What % medical malpractice case won by the victims? Estimated frame?

Statistically, under 10% of jury verdicts in malpractice cases are for plaintiffs. However, the majority of such cases settle, and experienced...

A physician's assistant had us believing he was the hand surgeon sewing my amputated finger. Shouldn't we have been informed?

Let me be clear on this: you cut off your finger somehow and went to the ER with the severed digit. They called in a surgeon and he said he...

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My prior attorney misrepresented me but I don't think I will be able to find an independent attorney in my county what can I do

The facts as you present them are rather confusing and lack any time line. Your divorce was dismissed and your husband later died? Or you had a...

Do I need a personal injury lawyer? international lawyer? or both??

You have a very tough case. There is an issue what law applies and where you can sue, if at all. Such issues are not always easy to resolve. There...

Is it possible to sue a Dr. for preforming three unnessasry back surgires when the real cause of the pain was dicovered

The statute of limitations most likely has run on your malpractice claims. You can easily check on this by calling a medical malpractice lawyer in...

I can't add much to two excellent answers already posted. I teach ethics to other lawyers and handle legal malpractice cases all the time. I will...

Can a lawfirm charge their client 50 percent of a settlement?

Settlement of a death case requires court approval. New York law does not allow 50% contingent fees. All death settlements, as well as the fees,...

If the news media puts out a story without any proof or evidence can I sue the paper for slander if not slander something else

I know the Hudson Valley well, and I can tell you that maybe one defamation case is filed in Dutchess County every 10 years. The last successful...

Any good medical malpractice lawyer should be familiar with CRPS, formerly called RSD. Since the diagnosis was made over two years ago, the injury...

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Diagnosed with a wrong disease.

At least two years have passed since the first MRI. Statutes of limitations vary from state to state, but this lapse of time concerns me and should...