Medical Malpractice Attorneys and Lawyers

if i want to be a medical malpractice lawyer, what should i major in college? also what if i want to be a corporate lawyer?

what is medical malpractice lawyer? what does a medical lawyer do

I need to find a good medical malpractice lawyer in Dallas. Does anyone have a suggestion?

medical malpractice lawyer?? if i want to be a medical malpractice lawyer, do i need to major in the medical field or in the law field? i know some of you will say both but could you tell me if i need to go to law school or medical school first. i need to do a school project on what i want to do when im older and this [medical malpractice lawyer] is what i want to do but i CAN NOT find any sites that have a lot of information in them. i would appreciate it if you could give me some websites as well as answer my questions. thanks! <3

Question : Does anyone know of a medical malpractice lawyer or law m.d. in Boston...Preferably a female??? Question : Does anyone know of a medical malpractice lawyer or law m.d. in Boston...Preferably a female??? Question Details: I had a baby 9months ago and seriously can't get over the horrible experience. I have never sued or brought legal action against anyone. It would take me alot more than this paragraph to explain the whole situation-but its very complicated with several different issues. Basicly as a result I feel like my life is ruined. I have a beautiful healthy baby but can't move past everything....I know i'm being vague but any referrals or assistance you can give would be great. Also if anyone knows if there are any online groups or boards w/other people seeking action against their Ob or MD i would love to speak to others. Part of the problem is the serious emotional distress that accompanied this whole mess-i'm actually ashamed to say i thought most people claiming this weren't being honest-but now see malpractice in a whole new light. I guess because our society is so "lawsuit" happy I had trouble allowing myself to truly believe that I was not treated correctly. Thanks so much.

How could if find a lawyer that specializes in medical malpractice, in particular instruments that failed.? If i wanted to find a lawyer in San Diego california to help in a medical malpractice suit how would I do it. The doctor did a routine surgery and the instrument failed and I was in a coma for 3 months, icu 87 days and in the hospital a total of 6 months. The doctor blames a tool for the problems. The surgery was on May 2, 2006, what are my options, who could handle this. I am crippled and in utter pain from this surgery. I was perfect before

I need a medical malpractice lawyer who will listen in the state of Arkansas!? So much happened to me that i will try and just give the facts.last august i went into the hospitol for a simple hernia removel. the doctor said something went wrong and the bowels were nicked.two years before that i had gastric gastric bypass and she said it was done wrong and redid it.i became very sick and had to have four major surgeries back to back another doctor came to my bedside and said his wife a wound care person was fired because of me and his exact words were(that is bullshit) he then said if i stay with my doctor i have now i will die.he scared the crap out of me.he said to let him take over my care and he would fly me to another hospitol. i was so scared cause i was all alone in the room with him and just didnt know what to think.i was then put into a coma for pain management and then my husband said they called him twice to gather my kids i was going to die.i then had a staph infection and i just cant stop thinking of it.

Best medical malpractice lawyer in North Carolina?

what is the best way to find a really good lawyer that deals with Medical Malpractice ? me and my husband have had a problem with some doctor and believe he has neglected his medical duties when treating my husband. how do we find a real pro lawyer that has already won in similar cases?

who is the toughest medical malpractice lawyer in sc? because of the hospital and doctor that delivered my baby, he may have brain damage and his hospital bill is well up into the several thousands range. insurance will cover him for a year, but after that we are on our own. If you know of any good lawyers for medical malpractice in the southeast, it would really help. thanks.

can anyone please tell about the prospects of a medical lawyer/med malpractice lawyer in india? i am specifically interested in the scope of med /med malpractice lawyers in india coz of different laws here.

