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1 Answer | Asked in Medical Malpractice and Personal Injury for New York on
Q: Can a medical group be held liable for multiple providers lack of training/ inability to properly diagnose a patient?

If a person goes to a large medical group and the 1st and 2nd opinion both lack the proper training to diagnose an issue that a different large medical is able to quickly diagnose accurately is the 1st group able to be held responsible for providers not trained to properly identify and diagnose?... View More

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answered on Sep 28, 2024

Thank you for your question. Yes, a medical group can be held liable for the negligence of its individual providers. However, in order to prevail in a lawsuit, Plaintiff must establish a very serious injury, or damages, which are caused by the negligence. In this case, a delay in diagnosis and... View More

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Q: When does statute of limitations really end?

I know the statute of limitations is 2 and a half years for medical malpractice in NY ,but what if your symptoms aren't prevalent till after that ?

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answered on Mar 18, 2024

Great question. Short answer is: it depends on the nature of your malpractice claim. NY has a limited "discovery rule" --which extends the 2.5-year statute of limitation to one year past the discovery of the medical malpractice. However, the "discovery rule" exception is... View More

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Q: I got lip fillers a week ago and above my top lip is sticking out like a duck the place is refuses to fix it for me

I got juvederm lip fillers last week and the top lip where I believe is called the vermillion border almost on top of the pink color of the lip is all raised out and I look like I have a duck top lip almost. There are lumps also under the lip as well and the bottom lip also has a purplish color on... View More

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answered on Nov 13, 2023

Thank you for your question. It appears that you may have a potential claim against the manufacturer of the lip filler and if so, this would be a "product liability" lawsuit. Unfortunately, our firm does not handle such matters. Also, I believe that this condition may improve over... View More

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Q: My husband has constant bedsores as a result of being bedridden for months at a hospital I won’t name. Is this a case?

My husband has cancer that has responded to treatment but he’s suffering multiple issues just from the staff neglecting him. Bedsores, infections, psych meds not given when it was very clear in his chart he needed them. Location of hospital is in westchester but our home is in Wappingers Falls.

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answered on Sep 11, 2023

Hi. You may have a case for medical malpractice. Your husband's cancer condition may not absolve the hospital from taking the necessary precautions to avoid pressure ulcers. Give me a call at your convenience to discuss: (718)502-9112. In NY, the statute of limitations for malpractice is... View More

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