Medical malpractice lawyers in New York City know that individuals who have been injured due to medical malpractice have certain rights. Other types of malpractice that one may encounter are: Dental, Podiatric, Chiropractic, Legal, and Architect. With medical malpractice cases, injured victims often do not know whether they have a claim, or even if the injuries they sustained were the result of negligence by someone in the medical or healthcare field.