Does anyone know of a medical malpractice lawyer or law m.d. in Boston...Preferably a female??? I had a baby 9months ago and seriously can't get over the horrible experience. I have never sued or brought legal action against anyone. It would take me alot more than this paragraph to explain the whole situation-but its very complicated with several different issues. Basicly as a result I feel like my life is ruined. I have a beautiful healthy baby but can't move past everything....I know i'm being vague but any referrals or assistance you can give would be great. Also if anyone knows if there are any online groups or boards w/other people seeking action against their Ob or MD i would love to speak to others. Part of the problem is the serious emotional distress that accompanied this whole mess-i'm actually ashamed to say i thought most people claiming this weren't being honest-but now see malpractice in a whole new light. I guess because our society is so "lawsuit" happy I had trouble allowing myself to truly believe that I was not treated correctly. Thanks so much.

medical malpractice? my mom went to a lawyer about a medical malpractice case, The lawyer went over all the medical records as did a Dr, and they came to the conclusion she in fact has a case. What is the average length of time to settle a malpractice case. This is in the state of Mass if that matters

Best medical malpractice lawyers (south of Boston ideally).? I need to begin filing a suit again a doctor I had in New York (now I live in mass) Anyone have any recommendations for a good lawyer? I assume they will need to be licensed in both NY/Mass. Thanks.

In a Medical Malpractice situation, is it necessary to get a lawyer involved immediately......? ...or should a member of the family approach to the responsible party, asking for compensation-first? This is an absolute negligence case, and two Registered Nurses are are family members, and wittnesses.

In an absolute medical malpractice situation, do we need a lawyer to ask for compensation?

Where is a good place to find lawyers who specialize in government medical malpractice suits? Somone close to me was the victim of medical malpractice by a VA doctor. The non-VA doctors who had to 'clean up the mess' as it were suggested she get a lawyer. I don't know where to even begin with this and would appreciate any advice.

where can i find a malpractice attourney in niagara falls/buffalo that is not affiliated with kalieda? need to find a medical malpractice lawyer to file against buffalo general and its doctors.but alot are either affiliated with kaleida(the health care company)or some of the doctors.kaleida mostly.can anyone help me please?

how can i find a lawyer who will represent me in a medical malpractice case?

Medical malpractice? Deal with Doctor or consult a lawyer? My friend went in for 1/2 hour outpatient procedure. When she woke up it was over 24 hours later with major surgery. spent many days in icu and missed a lot of work. The doctor made a mistake somewhere along the line. She does not want to put the doctor through the ringer, she understands it was a mistake. She does want her medical bills taken care of and I told her to get a little more to help with a mortgage, couple hundred thousand, not millions. So the question is would it be better to deal with the (doctor, hospital) or talk to a lawyer who will want to get a settlement for millions so he can make a lot of money and drive up insurance costs?

My cousin, Kevin, has a medical malpractice lawsuit filed. His problem is that he is trying to find a lawyer.? He tried two *contingency fee lawyers and all that the first one did was order his medical records, but that lawyer made him wait for 8 months before the lawyer said that he was going to have a doctor evaluate them. Afterward, that lawyer simply told him that he couldn't find a doctor to evaluate the records. The second lawyer filed the lawsuit for him, but that lawyer also said that he planned to have a doctor look at Kevin's medical records. That lawyer never did and later withdrew as his lawyer. Its a shame that Kevin had to get two lawyers that weren't serious about wanting to help him. They both cited his especially young age of 23 as being the reason that they chose to not really help him very much. Is there any advice that you can give Kevin, short or paying for an out of pocket fee lawyer? Kevin is now paralyzed from the rib cage downward and he had a stroke. *-Both of the lawyers that he tried to work with would have only made a profit if the case were won. We submitted a petition to the court over a month ago for the court to appoint a pro bono attorney. The petition was denied, even though the Court Administrator was the one who suggested that I submit it. The local Bar Association and every service that offers local legal aid charges $100 per hour or more. I'm sorry, but I really dislike to see my brother being confined to home hospital bed, while he's still in his 20's and without a competent publicly funded lawyer able to help him. Whenever someone murders another person, they are allowed to have the court appoint them with a lawyer if they can not afford one. What kind of justice system turns its back on medical negligence victims, while even murderers get a fair chance to have a publicly funded lawyer convince a jury that they should be found innocent? What kind of backwards world do we live in here? We're going to probably be forced to submit a form formally withdrawing the lawsuit, for lack of a lawyer.

medical malpractice stature of limitation for calif.if a lawyer drops your case, do time start over again?

