We were told we have a potential case
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answered on Jul 5, 2018
I am located in Pittsburgh. If you would like to call me to discuss this my phone number is 412-391-7135.
When I call the attorneys office he never responds to my calls.should I get another attorney?
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answered on Jul 5, 2018
No, when you call an attorney they should return your call within a day or two. Are you sure the case was filed?
I continued to have numbness in half my mouth and he said that happens just like if u got surgery on another half of your body. You can live with it. I told him I saw a crack through my tooth he would look and say there's nothing there. after many appointments and being charged hundreds of... View More 
answered on Feb 20, 2018
You need an assessment and estimate from another dentist. However unlikely you can get it back before you need the treatment--first, until they have been in there they won't know what it is they are dealing with. Second you need an assessment you can use in court and I doubt a dentist will... View More
28, healthy, 6 failed IVF try’s in last two years.
answered on Feb 12, 2018
You want to speak with a member of the Pennsylvania Assn for Justice that handles medical cases--they give free consultations.
The problem you have is showing that the lab did something wrong which caused your IVF attempts not to succeed. Many do not succeed, so this is not an easy thing to... View More
I underwent surgery in 2011, where they forced a breathing tube into my throat damaging my vocal chords. I was told by several doctors to give it time and they would repair themselves. After waiting and no improvement, I went to an ENT in 2017 where they examined my throat and found the right... View More
answered on Dec 4, 2017
Unlikely but you should have the case reviewed by a member of the Pa. Assn for Justice who handles malpractice. If you need the names of some in your area let me know.
-symptoms were coming every minute or two-I let the ER know I had a tumor in my heart that was dx 25 yrs ago but was asymptomatic-I was almost passing out every episode-the nurse did an EKG it was abnormal but I was not in distress at that point-I told her to wait a minute to do EKG during an... View More
answered on Sep 1, 2017
Not necessarily but you need to contact a member of the Pa. Assn for Justice who handles medical cases--they give free consultations. Call me at my toll free number and I'll give you the names of some excellent attorneys in the Harrisburg area.
answered on Jun 19, 2017
You have a claim. What it is, how good it is is hard to tell.
We provide free consults so you can have an opinion or at least a specialist referral. Call us or another member of the Pennsylvania Assn for Justice today.
Clinical nurse instructor deems a nurse is competent to do a skill after watching the nurse perform the "skill" on a mannequin. The mannequin does not represent the human anatomy in a realistic manner. The nurse performs the skill on a patient without any over site by the clinical... View More
answered on May 29, 2017
No case law I'm aware of specific to that particular situation. Much would depend on the procedure to be preformed, the degree of risk, the nature of any supervision. Feel free to call if you have further questions. Yes I'm in Memorial Day.
Had enough!!! Son was injured nov 18,2016.seen @childrens hosp pgh,pa er within 45 mins of injury.failed to see a fracture after taking X-rays sending him home glueing the cut never using anything to clean it out.the fracture was right below the broken skin.xray read by ortho resident.called sunday... View More
answered on Apr 24, 2017
Certainly sounds like it. Give me a call and I can review your options in detail, suggest some good attorneys, who will take the case on a no-up front fee. . For the future if he needs care the Shriners have a great program for orthopedic injuries; I can discuss that option with you also..
answered on Apr 15, 2017
It is a matter which should be carefully evaluated by a lawyer who handles these types of matters.
The prescription was for 20 mg of a drug and I was given 40 mg. My pill bottle said 20 mg so I assumed the pills were 20 mgs. I took the 40 mg. prescription for a month. I now have to wean my body off of the 40 mg. to the 20. I am extremely upset about this negligence. Do I have grounds for a case... View More
answered on Apr 17, 2017
Unlikely unless there is other fallout you haven't mentioned. Discuss the issue with your doctor to make sure your step down is done properly. Save receipts, bottles, anything connected with this--bags it came in if that also had Rx information on it.
I have an overdue balance at my child's doctor they sent to collections I was u ware that they would drop her. When I tried to make her 12 month check up they said they can no longer treat her due to non payment and to find a new doctor. I found a new one that wants the medical records sent... View More
answered on Feb 6, 2017
This is improper. Explain that you will if necessary to get your child care file a complaint with the department of health and the consumer division of the AG's office. Under the ACA and other statutes your daughter has rights.
You should, by the way, see if she can get coverage under... View More
With low blood pressure..nothing chatred for apx 7hrs..sfter shift ended..and supervisor admitting the neglect
answered on Feb 1, 2017
Bad practice yes. Malpractice for a case? No. If something really bad happened as a result possibly, but I'm not hearing it did. You don't get damages for what could have happened--just for what did happen.
2 children to my ex-girlfriend and pay child support
answered on Feb 1, 2017
If its for your daughter, it should be held in trust for her until she is 18 or therafter. You may recover monies paid for medical expenses and some other fees, but as I'm sure your attorney mentioned, there is usually a lien on those settlements. Your ex girlfriend has nothing to do with the... View More
They did not tell me those are not covered. I only came for 2 teeth filing which I am supposed to pay some portion and insurance company pays other. So I dispute with my insurance company and the insurance performed an audit based on the dentist claims resulting me owing even more money. I did not... View More
answered on Jan 18, 2017
You can tell them you did not consent to the services they are billing you. If they have a debt collector call you you file a complaint with the medical board that licenses dentists.
I own a CRNA only anesthesia management company in Pennsylvania. I am in talks with an oral surgery office to provide anesthesia services to their patients in an office based setting. However, they are hoping to allow outside pediatric dentists, podiatrists, etc. (surgeons that lack the... View More
answered on Nov 14, 2016
regardless of what I or any other lawyer says you need to find out what your licensing board would say, and what your insurance company would say.
Generally if a law or administrative regulation is enacted for public health, then it will be construed in that way not in a way that makes... View More
I had surgery July 2015 to repair a orbital floor fracture in the left eye. Went to see that surgeon for the last time July 2016, got a second opinion. It looks to me the fracture was never fixed and im still in pain and eye is sunken into my socket which causes me to look very different then what... View More
answered on Sep 13, 2016
You certainly should have someone investigate--ideally a member of the Pennsyvania Assn for Justice who handles malpractice cases. If you don't know any I'll be happy to recomend some. Do understand that because the orbital floor is very thin, if you had other facial trauma there may be... View More
I sought out specialists on my own, and have been diagnosed with tarsal tunnel, carpal tunnel and freibergs disease. Carpal tunnel is so bad that I am getting corrective surgery next week. Still waiting on Mri results and Emg testing in regards to the freibergs disease. I wanted to know if I may... View More
answered on Aug 30, 2016
Unlikely to have a malpractice case,but consult a malpractice attorney in your area to see--most give free consultation (reason being that it is only failure to diagnose if the doctor is a specialist and should have kown--GP's, ER docs aren't held to those standards, and in addition... View More
Left knee on both operations?
answered on Aug 9, 2016
Possibly, but understand a bad result isn't necessarily malpractice--you have to show the doctors fell below the standard of care for their specialty in how they handled it and that caused the failures. But it's an indicator, so contact a member of the Pa. Assn for Justice--we all give... View More
He dropped me yesterday "effective immediately".
answered on Jun 23, 2016
Abandonment is sketchy but not illegal, and your energies are better spent finding another doctor. If he is part of a large medical grouping--Geisinger, UPMC, Reading Hospital etc--call their patient care coordinator and explain your confusion and ask if they can give you a referral.
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