Unfortunately, if this happened more than three years ago, the claim is time barred. Louisiana's medical malpractice act provides that the statute...

Hi, I’m in need of medical legal advice .

I think the odds are poor you will be able to escape responsibility for the bills. First, you always have the choice to leave. A hospital is not...

Do I have a lawsuit ?

In medical malpractice, a lawsuit must be brought within one year of the event, or when a reasonable person would have considered that the injury...

Would i be wasting my time attempting to file a suit?

I think so. This is an FDA approved device. That means that any products liability claim against the company is probably preempted by the Medical...

Theoretically, no. The HIPPA law protects patient privacy and would forbid this sort of thing. On the other hand, when you check into a hospital...

The answer to your question is yes. Absent extraordinary circumstances, leaving behind the placenta after birth would be below the standard of...

The answer to your question is most probably, yes. Failing to properly match your blood type before giving you a transfusion is most definitely...

No. Unless your daughter is judicially determined to be mentally incompetent, if she is at or over the age of majority, only she can bring an...

The answer is one year from the discovery of the act/omission constituting medical malpractice, but in no event later than three years, after which...

How can a Dr cause an injury and make you pay for it?

What you described sounds like a breach of the standard of care. This could only be definitively determined by a medical expert, however. If...