Do I have a case ? Why is it that they have a wrong date on my first surgery ? They put 01/2020 my actual date was 10/2020
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Answered on June 20, 2022
Generally, an infection of joint hardware is a known and foreseeable risk of knee replacement surgery. In other words, even when performed in a...
Do we have a med malpractice case?
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Answered on June 07, 2022
State mandated newborn screening is a requirement in every state since the 60's. Hypothyroidism is one of the standard inborn errors of metabolism...
Is it negligence and or medical practice for my OBGYN to have left my placenta after a d&c resulting in another D&C 2 wks later?
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Answered on January 27, 2022
Retained products of conception (RPC) is a known and foreseeable complication of your recent D&C. Your recitation is consistent with RPC....
Overdosing a methadone patient?
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Answered on July 30, 2021
I am so sorry to read of your daughter's troubles. Unfortunately, the treatment of opioid addiction is big business in America. Methadone clinics...
Can I file a lawsuit for medical malpractice if I had a retained placenta after giving birth that caused hemorrhaging 3w pp?
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Answered on July 30, 2021
Retained products of conception is a known and foreseeable risk of pregnancy. Believe it or not, it can occur even when the obstetrician performed...
Is the hospital at fault? Lung was probed during procedure.
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Answered on July 30, 2021
Any answer on this forum is speculative given that the attorneys who answer Avvo questions on it, rely only on a few sentences of information. A...
I was given a full blood test and the lab results showed that I was positive for HCV the doctor didn't tell me can I sue?
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Answered on July 01, 2021
The likely answer is no. Hepatitis C is usually an indolent infection that fester for years before doing significant harm. Additionally, despite...
Does a doctor that discharges a patient have to prescribe for a period of time?
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Answered on June 30, 2021
As others have made clear, a doctor has no duty to maintain a patient on any chronic therapy. However, Lomotil is a peculiar medication that has...
Through an abdominal xray it says i have surgical clips in right upper quadrant
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Answered on June 17, 2021
Endo-surgical clips are routinely used in laparoscopic procedures like a cholecystectomy and they remain permanently inside the patient....
Possible medical malpractice?
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Answered on June 17, 2021
You did not share the chief complaint nor any associated symptoms that prompted the ER visit. Without a thorough review of the medical record, it's...