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My daughter is a dialysis patient.Doctor gave her meds that we told them that she was allergic to Is this Medical Malpractice?
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Answered on January 24, 2017
Did the doctor know she was allergic to the drug before it was ordered? An undisclosed allergy is different than one that the doctor was told of.
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Father was dying of cancer in hospital and they were making him toss and turn for a turtle brace he died soon after can I sue ho
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Answered on January 24, 2017
Because the death was not caused by the absence of the brace, and the duration of the pain & suffering was brief, the claim is not economically...
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Can a grandson inherit what would have gone to his father in the fathers grandparents will
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Answered on January 24, 2017
The answer probably depends on the wording of the Will. Bequests can be left either "per stirpes" (to that branch of the family tree) or "per...
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How can the opposing attorney(plantiff attorney)file a supboena for my doctor to show up at court , and my medical records
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Answered on October 24, 2016
A subpoena for medical records usually requires a signed authorization (permission) from the patient. You may be required to sign such a form,...
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Does a medical professional have to keep video's and photo's from the colonoscopy and endoscopy as part of their retention laws?
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Answered on March 15, 2016
There is a legal doctrine called "spoliation of evidence" that applies here, where an imaging study that ordinarily is kept has disappeared. You...
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What should i do
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Answered on January 27, 2016
Get your priorities right. Get treated and fixed first. Then give the dust a chance to settle. Then, and only then, start thinking whether it makes...
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Does this qualify as medical malpractice?
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Answered on January 27, 2016
Either way, a surgical intervention would have been required. The difference between an earlier, smaller myomectomy procedure and a later, larger...
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Can I sue for the dentist for misleading me about the exam and rushing a tooth extraction even if the tooth was not pulled?
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Answered on January 27, 2016
This story does not make sense to me. If you knew that the cause of your pain was impacted food from not flossing, why not simply floss and remove...
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Do I have a case
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Answered on January 25, 2016
Probably not. It is unlikely that your lymphangitis is related to a short-term IV for a colonoscopy. Possible, yet; probable, no. In any event,...
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Can it be a valid defense for a physician that he did not know the protocol?
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Answered on January 21, 2016
Falling short of a standard of care on one definition of malpractice. However, as a general rule, the D.O.H. does not set for standards of care in...
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