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John Robert Mittelman
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Post surgical pain and discomfort are to be expected, but when or if they are...
Denis Hurley White Jr
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Medical Malpractice is a special field often requiring a great deal of money to...
Peter Robert Stone
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You need to work hard and find an attorney that specializes in Dental...
Michael Joseph Schreyer
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Eye cases can involve a variety of different types of medical experts. Recently...
Gordon Ralph Levinson
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Call the County Bar Association and ask for three referrals to lawyers who do...
Daniel Eliot DeWoskin
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This is a very difficult question to answer with limited information available...
Norman Gregory Fernandez
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The issue is that we have to hire experts (doctor) to determine whether...
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Lars A. Lundeen
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What is your question?
Matthew Edward Williamson
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If your question is if you have a malpractice claim, then the answer is you...
Brian Richard Dinday
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The next step is to threaten to sue the hospital, and inform them it will cost...
Steven Alan Fink
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The records are yours. Speak to the hospital administrator if you are having...
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L. Maxwell Taylor
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To prove malpractice, a plaintiff must establish not only that the professional...
L. Maxwell Taylor
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P.S. My dad acquired C-Diff in the hospital as an 81-year-old, and it killed...
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Peter Robert Stone
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Take whatever records you have and have them evaluated by a medical malpractice...
Lars A. Lundeen
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I am sorry, but what is your specific question?
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L. Maxwell Taylor
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In my opinion you should thank your lucky stars that you weren't hurt worse in...
Steven Alan Fink
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I finally disagree with my colleague. Hoag is an extremely fine hospital....
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Matthew Edward Williamson
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If the 2nd doctor is willing to put that statement into writing and testify -...
Michael J. Helfand
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You will have to prove that the first surgeon was negligent, meaning they fell...
Brian Richard Dinday
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Don't you think you need to tell us why they WANT to take your money before we...
Pamela Koslyn
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Did your mother have an advanced directive that specified this kind of...
Pamela Koslyn
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Please see my answer to your previous question. Disclaimer: Please note that...
Peter Robert Stone
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Generally a doctor is immune for a 5150 referral, but not for injuries received...
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Actually, after they kept me confined they determined my diagnosis was that I...
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Pamela Koslyn
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In CA, you have 1 year from the date you knew or should have known that a...
John Robert Mittelman
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California Code of Civil Procedure section 340.6 allows for an extended period...
Pamela Koslyn
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It seems unlikely that an FDA-approved drug would cause a condition as serious...
John M. Kaman
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There is no medical evidence that quinipril, a high blood pressure medication,...
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Michael J. Helfand
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You may have a case. Keep in mind that it will depend on whether the delay in...
Elizabeth Taylor Herd
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I am not licensed in CA and can offer you only general advice. In a medical...
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Bruce William Boerst Jr.
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Yaz has been linked to Gall Bladder problems. It is important to contact an...
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Pamela Koslyn
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It's not clear that you or the baby suffered any damages because of this error,...
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Pamela Koslyn
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Medical claims can't be diagnosed by email and medical malpractice claims can't...
Matthew Edward Williamson
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It all depends on if the doctor breached the standard of care. Go see a...

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