Can a hospital be sued for not cleaning a patient out after a miscarriage?

The elements of a medical malpractice case are failure of the health care provider to follow standard care, causing injury to the patient. As a...

Attorney using this tactics to having client comply with a decision that the attorney wants

If the question is, can the lawyer threaten to withdraw if the client does not accept his recommendation to settle, the answer is yes.

Benzodiazipines are very widely prescribed and generally very safe drugs. Compazine and Ativan have been approved by the FDA and have been used for...

If you are going to sue a Dr. for negligence causing the persons death should wife request records or leave it to lawyer

I am sorry your husband died this way, perhaps needlessly. Heart attacks are misdiagnosed more often than you might think. Whether the wife should...

I have a legal malpractice case that has arisen out of my initial attorney's failure to start my medical (podiatric)malractice

A legal malpractice case is no better than the underlying case. It is usually easier to prove legal malpractice but that doesn't mean you win. It...

Would a expert usually need in a premises liability case such as a trip/slip & fall? And Why?

To supplement Mr. Myers good answer, in NY practice experts must generally be hired and their information exchanged before the filing of a note of...

I need to file a med mal per se in order to stay the statute and give me time to find an attorney to represent me

I have no idea based on your question if you have a real basis for a medical malpractice case. 95% of the people who call my office asking about...

Do I have a malpractice situation?

Surgeons intentionally leave surgical clips after gallbladder surgery, it's part of the procedure. Sometimes they come loose and cause a problem....

My complaint was dismissed because my attorney didn't provide evidence and ignored OSHA's requests. Can I sue for my legal fees?

In theory you could sue your attorney for malpractice but you would need a lot more than $9000 in damages for it to make any economic sense to do so.

Damaging wrong diagnosis on chart. Please help!

Plenty of wrong diagnoses show up in medical records. The entries are there forever, right or wrong. I suspect that what's preventing you from...