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1 Answer | Asked in Products Liability and Health Care Law for Georgia on
Q: when is Boston scientific going to pay? Hope it is better that the other 2. Especially Coloplast

I have 3 different products. However each is saying single surgery. Shame on you Coloplast....I may get 2000.00. I just need to know how and when Boston scientific is going to pay. And there was another s Kelley. I got her medical info and she got mine. The y were aware of it. I need lawyer for... View More

Peter N. Munsing
Peter N. Munsing
answered on Jun 28, 2016

You need to contact a member of the Ga. Trial Lawyers Assn who handles medical products.This isn't a d.i.y. thing. You may have statutes of limitations so you need to consult an attorney as soon as possible.

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Q: How do I obtain medical records of my mom who is in the care of a nursing facility.

I've taken care of my mom and her affairs from 2002 (when she came to live with me), until 2012 (when she had a stroke and was admitted to a long term care facility). I have never had an advanced directive or power of attorney for her...I never need one until now. My mom needed medical... View More

Robert D. Kreisman
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Robert D. Kreisman
answered on Jan 26, 2015

In most states, without a healthcare power of attorney, a family member could hire a lawyer and seek to be appointed guardian of your mom, who would be adjudicated a "disabled person" by the probate court. Then once the guardianship is established and with the appointment as guardian,... View More

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Q: Assist medically dead sister-in-law with after death legal issues (no POA). We live in PA. & she is in GA. hospital.

S-I-L has no assets and we have little means. We plan to pay for cremation and past due rent. Is a lawyer (with our limit funds) really needed and how can they help? (Looking in Marietta, GA area.) - What advise can you offer us. Thank you.

Rachel Lea Hunter
Rachel Lea Hunter
answered on May 31, 2013

Not sure what medically dead is. Either she is dead or she is alive but comatose or in a vegetative state. If she is alive, a decision would have to be made to the pull the plug I suppose. If she is dead dead then other than arranging to remove her possessions from her apartment and having her... View More

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