Neglected from a hospital and just received a bill for $4,000. What can i do?: Had a bullet wound in my leg went to one hospital and all they really did was x rays and gave me something for the pain, didnt clean up my blood from my hands and legs. I didnt see no doctors and didnt receive medication and information on how to take care of it as i was being released from there, Also police had me in custody, dont know why, but i didnt sign out, the hospital gave all my papers to the police so i didnt receive that either. A week later the wound was getting infected because the bullet was still sitting in there. I went to another hospital to get it out and they did everything that the first hospital did plus taking out the bullet and with medication and the bill from there was only $50. I need help!!
Jean-Simon's answer: If you believe you were neglected and that the level of care you received may constitute malpractice. You should defintely contact an attorney in your area who specializes in handling medical malpractice claims so that they can evaluate your case for you.
Can I sue for legal malpractice?: I am an auto accident case victim who will be settling my own case after parting ways with two attorneys. I want to sue both attorneys for legal malpractice after I settle, because I will only be getting 15k, even though I suffered 2 lower back herniated discs (one is 4mm, the other 6mm) and still suffer from leg and lower back pain daily, plus leg and foot numbness. The first attorney hid from me the fact that my claim was being investigated for fraud by the other driver's insurance company (the company questioned the medical treatment I received from the Doctor and medical clinic I went to). I have an email from his assistant asking me to come into the office for a few questions and when I got there, my attorney told me I was giving a taped statement to other driver's insurance company's
Jean-Simon's answer: In order to prevail in a legal malpractice action, you will have to show that, absent the prior attorneys' malpractice (if any), your settlement offer would have been greater than it is presently. This may ultimately prove very difficult. It is possible that the insurance company's settlement offer is based on your medical records and/or the doctor's findings and is unrelated to the actions of your previous attorneys.
Can I sue my former doctor?: I saw an OB doctor during my pregnancy who constantly told me I might need a hysterectomy when I had my repeat cesarean. At 37 weeks when he finally agreed to discuss the upcoming surgery I asked him questions and found his answers unsettling. I asked his office staff for my records so I could get a second opinion. At my following appt a week before my scheduled c-section I was told by his staff that he had dropped and billed out my care because if I want a second opinion I don't trust his judgement and can go find another doctor. I had to find a doctor at 38 weeks who would take over my care and be able to perform a c-section within a week lest I go into labor. I had to go 2.5 hours away from home to find a physician. I did not need a hysterectomy either. Isn't that patient abandonment?
Jean-Simon's answer: Without discussing the merits of your case, I feel it is important that you inform yourself of the statute of limitations for medical malpractices cases in California -- they are very strict. In most instances, it is one year. If this is a case that you are serious about pursuing, do not delay, speak to a medical malpractice attorney as soon as possible.