Law generally controls - health insurance policies tend to be compliant. They are usually carefully underwritten and the industry is governed by strict laws. Good luck

In order to have a viable cause of action to sue, you will have to prove damages. That means that you incurred injury or cost related to the incident. If, for example, the hotel refused to correct the issue and you had to get a different room at your expense, that might be sufficient damages.... View More

Yes, you can offer them Benadryl. Offer it to them and let them make their own decision as to whether or not to take it. Just make sure they are aware of the side effects / risks of the mediation, perhaps by having the warning label / package insert available for them to read. You are not a... View More

Hard to say. Medical records maintained by a physician / hospital are oftentimes kept separate and apart from messages generated on the patient portal. And a medical records department might not even have access to them. That said, the messages contained within the patient portal would arguably... View More

Have a free telephone consultation with counsel.

Jack

One option might be to research health care attorneys. In addition to your own searches, you could look into the attorney referral sections of state and local bar associations. Also, there is a tab above, "Find a Lawyer," that lists attorneys by areas of practice and region. It's... View More

Attorneys who handle medical billing disputes apply various fee arrangements, depending on the type of insurance (no-fault, private, etc.), volume of claims (in terms of whether it's a high-volume institutional client, such as a large medical office or single-transaction individuals),... View More

An entity would usually need to present a HIPAA authorization to see the records. Good luck

This may be something that most Criminal Defense attorneys and Health Care Law attorneys (categories chosen for the post) do not casually deal with on a regular basis. It may be more along the lines of professional licensing. You could try reposting under Education Law, which might be a closer... View More

No. A court appointed Guardian can.

Jack

Under the law, hospitals in New York are required to keep patient records for six (6) years after the date of discharge or, in the case of a minor, three (3) years after the patient reaches the age of 18; or at least six (6) years after the date of death.... View More

It could depend on the extent of damages resulting from the delay in providing medical care. If the ensuing damages are not significant, many law firms would be unlikely to handle on a contingency basis. Good luck

You need to demand verification of the debt, examine the accounting of the debt, and prepare and file your answer to the complaint, containing all of your defenses. Federal law also protects you from false or abusive medical debt collections under the FDCPA. By ignoring it, you risk a default... View More

You're fighting a losing battle. The Supreme Court of the United States has, on multiple occasions, rejected challenges to NYC's vaccine mandate for municipal employees. A challenge to a mandate requiring CUNY students to be vaccinated for in-person learning would likely meet the same... View More

I'm sorry for your painful situation. As attorneys, we can't make determinations of mental illness. That requires a diagnosis from a mental health professional. If you stopped me on the street to ask this, I could only say that I believe it comes from someone highly intelligent who could... View More

I'm sorry for your ordeal. You ask if you could sue. I think it would be difficult to find a law firm to handle such a matter on a contingency basis. MRIs are often initially denied as a knee-jerk reaction in many instances. They are big-ticket items compared to other less-sophisticated... View More

I'm sorry you were fired. This is something that the employment law attorneys here would have better insight into than personal injury attorneys. There's no guarantee that all posts on this Q & A board are picked up, but if you reposted and added Employment Law as a category, you... View More

In theory yes. Practically, not likely.

I'm sorry for your daughter's and your family's ordeal here. There is New York State Mental Health Hygiene Law section 9.27(a), which involves involuntary admission on medical certification. These are generally fact-intensive settings that require detailed investigation. You could... View More

I'm sorry your question remains open for a week. At this point, you could repost your question under the Employment Law category. You are correct about this matter being related to health care law, but an employment law attorney would probably have the strongest insight here about your rights.... View More