The very simple bottom line of your story is that without serious permanent harm, you have little to sue for, even if the first pediatrician was...

Medical licensing boards rarely take action against a physician for an individual act of malpractice, unless it's quite egregious, so it's quite...

The Maryland Statute of Limitations for Malpractice question

The Maryland statute of limitations gives you one possible way of still having a viable case. Under the Edmonds v. Cytology Services decision in...

Medical Malpractice or Unnecessary Procedure

I suggest you look at the site guidelines.gov which collects all the specialty society recommendations for various medical conditions, including...

Do I have a lawsuit against a hospital?

This does not sound like a case, because by your description it was a "near miss." If you hadn't been smart enough to go to the second hospital,...

Misdiagnoeing of lab test

You have pinpointed the key question in determining if you have a viable legal case -- which is what difference was made by the delay in correct...

Can I sue one department of a military hospital and still be able to use the services of other departments?

If you were not active duty military when this occurred, you can potentially bring a case, which starts by filing a "standard form 95" with the...

Plavix

You need to speak to a medical malpractice lawyer in your own geographic area to get a definitive answer. But based on what you say so far, you...

My mother died in december 2009. do i have a malpractice case?

The problem in any "failure to diagnose" case is: What difference would it have made to get an earlier diagnosis? If you cannot prove "more likely...

What actions can I take against my dentist if any?

If he performed the bleaching without your consent, you have a strong claim against him and would not even need an expert witness in most...