pruebas o la mediaci\u00f3n, y ese es el objetivo: maximizar el valor y luego resolver. Lo que aumenta el valor del acuerdo es la voluntad del bufete de llevar los casos hasta el veredicto, junto con el examen m\u00e9dico previo a la aceptaci\u00f3n del \u00a7 766.203. Los resultados anteriores no garantizan un resultado similar en su caso.<\/p>\r\n      <\/details>\r\n      <details class=\"pl-faq\">\r\n        <summary><span><span class=\"pl-faq__num\">08<\/span>\u00bfHablan espa\u00f1ol?<\/span><span class=\"pl-faq__plus\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span><\/summary>\r\n        <p>S\u00ed. Nuestro equipo de admisi\u00f3n es totalmente biling\u00fce; el trabajo del juicio puede realizarse en cualquiera de los dos idiomas con un int\u00e9rprete judicial cuando sea necesario.<\/p>\r\n      <\/details>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"pl-section pl-cta\" id=\"cta-final\">\r\n  <div class=\"pl-cta__bg\"><\/div>\r\n  <div class=\"pl-cta__inner\">\r\n    <div class=\"pl-cta__stars\" aria-label=\"5 estrellas\">&#9733;&#9733;&#9733;&#9733;&#9733;<\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"pl-cta__rating\"><strong>5.0<\/strong> - 274 rese\u00f1as verificadas en Google<\/div>\r\n    <h2 class=\"pl-cta__h\">Hable con un representante de Treasure Coast <em>abogado de mala praxis.<\/em><\/h2>\r\n    <p class=\"pl-cta__sub\">Auditor\u00eda gratuita del caso en 72 horas. Hablamos espa\u00f1ol. Confidencial. Sin honorarios a menos que recuperemos. Manejamos casos de Treasure Coast en todo el estado desde nuestra oficina en Miami y viajamos a todas las cortes de Florida. Respondemos dentro de un d\u00eda laboral, usualmente el mismo d\u00eda.<\/p>\r\n    <div class=\"pl-cta__btns\">\r\n      <a href=\"https:\/\/percymartinezlaw.com\/es\/contacto\/\" class=\"pl-btn-primary pl-btn-primary--lg\">Comienza tu caso \u2192<\/a>\r\n      <a href=\"tel:+18003823176\" class=\"pl-btn-link-light\">Programar una devoluci\u00f3n de llamada<\/a>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"pl-cta__phone\">O llame al <strong>(800) 382-3176<\/strong><\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"pl-cta__trust\">\r\n      <div class=\"pl-cta__trust-item\">\r\n        <div class=\"pl-cta__trust-num\">33+ a\u00f1os<\/div>\r\n        <div class=\"pl-cta__trust-lbl\">Experiencia en juicios<\/div>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"pl-cta__trust-item\">\r\n        <div class=\"pl-cta__trust-num\">5.0 &#9733;<\/div>\r\n        <div class=\"pl-cta__trust-lbl\">274 cr\u00edticas<\/div>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"pl-cta__trust-item\">\r\n        <div class=\"pl-cta__trust-num\">72 horas<\/div>\r\n        <div class=\"pl-cta__trust-lbl\">Auditor\u00eda de casos<\/div>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<script>\r\n(function(){\r\n  'use strict';\r\n\r\n  \/\/ ============ FAQ accordion (single-open behavior) ============\r\n  function initFAQ(){\r\n    var faqs = document.querySelectorAll('details.pl-faq');\r\n    if(!faqs.length) return;\r\n    for(var i=0; i<faqs.length; i++){\r\n      if(faqs[i].dataset.mmInited === '1') continue;\r\n      faqs[i].dataset.mmInited = '1';\r\n      faqs[i].addEventListener('toggle', function(e){\r\n        if(e.target.open){\r\n          for(var j=0; j<faqs.length; j++){\r\n            if(faqs[j] !== e.target) faqs[j].open = false;\r\n          }\r\n        }\r\n      });\r\n    }\r\n  }\r\n\r\n  \/\/ ============ Directory toggle + filter ============\r\n  function initDirectory(){\r\n    var toggleBtn = document.getElementById('pl-dir-toggle');\r\n    var directory = document.getElementById('pl-directory');\r\n    if(!toggleBtn || !directory) return;\r\n    if(toggleBtn.dataset.mmInited === '1') return;\r\n    toggleBtn.dataset.mmInited = '1';\r\n\r\n    var rows = directory.querySelectorAll('.pl-directory__row');\r\n    var filters = directory.querySelectorAll('.pl-directory__filter');\r\n    var countEl = document.getElementById('pl-dir-count');\r\n    var shownEl = document.getElementById('pl-dir-shown');\r\n    var btnLabel = toggleBtn.querySelector('span');\r\n\r\n    \/\/ Toggle open\/closed\r\n    toggleBtn.addEventListener('click', function(){\r\n      var isOpen = directory.classList.toggle('is-open');\r\n      toggleBtn.setAttribute('aria-expanded', isOpen ? 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