Question about who owns medical records.
I agree with Mr. Lassen with just one caveat. Neither he nor I are licensed in Louisiana. as you may already know, Louisiana law is quite different...
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I agree with Mr. Lassen with just one caveat. Neither he nor I are licensed in Louisiana. as you may already know, Louisiana law is quite different...
There is no requirement for you to give your current physician permission to get your former doctors' records. However, your current physician...
You certainly have a bad injury, no doubt. The problem with making a malpractice claim is that a phrenic nerve injury during a heart surgery is an...
Sounds like a retinal detachment. They start with a half-vision loss experience and then worsen. The retina must be reattached in 24-48 hours or...
Why not just find a different surgeon? A doctor has no legal obligation to treat a patient unless the patient is in an emergently unstable...
No, this is not something you can likely get reimbursed. Of course, you're welcome to contact the doctor and pose the question. But I don't think...
You did not mention whether your statute of limitations had expired in the meantime. If you still have adequate time before the statute runs, you...
Simple answer is "yes, you can sue a doctor." Whether you have a good legal claim is a different matter entirely. Based on these facts you've...
The biggest hurdle in "failure to timely diagnose orthopedic injury" cases is cause-and-effect. We call this "proximate cause" or "causation." ...
Lots of moving parts here. Here are my free association thoughts: If the patient could not eat, it sounds like this was because of the...