Q: What steps do I need to take to get my best friend legal assistance for medical malpractice.
I'm writing on behalf of my friend who was diagnosed with cancer about 6 years ago. She was on hospice for 5 years retested and found to have fibroids. there is no clear 1 year medical malpractice timeline here.
The time spent in bed not eating from depression and what not caused her to have foot drop and ultimately ended with a fall breaking her femur while trying to get on her potty chair during the night. She didn't deserve this and has come a long way as far as walking on her walker some and doing a lot for herself in the wheelchair. She's going to be 70 March 1st and I told her when she came to live with me I would try to help her find a lawyer.
A: Look for a member of the Ohio Assn for Justice--they give free consults. She may have a statute of limitations case. A lot depends on who tells her what, when.
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