Q: I am DPOA for my mother, over her medical care as well.
She is being treated for lung cancer and she also contracted CoVid from one of the staff so they say...
Now they are saying I am not allowed to see her as I am not essential, however she has made me her Agent, so I should be able To see first hand what is going on
A:
In response to your question, I typed in the following google search term:
"Lawyers specializing in litigation against hospitals where a patient contracted covid 19"
As a result of this pandemic, there are law firms focused on dealing with the issues you presented and the best advice I can give you is to run the same google search and focus on lawyers who are "certified civil trial lawyers" or "certified estate lawyers" for assistance. This is not a setting where you want to go to a general practitioner who claims that he can handle your matter and also dont focus on how pretty a website looks. Focus on the credentials of the lawyers involved in handling this type of claim. I would also speak with 4 -5 different firms to make sure that you understand your rights and how best to handle all of the issues presented and which firm you feel is best equipped to assist you with all of the issues.
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