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answered on Feb 19, 2018
The short answer is you likely have a claim although the value of the claim from a settlement/jury award perspective may not be significant. A closer review of the facts would reveal the extent of the damages and, hence, the potential value of your claim.
I need to have surgery again because doctor did not do surgery correctly. I have difficulty walking due to severe pain and swelling in my foot and leg. I use a power chair for mobility most of the time.
answered on Feb 14, 2018
Yes if there was substandard care provided. Consultation with an attorney will shed light on that question.
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answered on Feb 14, 2018
That depends on whether or not there was a breach of medical standards of care. Do you have reason to believe inappropriate care was given? If so consultation with a lawyer to review your claim would be the next step. www.trialhawk.com.
I recently received a letter from my chiropractic group telling me that my particular doctor was no longer with the group. It also informed me that they had reviewed my records and were “discharging me from the practice”. I would no longer be able to see any of their doctors, effectively... View More 
answered on Jan 4, 2018
Maybe find out what the problem is so that if it's a way you present you can avoid problems in the future. A physician can chose who they will see. There are many other chiropractors out there, many of them good. Try another.
the specialist found I had a broken bone after second set of xrays. Do I have a case against 1st doctor that said I had a sprain.
answered on Sep 11, 2017
Not unless it was something so clear on an x ray it couldn't have been seen. Assuming your limb didn't swell up significantly, it could have looked like a sprain, acted like a sprain, but wasn't . This is especially true of "occult" fractures which aren't magic, just... View More
I would like to know if its legal in Virginia to have hidden cameras in the Emergency Room private exam rooms ? I know when you sign into the ER you have to consent to many forms. Not sure of this may include consenting to having your rights violated in a room you expect to have privacy in with... View More
answered on Sep 5, 2017
Given the level of violence in ER's not likely it is a violation.
Methyldopa was prescribed for hypertension February 2017. She constantly paid for repeat doctor visits complaining of body weakness, nausea and achy joints. Doctor advised nothing was wrong. She finally went to the emergency room where she was diagnosed with acute hepatitis and referred to a... View More
answered on Jun 30, 2017
Was the cirrhosis caused by or merely made worse by the drug? Contact a member of the Va. Trial Lawyers Assn that handles medical cases--they give free consults.
I was coming around a blind turn roads wet truck in road but in grass four ways on blocking a car in a ditch a SUV on lEdit parked with no four ways light on coming around the turn wet roads truck won't stop was sliding into the SUV so I went off the end bank so I wouldn't hit the SUV no... View More
answered on Jun 12, 2017
Possible but unlikely. If you do plead not guilty.
However, possible one of the others may be responsible for your damages. Why not contact a member of the Va. Trial Lawyers Assn? They give free consults.
answered on Apr 21, 2017
The problem is that the value of the animal is basically the market value.However there may be other things involved.Start with members of the Va. trial Lawyers Assn-they give free consults.
A large hospital was careless. negligent and did not take REASONABLE care or even any possible protocol for transferring 7 years of medical records. We were notified by the Regional Director there has been a breech with this and of course I am sick with worry/ The hospital tried to cover up the... View More
answered on Apr 17, 2017
Generally no. If you can show there was in fact some definite use of the information by someone for identity theft you may have a claim.
The hospital did not take reasonable care and we were notified there has been a serious breach of hippa and privacy rights. My concern is not knowing who has all these records and the employee took great measures to cover up the breach but it was discovered . Do we have a lawsuit ? I really hope... View More
answered on Apr 17, 2017
Generally there are not damage cases you can bring for a HIPAA violation.Contact a local attorney to be sure.
answered on Mar 18, 2017
Usually it's the doctor who demands taking it to trial. If the doctor wants to settle, the insurance company doesn't Have to agree, but risks a bad outcome if they don't .
I am a patient being treated with buprenorphine and if this law is passed my understanding is I will lose my medication. It can't be legal for someone to be taken off a medication they would need to be detoxed from at least is it? I have an allergy to Narcan so I cannot have suboxone, I need... View More
answered on Feb 12, 2017
The call would have to be from him or the phsycial therapist usually.
And having the wrong medication doesn't mean he has to be hospitalized if it isn't doing him harm. He should talk to his doctor.
by registered letter without stating the reason and refusing to explain to the person or person allowed to have information on the person (Medical information). I suspect this may be because of pain meds but have medical proof of problems requiring meds. And this may again delay needed surgery... View More
answered on Jan 5, 2017
Yoiu can't make a doctor take you on. You can look at your medical records. Assuming they are kept electronically you can ask for a disc with the records --this saves you a lot of costs. Then take disc to staples & have them print it off.
Sharp pain in hip/butt/upper thigh for years. Told probably sciatic pain BUT all docs I talked to said sciatic pain is only one side, whereas mine would go back and forth between my left and right. Sometimes both sides. Sometimes no pain/manageable sometimes debilitating. Went to chiropractor, took... View More
answered on Oct 11, 2016
Not sure why it wasn't covered but for anyone that is reading if you are paying for an MRI see if they have a "self pay" rate and shop around.
To answer your question, if you have radiating pain a lumbar MRI will cover those levels of the nerve roots that may be the cause of... View More
answered on Aug 30, 2016
They did. But there are statues of limitations and statutes of repose, not to mention very high hurdles for the type of evidence that can be presented in a medical product case.
answered on Aug 14, 2016
Most cases settle out of court if they do at all due to risk management--jurors have been preconditioned by insurance advertising right in the doctors office to be suspicious, to feel threatened by malpractice claims. The biggest problem is ususally proving causation--that it was the doctors... View More
steroids for 3 weeks instead of the doctor ordering a scan to see what was going on. He ended up having to have an emergency treachostomy due to the swelling of the tumor. Do I have a case?
answered on Jul 18, 2016
Possibly. Contact a member of the Virginia Trial Lawyers Association who handles malpractice cases in the area where the incident happened. If your husband didn't report back to his oncologist about the swelling it may be an issue.
Now I am losing the whole nail and so far no nail is growing in behind it. She put too much acid in it. She assistants implied she didn't know what she was doing and when I requested an appointment with another physician in the practice he said he had already addressed the issue along with... View More
answered on Jul 11, 2016
Suggest you contact a member of the Virginia Trial Lawyers Assn who handles medical issues.They may want to wait and see what happens with you. But they give free consultations so call one of them. You do NOT want to mention this on any social media, and even watch your emails. If it does become a... View More
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