Anyone know of any good lawyers for a medical malpractice involving a baby? I have talked to several but most only want to take the case if she had some mental defect or some handicapp that it caused. I had a C-Section and no one told me there was any problems with my daughter for the entire 5 days i was in the hospital. When i got her home i kept noticing a pus like substance on her baby blanket and my arm sleeves where her head would rest. She was born with alot of hair so i never notice anything. I pulled up the bottom of her hair and there was a burn in the back of her head. It was a burn that actually made a big gash that goes all the way across the bottom of her neck. She also had a light burn all the way around her head like a halo that lined up with the deep gash. The halo didnt scar but the deep gash in the back of her head did, but one lawyer told me it didnt matter because she has long hair and no one sees it any way. Thats not really the point is it?

who is the best medical malpractice attorney in columbus, oh? I am looking for a top notch lawyer to handle a medical malpractice ccase

I have a medical malpractice lawsuit against a hospital in SC, Does anyone know of a great "med mal" lawyer? I need a new lawyer bc my last lawyer has pulled out on me, it is a high risk/high reward case involving Compartmental Syndrome caused by a cast that was set too tight and a hospital known for making errors with patients, I had to have some muscles amputated and I am permanentely scarred. Also I lost out on potential career in the NFL, I have all the files from my previous lawyer, or if anyone can offer me some recourse I may have or any ideas they would be greatly appreciated! you can also email me at eaddychad@yahoo SERIOUS RESPONSES ONLY!!! PLEASE

malpractice lawyer? wondering if anyone knows of a lawyer in canada that would be good to talk to about a medical malpractice case. i had a bad experience a few years ago and would like it to be validated. my intestines were perferated and leaking for days and did a bunch of damage along with destroying all my reproductive organs which were perfectly healthy. three doctors in a row claimed i was suffering from an std, the humiliation and grief that caused alone was tremendous, i have never had an std. they all just look at the previous diagnosis and ignore the pain, treating my like some cheap tramp that deserves the pain. i have asked for advice from a couple different lawyers and nobody seems to want to deal with it. is that the way it is in canada? it's not fair, i'll never be the same. there should be some kind of compensation for thier ignorance. not just dumb excuses that at my age these things aren't common so they had no reason to think that my symptoms and cries for help were valid. I feel since they took blood, pap, and pee tests they could've seen it wasn't an std. i'm not a doctor but there must have been signs of a serious infection in my blood, they never mentioned any of the results, they didn't investigate the situation individually, they just looked at the past report and agreed with thier co-worker. in the province i live in they had all these cut backs and lack of beds, closed down entire floors and hospitals, if they had room they would've been able to make some time for me. it's not i suppose the doctors faults for that, thats why every good one leaves the country. thier wage is controlled(specialists are only aloud to work a few days of the month). takes months to get anything done, the waiting lists are long, you can't get a family doctor. they shut down all the psyciatric hospitals and the patients all live on the streets. why should the people have to suffer and die to save money for who? i paid $130.00 p/m for just myself for medical, it stinks!

Can any one suggest honest lawyer in Bangalore/chennai, to take up divorce and medical malpractice cases? Please send your emai address.

Does anyone know a good lawyer in Phila for? a botched eye surgery? The surgery was supposed to decompress my right eye that was bulging. Not only does it look like nothing was done at all and no improvement, but there's also something wrong with my lower eyelid. And it really bothers me that this Dr. got paid for this. I feel she should be held accountable. I'm so self-conscious. I notice when speaking to people that they are distracted. I imagine I would need a medical malpractice lawyer. I don't know where to turn. Does anyone know of someone good in my neck of the woods?

who has the right at medical malpractice when a loved one dies wife child i thought the wife did.? my father died and it seems his children are trying to rail road my mother. we believe he died from a medical wrong doing and seeked a lawyer however his daughter seems to be going behind our baks on her own.

