It is not only legal, it was good medical practice. A thorough medical history is an integral part of all medical care.

Is it criminal to agree to a treatment, and perform something else, then keep previously agreed payments?

This sounds like a garden-variety billing dispute, nothing more. Certainly ZERO criminal implications. No suggestion of malpractice, either, as...

I am sorry for your, and your son's, problems, but they probably would not support a case. IF you had been told of the issues before the birth,...

It is possible that the heart attack was due to lack of hydration, but it may not have been. To find out, your friend has to get his complete...

Are there any lawyers out there that can help? So far most are essentially saying, "it's not worth their time".

You left out the part about why other lawyers turned you down. Almost certainly it's because the decedent wasn't employed on the books and...

The patient's self-interpretations of his imaging studies has no evidentiary value. None. If a professional agrees with that interpretation, a case...

The question is un-answerable in this form. The circumstances need to be illuminated.

Do I have a case??

I almost think this question was a troll, posted by a physician to see how many greedy malpractice lawyers would bite. None have, and none will....

What action can i take (if any) against a local hospital's 2 separate urgent care facilities for refusing to treat my son?

You may have been misinformed. The EMTALA Act (what the nurse was referring to) applies to hospital E.R.s, but probably not to a private urgi-care...

Will the hospital sue my grandmothers estate if she passes?

You mother's medical bills should be paid for by Medicare. I cannot predict whether any provider will sue her estate. That is a fortune teller's...