Q: Wrongful death
My mom was struck from behind walking home on thanksgiving morning along the highway.
The doctor just released her from the hospital before the accident happened.
She wasnt in her right mind because her Med doctor took he off of lithium and put her on something else which messed her all up. She was on a pill called Lithium which she was proscribed in 1998 that her Med doctor took her off of.
A: There are multiple possible claims with this fact scenario. It appears you are asking about medical malpractice, but there could be a motor vehicle accident claim against the driver and owner. There could be a dram shop action against a bar. You need to discuss it with a lawyer. You need an autopsy. And I'm fairly certain the Iowa State Patrol investigated the fatality. Contact a lawyer. We do handle these types of cases.
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