I am wondering where i can get answers to how to file a medical malpractice lawsuit without an attorney? Our son was killed in a hospital and unfortunately those responsible are getting away with it. Really need to find help in filing first documents to get ball rolling. Don't want any money but we must get some kind of justice for our darling boy and we feel we must bring this hospitals screwups into the light of day to protect current and future patients. And yes i have proof just can't get any lawyer interested not enough possible cash in it for them. Just need pointed in right direction and access to legal documents and filing fees.

Is there a statut of limitations on medical malpractice? My son was misdiagnosed with TB three years ago, he's only six now. It was rather tramatizing on him. He's more scared of X-rays than he is shots. That to me is really weird. I spent about $1000 on medicine. And the company is now billing me for about $2000 in medical bills, for a disease he never even had. Ok the skin test looked positive but it didn't feel positive there is supposed to be like a little rock under the skin. And the first x-ray he moved on but a good x-ray tech or doctor should be able to tell. The other 5 x-rays they took came out completely normal. We even had to take him to a specialist. But it was a long time ago and I can't afford a lawyer. If there isn't a time limit does anyone know a lawyer who takes payments or you only pay if you win type of thing in the san diego area? Or any other thoughts would be helpful. There has to be something... have you ever been told your 3 year old son was dieing, doctors need to be sure before they tell parents that.

Would healthcare prices in the US lower if people stopped suing for Medical Malpractice? It seems that in the US, healthcare is always an issue, especially the rising prices. However there are alot of Medical Malpractice suits where it seems that people are raking in millions, which I think would cause prices to go up, becuase someone has to pay for the lawsuits/insurance. In Canada I read it is very hard to prove, and I am sure in Cuba, or many other countries if a doctor messes up, then tough. If we made malpractice harder to prove, or limit the amount someone gets from settlement, or better yet take away a good portions of a Lawyers take, would that help curb healthcare prices?

How does a person deal with medical malpractice involving the VA hospitals? It seems that the VA is such a powerful institution that few lawyers have the resources or will to deal with their arrogance. This seems especially the case during times of foreign policy crisis such as now. But, I have a serious need to resolve the prolonged problems that I am having with these people.

how do i file a medical malpractice suit in texas? lawyers keep turning me down even though i have proof and a letter from my doctor stating i was misdiagnosed.

Do you think malpractice lawyers are destroying the healthcare system in the U.S? I have a very strong opinion about this, but I'll withhold it as I want to know yours. Do you feel that medical malpractice lawsuits in the US are mostly legit or bogus? Do you feel that people in the medical community are pointing blame at trial lawers to protect their own assets, or are they pointing blame at trial lawers because they are on the verge of going out of business? Do you feel this is a high priority problem in the US?

How to legally handle an unnecessary surgery (medical malpractice)? A teenager is rushed to the hospital. They wait all night until she's admitted next day by 6:00 AM. By 7:00 AM a doctor shows up and determines it's appendicitis and she has to undergo surgery (appendectomy). Her parents ask for a CT scan to be completely sure. Doctor says it'll take up to 2-3 hrs before getting the results and the girl needs immediate surgery. He gives instructions to send her to the OR but she waits 7 hrs in her room before she finally enters the OR at 2:30 PM. There is plenty of time to have a CT scan done but it's not done. Appendectomy goes fine but there is nothing wrong with the appendix. The doctor and hospital try to collect money for this and the girl's parents refuse to pay. They look for a lawyer but the case is not attractive money wise, so nobody wants to take it. Doctor’s office threatens to send the account to collections. The parents need help. Is there a way to find a legal representation for them or a doctor's board to report this medical wrong doing

