Husband had 2 neck surgery and lower back surgery an has lost feeling in leg new dr says all needs redone is this a case

Spinal surgery is a very complex topic. Proving a spinal surgery failed because of medical malpractice is extremely difficult. Many published...

What happends when u find out u have scoliosis..n u find out it could of been prevented?

In theory, a medical malpractice case could be based on failure to diagnose and treat scoliosis properly. There are way too few facts in the...

Attny conflict of interest? claimant's PI attny & Insur co. attny are longtime friends

It is not a conflict of interest if the lawyers for opposing parties are friends. It can actually be to the client's advantage if the lawyers have...

Does a person have to prove damages in a breach of fiduciary claim? If so, how?

If the attorney did the work, got the case resolved to your satisfaction and earned the fee, it seems as if a breach of fiduciary duty claim is a...

Should my attorney have paid Medicare the sum they wanted from a malpractice case so we didn't have to pay them interest ?

Medicare liens are a nightmare and I would only criticize an attorney for ignoring one. A bigger concern is that the attorney fees seem to exceed...

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Medical malpractice

Medical malpractice cases require large expenditures of time and money. They are hard to win or settle under the best of circumstances. Medical...

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Why are so many attorneys and judges asking for (downward departures ) lately ? what benifits does the legal sys get out of th

I've been practicing law and trying cases since 1975 and I've never seen the term "downward departure." Maybe it's peculiar to OR law. Tell us what...

Is it defamation for a dr to list as history of present illness as,

It's not defamation for the doctor to write something embarassing in your private medical record. That's particularly true if the information is...

Can a medical doctor discuss anything about your physical or mental health to anyone besides your family ?

It is a violation of law and a violation of medical ethics for a doctor to discuss a patient's medical condition with anybody without the patient's...

Now that bayer has settled with yasmin, how long before I receive my check?

It's not unusual for a total settlement package to be agreed on for all the claimants. Then it can take quite some time to figure out how to divide...