Your current state is Virginia
answered on Oct 4, 2022
You can use a general complaint form from the state website: https://dev.greenfiling.com/cadoc/data/CA-forms-unlocked/pldpi001.pdf
You can also draft your own complaint on pleading paper; there are templates out there that you can find if you Google search medical malpractice complaint template.
I have a question upon entering out patient surgical center. Patient informs the nurse of being a hard stick. The proceeded with IV in hand which immediately was painful achy and burned. The nurse passed it to the anesthesiologist stating the patient stated it was sensitive. He said he would watch... Read more »
answered on Oct 1, 2022
In this scenario, I'm guessing the medical people will have a different story - but if you can prove this happened, I believe the medical people would be liable both civilly and criminally for false imprisonment and battery (at least), and potentially liable civilly for malpractice. Request... Read more »
answered on Sep 28, 2022
are you sure it is the county and not an ID Theft?
contact your local police
that have never been completely addressed by the doctor. I was finally refered to neurology a month ago, because after several trigger point injections, a spinal, steroid shots, 5 different muscle relaxers, 2 different pain pills, 3 rounds of therapy that did nothing for me they couldnt do nothing... Read more »
answered on Sep 28, 2022
Medical malpractice requires proof that your doctor's conduct fell below the "standard of care" for your injury. In order to pursue a legal claim for medical malpractice, you will need an expert report from a doctor explaining in detail how your doctor's treatment of your... Read more »
I've been with my wife for over 10 years most of which she struggled with depression. But over the last five years in particular she switched a new doctor. And ever since medical issue or hospital visit, with the exception of a broken arm from skateboarding has been a risk of side effects from... Read more »
answered on Sep 27, 2022
Many medications have terrible side effects, unfortunately. That said, you should speak with a local attorney. [I litigate cases. Anything posted here must not be construed as legal advice, nor as grounds for forming an attorney-client relationship. You should seek an attorney for formal legal... Read more »
On April 10, 2022 I went to the ER with abdominal pain. I was treated and sent home. Two days later I developed a terrible migraine and pain in my left eye so I went back to the ER. Again, treated and released. Next day I went back to the ER with the same problem. That's when they decided to... Read more »
answered on Sep 24, 2022
I am very sorry that you have been through that. In California, if a hospital is negligent in its treatment of a patient, you can sue for monetary damages and recover a significant amount of money. This is called "medical malpractice." I would be happy to assist you with your case. Please... Read more »
Alternatively, can I file a separate small claims for reimbursement (under 15K) while civil case is ongoing?
answered on Sep 23, 2022
Small claims is capped at $10,000. You may be able to amend your original pleading to add the new claims. Filing a separate claim in small claims court may not work; the opposing party may make a motion to combine, i.e. "Join," the claims together to promote judicial economy.
My husband broke his foot in 5 places and was sent away from the emergency room in Blythe CA. The Doctor he saw in Yuma AZ that did the surgery said he should have been admitted and had the surgery done immediately. He had to wait several weeks for the swelling to get down enough for the surgery.
answered on Sep 22, 2022
Interestingly cross-jurisdictional case. The claims against the doctor may need to be brought in Arizona (you'll need a licensed Arizona attorney for help with that) while the claims against the emergency room/hospital would likely need to be brought in California. [I litigate cases. Anything... Read more »
Late last year in 2021, my mother who was 80 years old and lives in Brentwood, CA underwent a surgery at Stanford Hospital in Palo Alto to try and stop the shaking in her hands. They placed rods in her head with a device in her chest that would allow my mom to control her shaking. Early this year,... Read more »
answered on Sep 22, 2022
Sorry to hear this. More information is needed, but don't share it here. Speak with a local medical practice attorney. [I litigate cases. Anything posted here must not be construed as legal advice, nor as grounds for forming an attorney-client relationship. You should seek an attorney for... Read more »
I want to know how I go about filing a lawsuit for malpractice that resulted in my father's death. The night before he passed the paramedics were called to drive him to the hospital, but they refused to take him stating that he was “too heavy to put on the stretcher” regardless of... Read more »
answered on Sep 22, 2022
I am sorry for your loss.
If your father was not married, then you and any other biological children of your father would be the correct parties to file a medical malpractice wrongful death lawsuit. Such a lawsuit must be filed within 2 years of your father's death (though it is... Read more »
I've been going to the same Dr office for over 10yrs. I first was seeing a Dr. He had prescribed me methadone for chronic pain. We'll he passed away from brain cancer he actually was getting treated for that when he was a Dr. Then another Dr came in his place and he agreed to prescribe me... Read more »
answered on Sep 15, 2022
Your choice is to see a different doctor. There is no law that says he must continue to be your doctor, or that he must continue your current prescription, or in fact prescribe you anything.