Part time doctor/Lawyer? I need to know how many years I will need to spend in college if I want to choose either medical malpractice lawyer or a medical physician as my oocupation, and what if I try to be both, then how many years will I need to spend?Will I need to take certain courses? Please try to be specific! Thank you

how do i get a lawyer to help me sue a famous hospital? I need a lawyer to help me with a medical malpractice suite, I was diagnoised with the wrong problem I went to this hospital(Ohio State Universatiy) to get checked out doring my over night stay I was diagnoised with a pinched nerve I could not walk and plus I had a newborn baby with me, I went to another hospital (Doctor West) and they done tests and to find out My lower right leg was full of blood clots and during my stay at the other hospital a small piece of one of the blood clots broke free and went to my right lower lung, the next morning i was in surgery and i now have two filters in me One is in my right leg which is helping me walk today and the other one is in my stomach keeping the blood clots from traveling to my lungs again, I almost lost my life over this and the OSU hospital has all my records of me having blood clots, Please somebody help me. I had a total of 3 surgeries in May of 2006, was released from the hospital the day before my 7th year anniversary May 28th 2006.

is there any medical malpractice lawyers available? between 04 and 06 had 4 right knee surgies and i think it was either dr. error or problems with what they put in my knee but i have no way to prove my feelings and noone willing to help me find out what really happened

Medical Malpractice suit? I need to file a medical malpractice suit, however I fear if I try to get medical records they may change stuff in file. I would be filing on behalf of the Estate of..., who is my mother. I am administrator of her estate. She was going to pursue this before but unfortunately she passed away before that happened. She had an illness which has no cure but can be slowed to extend life if caught early. She got tests and she called for months trying to get the results. She didn't receive the results until 6 months later. The doctor who initially performed the testing went on maternity leave. The practice dropped the ball. Should I speak to a lawyer first or try and get her medical records and see if I can dig up anything there? don't even want the money, other than to set up a full scholarship in her name at the School of Nursing she graduated from. I am so lost and and I don't know where to start. I only know what my mom told me when she was alive.

medical malpractice? Ok so i my b/f (we'll call him bob) has a medical case that he believes is worth taking to a court room. this is the what happen when he was 17 on of his testicals became swollen so he went to the doctor and they gave him a medication for it but it was the wrong medication that caused it become even more swollen he went back to the doctors and they gave him another medication that brought the swelling down but now his testical is 2 times smaller the the other and has possibly became sterile because of it it happened about 4 years ago also we want to know if he was to take it to the court room if he would have a fighting chance? and does any one know good lawyers in the maine area that would be able to help?? well i found out that when he went back to the doctors and the doctor at the time told him point blank that he had given him the wrong medication

