My mother had a unsuccessful knee replacement surgery which had to be done again, however that has left her permanently disabled

If the alleged malpractice occurred 6 years ago, then the statute of limitations will have expired and a legal claim would be barred. I would...

Can an emergency room send you back to the waiting room after you have passed out fell off the toilet and passed out

It depends on what the medical condition was that caused the syncope (fainting) and what medical problems you had been diagnosed with. Some...

The dentist mess up my mouth and now my mouth hurt everyday it hurt when i eat and it wake me out my sleep it shouldn't hurt me.

I think this is a question that should be posed to a dentist in the dental side of avvo. You are basically just asking for medical advice. ...

41 w f I am tttending an psychiatric outpatient program since 8-17 and I'm being discharged today 11-9. The psychiatrist is not

This really isn't a medical malpractice question but a question about how best to handle your psychiatric care. My advice is to (1) have a meeting...

In most states, "battery" is when one person touches another without that person's consent. The consent part is the key. And its the consent part...

Tell me where these events happened (which city in Texas). The problem with Texas medical/dental malpractice claims is that tort reforms were...

I was released by my surgeon before I was healed, then went 2 years being unable to sit down because of the wound

The statute of limitations may have expired on your claim, meaning that you are time-limited and unable to pursue a lawsuit. I emphasize the word...

Can i sue my doctor for telling me a partial hystorctomy will cure me from having pre-cancerous cells?

A plaintiff only has a legitimate claim if they have been seriously injured. A physician has not caused an injury if it only involves telling...

Can I bring suit against my physician and the hospital?

You would not have a viable legal claim. I understand that you've had discomfort but the damages are too limited to justify the great expense of...

If a doctor cannot figure out whats wrong with a patient or what to do, are they negl. for not sending them to another hospital?

It's not that simple. It depends on what the child's symptoms were, what tests were ordered, what the results of the tests were, and whether the...