The WC doctor ordered an EMG/NCS test (#1) in September, 2020 with an abnormal study indicating minimal nerve damage at my L5 nerve root which suggested a possible recovery time of 8 weeks from a slip & fall injury.
WC doctor ordered PT in October 2020 where I was placed on a Lumbar... Read more »
answered on Sep 14, 2022
Yes, an injured worker can file a separate medical malpractice claim when the doctor is not an employee of the same company. While often referred to as “WC” doctors, they usually are not employed by the company where the worker was injured or the workers’ compensation carrier.... Read more »
My doctor has been seeing me for many years. He first started seeing me under medicaid. He decided to stop accepting medicaid. He continued seeing me now for years as a cash patient. I was informed he wasn't allowed to if I was on medicaid. At first he had us signed a form that I was paying... Read more »
answered on Sep 10, 2022
The United States of America abolished slavery in 1863.
1. Neither your doctor nor any other doctor is required to treat patients who are on Medicade.
2. Neither your doctor nor any other doctor is prohibited from requiring patients to pay cash at the time of service.
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My doctor has been seeing me for many years. He first started seeing me under medicaid. He decided to stop accepting medicaid. He continued seeing me now for years as a cash patient. I was informed he wasn't allowed to if I was on medicaid. At first he had us signed a form that I was paying... Read more »
answered on Sep 11, 2022
Your question begs the question, didn't you know you could stop going to that doctor and simply choose another one who's in your Medicaid plan network, so that you would not have to pay a dime? If you did not know that, why not? Did your doctor somehow mislead you into believing you... Read more »
Our 2 year old fell off chair, we bring him to emergency room for X-rays. They say everything is fine. I can tell a week later it’s not fine, schedule online appointment with his regular doctor. He looks at the same X-rays tells me his clavicle is clearly broken all the way through. My 2 year old... Read more »
answered on Sep 8, 2022
A California attorney could advise best, but your question remains open for three weeks. I'm sorry for your family's ordeal. The most reliable way to answer your question would be to reach out to med mal firms to try to arrange a free initial consult. That's the norm in the industry.... Read more »
The following transaction was entered on 8/30/2022 at 4:28 PM EDT and filed on 8/30/2022
Case Name: DAVIS v. CHESTER CROZER HOSPITAL et al
Case Number: 2:21-cv-05035-CMR
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WARNING: CASE CLOSED on 06/03/2022
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answered on Sep 8, 2022
Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e)(2)(B)(ii), the Court may dismiss a case if it determines that your Complaint, accepting every allegation as true, "fails to state a claim on which relief may be granted." In layman's terms, it means the Court is dismissing your case because the facts... Read more »
The doctor at the urgent care I work next to did an eye test for strep (just looked down my throat) without swabbing or doing any test. I was prescribed amoxicillin. I took the amoxicillin and 6 days later broke out with a bad rash because that's what happens when you take a penicillin with... Read more »
answered on Sep 2, 2022
Sorry to hear what happened to you. Without minimizing what you've gone through, a rash that is perhaps lasting longer than it should will not justify the time and expense of a medical malpractice lawsuit. Moreover, amoxicillan is an accepted course of treatment for strep throat. Although... Read more »
My dad would go to his doctor with complaints. Each time the doctor would say he had a sinus infection and give him antibiotics. After a couple years he saw an endocrinologist and his sinus infections wound up being stage 3 cancer. He was going to the CTCA in Zion Illinois. When Covid hit they... Read more »
answered on Aug 31, 2022
I'm very sorry for the loss of your father, and for the devastating impact it has had on your mom. It's difficult to offer a direct and concise "yes" or "no" answer to your question. There's a considerable amount of information to sort out here, and much further... Read more »
Hello. My HMO was Kaiser Permanente. In December 2020, I developed nerve pains. The medical advice given to me by the neurologists at KP was wholly inadequate and in some cases absolutely incorrect. I had to educate myself on Neuropathy and through much trial and error came up with treatments for... Read more »
answered on Aug 30, 2022
A Georgia attorney could advise best, but your question remains open for four weeks. At this point, you could reach out to attorneys to discuss. However, I don't think that this would be a case that many law firms would consider handling on a contingency basis. That could mean paying a law... Read more »
I had a voluntary spleenectomy and Dr nips my pancreas and called it a distal pancreaotomy.i still have my pancreatic tail and body
answered on Aug 30, 2022
A pathology report should be generated in connection with any operation / surgery. Keep in mind that a pancreatectomy entails the removal of part or all of the pancreas and which could explain why you still have a pancreatic tail and body.
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