Federal Tort Claims
Jul 24, 2012
You have two years from the date of the injury to file a Form 95 with the responsible Federal agency. The Form 95 must state a specific claim in dollars and cents and that amount claimed will serve as ...
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Ten Things to Know About Medical Malpractice Lawsuits
Sep 13, 2011
Joe Brophy has been handling medical malpractice cases for injured patients and their families since the late 1970s. These ten rules are a distillation of his experience.
1) Malpractice cases are ...
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Legal Malpractice – A Primer for Non Lawyers
Aug 24, 2011
Legal malpractice and breach of legal ethics are not the same thing. It is common and understandable, that non lawyers do not understand this very important distinction. The same situation may both in...
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Informed Consent to Medical Care
Aug 19, 2011
The principle of informed consent to medical care has its origins in the law of battery. One who touches another without consent must answer in damages for all injuries that are caused by the contact....
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Wrongful Death Law and Procedure in New York
Jul 13, 2011
People who have lost loved ones due to the negligence of others are often surprised to learn that New York wrongful death law does not permit recovery for their grief. Damages for wrongful death are li...
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Foreign objects left in the patient
Jun 23, 2011
Everyone has heard stories about surgeons leaving instruments in patients' bodies. It seems obvious even to the courts, that it is an act of negligence to leave something in the body after it has serve...
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Misdiagnosis of Cancer
Mar 24, 2011
Misdiagnosis or delayed diagnosis of cancer can have terrible consequences. This guide summarizes what must be proved in a cancer misdiagnosis case, gives examples of more commonly misdiagnosed cancer...
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Statute of Limitations and Legal Deadlines in New York
Jun 10, 2010
New York Statutes of Limitations and Legal Deadlines - A Primer A statue of limitations is the legally defined time period for commencing a given type of court proceeding. Legal deadlines may apply t...
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Handling Client Funds - A Primer
Jun 10, 2010
There is a strict requirement that clients' funds must always be held in accounts separate from any of the attorney's money. Large amounts of money, or money being held for months or years, should gene...
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Medical Malpractice - Frequently Asked Questions
Jun 09, 2010
What Is Medical Malpractice? Medical malpractice is a catch-all term for negligence, that is, lack of care, in the course of rendering health services. Who May Be Liable For Medical Malpractice? Alth...
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