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If patient is told to call for help and not get out of bed ,but was found in bath room with a stop hearth for an hoyr are longer

Elizabeth's answer | Answered on September 09, 2009

I am not licensed in VA and can offer you only general advice. You should contact a local lawyer for specific advice. Generally, restraints can...

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Can I sue for malpractice for something that happened almost 10 years ago?

Elizabeth's answer | Answered on September 09, 2009

Ir doesn't sound like your facts will allow you to circumvent the limitation periods that are defined by the statute of repose, ie. in no case can...

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I am looking for a lawyer to look at a med. malpractice situation , and time is running out, how can I find one in eastern NC .

Elizabeth's answer | Answered on September 09, 2009

You should call either your local or state bar association. If you cannot locate those numbers then you should call the American Association for...

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I had chest pains & short of breath ended having open heart surgery

Elizabeth's answer | Answered on August 28, 2009

I am not licensed in WI and can offer you general advice. In a medical negligence case you can only recover for those damages that are directly...

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Can I sue the hospital?

Elizabeth's answer | Answered on August 28, 2009

I am not licensed in PA and can offer you only general advice. It sounds like you believe that you contracted an infection when the tap was...

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Refusal of Medical Attention

Elizabeth's answer | Answered on August 28, 2009

I am not licensed in OH and can offer you only general advice. First, if your daughter needs urgent or emergent care you should take her to an...

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What should i do? what will the outcome be? why does he need my ssn?

Elizabeth's answer | Answered on August 21, 2009

I do think that the request for your SSN is routine. We take steps to make sure that the SSN is not filed in interrogatory answers or put into a...

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Is there anything i can do if my doctor told me my results for a pap where normal and then i later found out they were not?

Elizabeth's answer | Answered on August 21, 2009

I am not licensed in TX and can offer you general advice. In a medical malpractice claim you must prove that a doctor's care fell below the...

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I am a woman bleeding and put on the pill when the doctors know a laparoscopic surgery will do, do I have a case?

Elizabeth's answer | Answered on August 21, 2009

I am not licensed in CA and can offer general advice. First, you have an obligation to mitigate or stop your damages. You should go to another...

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Malpractice?

Elizabeth's answer | Answered on August 21, 2009

I am not licensed in NY and can offer you general advice. I think that yours would be a tough case in which to prove your damages. You are going...

Elizabeth Taylor Herd's Answers (3137)

If patient is told to call for help and not get out of bed ,but was found in bath room with a stop hearth for an hoyr are longer

Can I sue for malpractice for something that happened almost 10 years ago?

I am looking for a lawyer to look at a med. malpractice situation , and time is running out, how can I find one in eastern NC .

I had chest pains & short of breath ended having open heart surgery

Can I sue the hospital?

Refusal of Medical Attention

What should i do? what will the outcome be? why does he need my ssn?

Is there anything i can do if my doctor told me my results for a pap where normal and then i later found out they were not?

I am a woman bleeding and put on the pill when the doctors know a laparoscopic surgery will do, do I have a case?

Malpractice?