I have an incredible story about medical and legal malpractice how do I let people know what to do t help them 2 hosp. committed malpractice. My walking out of one hosp. actually saved my life. A second hosp. left a drain tube in me and, my Lawyers commited legal malpractice. I am now disabeled, however, I know I saved my own life. Many other errors happened the American people need to know what to do. My life is forever changed, I've lost everything and my medical bills are incredible. My daughter was unable to go to her prom, senior trip, get her ring do any of the things one looks forward to in their Senior year. I have been in and out of hospitals and atty. offices for 7 years. A Judge was asked by the Appelate Court on my case and 16 others to remove himself from these cases--WHY-- How is it in America this can happen. Why was this Judge asked to remove himself from my case. By the way 2 of my cases have been thrown out on a technecality???? Any thoughts or clues I just don't know anymore. Thanks for listening The second answer that I read basically told me not to bother telling my story who would believe such a story, well, I'll tell you who believes it my Surgeons, one who has operated on me 5 times, my primary who see me every 2-3 months, my daughter and friends who have been there for my many surgeries, reccoperation and many follow-up Dr. appts. The hospitals that are being sued believe, the scars that are all over my stomach from going thru all the surgeries they remind me every day, the pain I deal with, it also reminds me. Disability (the Government Kind) believes me. Here's the 65,000.00 question has anyone else ever experienced anything like this. One of my Surgeon's who still operates on me said I had a better chance of winning the lottery and if his associates didn't know him they wouldn.t believe him either. So as unreal as this sounds I'm living it and I do regret that fateful day I walked into the Hosp. from hell for a very routine surgery. the reason I walked out of the first Hosp. is that they were telling me my stomach was swelling due to gas. Well after 6 days of watching my stomach grow to an enormas size my intuition told me it was not gas so a friend of mine took me to another Hosp. were they did emergency surgery and removed 3 liters of urine in my body cavity I had sepsis, all my organs were burned and my intestines had to be removed and hand cleaned. The next day the Dr. inserter a tube into my kidney tru my back so i could urinate thru the tubes into the bag. That was a wonderful hosp and great surgeon that saved my life. It was the hosp. after that that left the drain tube and it wasn't discovered for nine months and I complained about the pain and after an x-ray was done 9mos. later the Dr.'s felt a foreign object had been left in me although they wern't sure what after surgery it was found to be a drain tube. My atty. missed a filing date amoung other things however I am running out of words. I am laughing I truly am shocked at how narrow minded some of you are. When an atty. looks you in the face and says you will never believe this but I now havw committed legal malpractice on you, you now have the right to sue me. You all are right the only way to get anyone to believe except for the one's who have experienced this with me is to try to tell my story on some show along with my Dr.'s and documentation and anyone else they would like to speak who has seen this. I truly that if anything horrific happens to you that you don't have as hard a time to talk with someone about it and Fr. I will pray for you. first of all my cases are PROVEN MED MAL. MY URINE OUTPUT WAS NEVER MONITERED that's where the first mal. was determined. i'm sorry if i can't explain properly however, my atty's have boxex and boxes of evidence and believe me it has been proven the reason the first one was thrown out was due to the letter of intent to sue with the ins. comminisioner was not sent that was why the first case was thrown out does that now make sense the second case was thrown out because my ols atty's missed a filing date by about 17 days this has been a comedy of errors do you remember the guy who had his wrong leg cut off why is this so unbelievable don't you think this couls happen maybe 1 in 1 billion it sure seems like. I used to be a Loan Officer I'm not nuts this truly did happen and I do have atty's I was just wondering if anyone has been thru somthing so screwed up as this just someone to talk to about it. Believe me there is no legal question as to if med mal occured everyone working with me nos

Medical malpractice statue of limitations...? I have a medical malpractice case but no lawyers want to look into it because the statue of limitations. I know I have a case, because many lawyers said they would have researched it if it was earlier but because i am 2 weeks away from the statue in DC they dont want to. I can not make myself believe there is no one that will help me or is willing to work with me. I know there are ways around it because in dc there is something that the statue may begin when there is knowledge of an error. I have also had 4 surgeries with the same doc for the same procedure so couldnt the lawyer begin the statue from one of the other surgeries and not the first one?? I can not make myself believe that there is nothing that can be done and i ahve to live the rest of my life in pain and the doctor doesnt have to lose 1 night of sleep over it...any advice??anybody? I didnt know that i really had a case or really knew of any statues...The kind of surgery i had requires 2 surgeries, 1 to place the device in your foot and one to take it out, in between i had 1 surgery a month after the first one to fix a screw that was incorrectly placed...I was hoping maybe the statue could begin from the 2nd surgery or even the 3rd?

medical malpractice lawsuit in 2003, i had an operation for a herina operation only and without my knowledge they took out my gallbladder at the same time. a gallbladder is not a hernia and in 2008, i just found out about it and that is why i can not lose weight and i have been in pain for 5 years and there is a bulge in the middle of my stomach and it hurts and no doctor will fix it. is the statute of limitations is up according to lawyers. is that true ? because i want to sue for medical malpractice.

