Legal Advice on Patients Rights

Can my cousin sue the police department for medical negligence when they took her insulin? Admitted to hospital under custody.

Asked in Rancho Cucamonga, CA - March 01, 2013 17:33.

• Medical Negligence
• Medical Patients
• Negligence
• Patients Rights

If a doctor misdiagnosis a patient but patient contacted Dr out-of-hours with info that pointed to new d(x), is this negligence?

Asked in Homestead, FL - January 25, 2013 21:08.

• Health Care
• Medical Patients
• Negligence
• Patients Rights

Does Washington State require medical practices to protect patient PII? HIPPA is a fed. law, and I need to know about state.

Asked in Kirkland, WA - January 31, 2013 14:29.

• Medical Patients
• Pain and Suffering
• Patients Rights
• State, Local And Municipal Law

Do i have recourse against a hospital that has lost a family members teeth and a physician that ignored families wishes

Asked in Lima, OH - April 08, 2013 06:52.

• Health Care
• Medical Malpractice
• Medical Patients
• Patients Rights
• Personal Injury

Is it legal to run a Rapid HIV test on a patient without their consent?

Asked in Vancouver, WA - January 26, 2013 01:58.

• Health Care
• Malpractice Lawsuits
• Medical Malpractice
• Medical Patients
• Negligence
• Patients Rights

Don't doctors have a legal and job obligation to "turf" patients who are outside of their expertise*?

Asked in Miami, FL - January 25, 2013 20:26.

• Health Care
• Medical Patients
• Patients Rights
• State, Local And Municipal Law

Is there anything I can do about a recently fired dental assistant contacting current patients?

Asked in Fairfax, VA - October 25, 2012 07:13.

• Defamation
• Employee Rights
• Employee Termination
• Medical Patients
• Patients Rights

Does anybody know how formal hearings work in terms of patient testimony in state department of health investigations?

Asked in Miami, FL - January 22, 2013 21:47.

• Health Care
• Medical Malpractice
• Medical Patients
• Patients Rights
• State, Local And Municipal Law

Is it legal for a doctor to withhold a prescription from a patient?

Asked in Tualatin, OR - January 09, 2013 10:42.

• Medical Patients
• Pain and Suffering
• Patients Rights
• Prescription Drugs

Can I sue a doctor or the prescription medication manufacturer for the major health effects of the drug?

Asked in Chicago, IL - February 05, 2013 15:21.