Can I sue my psychiatris for malpractice?

You are apparently having some legitimate and debilitating mental health issues. Your first and foremost concern is to get seek out good medical...

My sister was physically hit by a nurse in the micu room on late shift, while she on venterlator. Is there anything i can do?

This really isn't a medical malpractice -type claim. Malpractice is a mistake or something done negligently that then causes great injury to the...

Per california state law can a judge force a patient to take antipsychotics if the patient is not a danger to self or the public

First of all, this is not an issue of "medical malpractice," per se. This really falls into the civil rights of a mentally impaired person. Does...

I am not licensed in Arizona so you probably need to speak to a local family law specialist. In my view, this would represent "medical...

My lawyer knew I was Mentally disabled and forced me verbally to sign very important settlement papers

The key to this issue is your definition of "mentally disabled." There is a lot of gray area there. If you have been deemed mentally incompetent...

On December 27th 2007, I gave birth to my 3rd child via c-section. During said surgery a tubal ligation was performed.

I don't know about New York but many states do not permit a malpractice claim that results in a new pregnancy. They refer to these cases as...

Is there a statute of limitation on defamatiton of character? Can I sue for wrong diagnosis on file since 2008

You will need to consult with a lawyer in the state (or in DC) that the medical care was delivered in. Most jurisdictions have a 1 year statute of...

I live in Ohio. Can I get my medical records released to me?

Physicians are indeed obligated by law to tender a copy of medical records to a patient provided (1) they are given a signed medical authorization,...

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I had a root canal done yesterday and the tooth breaks the day after

It's very tough to bring a dental malpractice claim. Most of the time, the economics of litigation end things before they can get started. These...

It is unfortunate but this happens very commonly: the attorney's fee combined with the litigation costs may exceed the take-home recovery for the...