medical malpractice...HAHAHAHAHA? ok,does medical malpractice ''really'' exist when you have even a routine surgery,they make you sighn so many dislaimers stating that ''these are known complications of said procedure'' even though everyone knows that ''these things SHOULD NOT happen'' so,my question is with the doctors covering their behinds so much can anyone actually ever win a malractice case except ofcourse,obviuos cases where the accidently took an arm..i know that would win.. but a less obvious injury?? do we the people have a chance against these incompetant cold blooded creatures!! btw.if anyone can recommend a good lawyer in florida id appreciate that!! in s.fla! the land of all the evil doctors!! people=MAYBE some doctors are humans,but ALOT of doctors are inhumane uncaring coldblooded money hungry creatures such as any doc who would perform an unneccesary procedure on someone for the purpose of making more money OR a doctor who doing the surgery is rough and not cautious of his actions because he simply doesnt care or is inexperienced or incompetant is not a doctor!! now a doctor who performs a surgery taking proper precautions and is attentive to the patient he is doing surgery to,then it results in a ''mistake'' in that case,YES doctors are human to and he made an ''innocent,accidental mistake'' BIG DIFERENCE between those docs and the ones i am talking about God forbid YOU ever be on the other end of having a doctor injury you due to his carelessness..id love to see if you would be defending him them!!

How much longer after my lawsuit is settled do i get the money? I am in the middle of a medical malpractice lawsuit, my lawyer said they go to mediation june 1st...what is the process after that? if we settle, how long does it take after that to actually get the money in hand? They wont tell me anything...im confused...any advice would be helpful, thanks!

Time frame to file suit in NY for medical malpractice? I signed with my lawyer on 10/2006 and have yet to see anything being done.. nothing at all have I recieved from them that they are working on anything... they said they are still requesting my medical records and that they have until sometime in 2008 to file with I believe the state. How do I know they are not wasting my time with them and that I need to find a new lawyer... I never get any answers when I call nor do I get call backs.. very frustrating because I would like to know if they are moving my case forward or not. 2 years from what ...what do they use for timing

can anyone tell me what these lawyers do? Assaults Lawyer, Bankruptcy Lawyer, Compensation Lawyer, Defense Lawyer, Divorce Lawyer, Fraud Lawyer, Insurance Lawyer, Medical Malpractice Lawyer, Personal Injury Lawyer, Nursing Home Lawyer, Social Security Lawyer, Wrongful Death Lawyer, Tax Lawyer, International Lawyer, Criminal Lawyer, Securities Lawyer, Car Accident Lawyer, Malpractice Lawyer, Software Lawyer.

Is it considered malpractice when your lawyer refuses to finish the case? I'm asking this question for my boyfriend. He seperated from his wife in Sept. 2005 and is still not divorced. They didn't have any children, but they did have a house and a timeshare. The house has already been sold and the assets were divided. The attorney did not help him at all, and in fact made him lose a lot of furniture, pictures, and other personal items. His "wife" is still using his medical coverage, and will continue to do so until the divorce is finalized. He has contacted his lawyer by phone and by email continually since late last year and the attorney has ignored all of his calls and messages... Now my question is, what can he do to force this lawyer to finish the case, and just consider everything else a loss? Or should he get a new lawyer? If he did get a new lawyer, would he be able to sue the old one for the cost of everything he didn't do? And can the lawyer be reported to the Bar? Thanks in advance!

medical malpractice or just gross?? OK, I has a cyst drained from the back of my leg in 2005. It was deep ( the size of a pinky finger, as wide and deep ) The hospital had homecare nurses come to my house to dress and pack the wound (ribbon packing). I was told it healed OK. I was infected mid 2006, and I had a CT scan to see if there was a fistula into my bones. No fistula and everything checked out OK. BUT..... Last night I felt something hard where the scar is, and ending up pulling out about 6 inches of packing! it was black and fossilized and smelled bad. I'm seeing my GP in the morning to see if I'm incubating anything else in there. Should I contact a lawyer and sue the nursing company? or forget about it?

