You have every legal right to your own medical records. It's an ethical violation as well as a violation of law for a doctor to refuse your medical...

Does the Americans with Disabilities Act protect alcoholics who seek a safe detox by presenting to an emergency department?

I think you are confusing the ADA with EMTALA (Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Laor Act). It is an EMTALA violation to turn somebody away...

IS THERE A LAW PREVENTING ME FROM RECIEVING A HEART TRANSPLANT IF i SMOKE CIGARRETTES

No law, but transplant organs are scarce and there are guidelines for who gets them. Smoking is very bad for your heart and circulatory system,...

What is the diffwrence between malpractice and medical mistakes

The basic definition of medical malpractice is (1) a departure from accepted medical practice (2) causing (3) an injury. To recover, plaintiff...

Can I sue a drug company for being one of the causes of my stage 4 kidney failure?

Drug product liability cases are extremely difficult to win, and are almost always undertaken on behalf of large groups of clients. The system is...

How do you find out the qualifications and experience of an attorney?

Selecting the right lawyer isn't easy, especially because when you need a lawyer you are probably in a crisis. Most lawyers are happy to report...

One of the hardest things about being a lawyer is navigating through ethical issues that can get pretty murky sometimes. It seems that your friend...

Can I sue or charge a doctor for medical negligence for performing a botched colonoscopy and then over billing for it?

There is a defense to medical malpractice actions called risk of the procedure. Bleeding and perforation of the bowel are generally recognized...

I have retained an attorney to represent me against the Executrix of my mother's Estate.

Contested probate proceedings can be very expensive. You can go through many tens of thousands of dollars in legal fees in such a proceeding,...

Part of this question involves a principal of a law firm already in jail Marc Dreier and has to do with NY agency law...

To frame Mr. Gold's answer a slightly different way, Dreier's partners may disciplined due to his looting the escrow account. Partners in a law...

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