What qualifies as Medical Malpractice and should I look into filing a lawsuit? My mother fractured her skull on Jan7,08 and was in the hospital for over 2 months. She was unconscious most of that time and during got a blood infection from her pickline as well as from nurses not always using gloves. Also she still has a large bed sore on her bottom that was almost to the bone and is not healing well. I had to write a letter to the CEO of the hospital just to get the nurses to pay more attention to her. She was rarely turned and even sat in her own bowel movement for hours at a time when she was semiconscious, and had feces in her bed sore at times. She also was positive for MRSA in her lungs after getting a breathing tube. Has anyone else dealt with a situation like this and sought legal action? Is it worth it to talk to a lawyer?

Filing a lawsuit for medical malpractice? I want to file one on behalf of my mother's estate. I am 100% sure I have a case against them. The problem is money. I am forking over so much in probate that I am even coming out of pocket as executor to cover the estate so it makes it through the process. Estate money is tied up within the home. I have been searching for a lawyer. I got a response back from one but he charges a $100 consult fee. Now if I shop around at that price it could get pretty costly. I really don't want to resort to Ken Nugent so what can I do? I don't want to let these people get away with what they did but being in probate is difficult. I need to get things rolling though at least on one case because statute of limitations will become an issue soon. It was a case my mother was in the process of pursuing before she was too weak and struggling just to stay alive. What really ticks me off is they want over $15,000 for killing my mother.

Is is medical malpractice? My son was born with a genetic blood disorder and had to have is spleen removed at the age of 7. He takes amoxicillin everyday to fight infections off. He had surgery on his ear to patch a hole in his ear drum. The doctor had made a Rx for antibiotics, but told us not to give it to him when I questioned him about the fact as to whether to discontinue his current Rx for amoxicillin so that he may take the Rx that doctor had prescribed. Three days later he was back in the hospital with a staph infection that was metacillin resistant. Now the doctors are saying that he will need another surgery to repair the hole because the first surgery did not take due to the infection. He also suffers with hearing loss in that ear that was not efident before the surgery. What I am trying to decide is if there is enough damage in a lawyers or a doctors eyes to say that my son has suffered a loss. I know that he has and I have because of the emotional strain of having to go through another surgery. The doctor was told of my sons condition and about his current use of the Rx and he basically admitted to me that my son had probally picked up the infection at the hospital. Should he be held liable for not Rx him an antibiotic that was stronger. He did not even remember that my son was taking medication until I brought it up to him in post opt. The consulting doctor was not even the one who did the surgery it was his associate. By the was I am getting my son seen at a different hospital where they know of his medical condition. I am not going to let the same doc do another surgery when he messed up and did not Rx a better medication. My son is scared to death and so am I.Then antother surgery may not even take. The first one should have done the job, according to the doc. he had done many and they worked, but he did not do the surgery. This was a routine surgery that turned out to be not so routine. I do not understand why he did not speak with my sons regular doc to be sure.

What do i do about crappy lawyer? I have a medical malpractice suit...it started almost 4 yrs ago, and we finally went for a case evaluation June 1st...in the letter i got, it says to talk to my lawyer about the offer before accepting it. I have until tommorow to turn my answer in, or it is automatically rejected...problem is, i have called my lawyer about 50 times over the past month, and cant get a call back...i have talked to the secretary, his paralegal, everyone i could, saying how important it is i talk to him TODAY, since its due tommorow...previously i was just told he would call back, over and over again...today, since i complained so much, they said he MIGHT be back in the office after 3 pm, so i can come sit down there and wait to see if he does...the office is about 45 minutes away, and i have a 4 yr old i would have to bring, so that option doesnt sound all too appealing, but if i have to, i have to...what should i do? Can i fire him at this point? Who do i complain to? Is this expected behavior? Thanks!

Appellate lawyer question.? Could anyone tell me what appellate lawyer’s day at work is like? i.e, the time spent actually ARGUING cases, time spent at the library/lexis nexus researching cases that will be argued, interviewing clients, etc? Do appellate lawyers specialize in, for example, medical malpractice as a trial lawyer would, or is their practice more generalized? Anything else you would like to add would be helpful. Thanks!