How much do you sue a dr. for medical malpractice?
You don't need to know. You need a lawyer to successfully make a malpractice claim. Your lawyer will know what the court rules are in your jurisdiction for pleading damages.
How do you know if you can sue a lawyer for malpractice?
If your attorney made serious errors, you may consider suing the lawyer for malpractice. Unfortunately, it is very hard to win a malpractice case. Malpractice means that the lawyer failed to use the ordinary skill and care that would be used by other lawyers in handling a similar problem or case under similar circumstances. In other words, it's not malpractice just because your lawyer lost your case.To win a malpractice case against an attorney, you must prove four basic things:duty -- that the attorney owed you a duty to act properlybreach -- that the attorney breached the duty: she was negligent, she made a mistake, or she did not do what she agreed to docausation -- that this conduct hurt you financially, anddamages -- that you suffered financial losses as a result.In practical terms, to win a malpractice case, you must first prove that your attorney made errors in how she handled your case. Then you must show that you would have won the underlying case that the lawyer mishandled.
Can I sue for malpractice?
There is no harm in contacting a medical malpractice attorney and going in for consultation. They may or may not take the case. The primary issue is not going to be how much it hurt or how much pain you were in. That comes into account in determining damages. The primary issue is whether or not they did something wrong. You are going to need expert medical testimony that what they did was outside of the standard of care and/or they acted with negligence. A good malpractice attorney will tell you if it's worth going down that path.
Can I sue the doctor for malpractice?
My mom was at work when she started having a very severe headache. She said she felt nauseous and felt numb on her left side. Her employer took her to a hospital where the doctor said it was probably nothing serious. She went to another doctor a couple days later, who said the same thing. She asked both of these doctors if it might be signs of a stroke, since she knows what stroke symptoms are like. Both said no since she is only 45 and pretty healthy. Well, they were both wrong, and she had a massive aneurysm in the right part of her brain. The doctors had to perform emergency brain surgery, and she has a huge surgical scar on her head. She couldn't talk and couldn't move the left part of her body. Three months later, she can walk slowly and talk, but she still can't move her left arm very well at all. The doctors said she won't be able to go to work for at least a year. She's divorced, and the only source of income of our family. Could we sue the doctors for malpractice?
Can i sue doctor for medical malpractice?
It sounds like malpractice to me. I suggest that you find an attorney who specializes in medical malpractice. Usually, you can call them on the phone for a free, initial consultation. Also, ask for them to take the case on a "contingent fee basis". This way, if you win, the law office gets a percentage (perhaps 40%), but if you lose, you pay nothing.
Can I sue a piercing parlor for malpractice?
A buddy of mine and I just got pierced on Friday, he got his tongue done and I got my lip. They gave me a regular labret stud, and he got a regular tongue bar, rather than the long ones they're supposed to start with, and now my lip is growing around the post. It's also swollen and painful. I haven't done anything wrong, I rinse and clean it after every meal and cigarette. To make matters worse, I tried to take it out and I couldn't do it. Can I sue the piercing place?
Can I sue my dentist for dental malpractice?
Reading an X-ray is more about interpreting an x-ray.I had a dentist say I needed a root canal to resolve a sensitive tooth that had been crowned ($975) a few years earlier. After $1145 cash payment, the pain was reduced but not eliminated. Another $200 to repair the hole drilled in the crown but the tooth is still a bit sensitive. $2320 and the tooth is still not right.I’ve had a dentist say I needed $1800 to repair a tooth. A second dentist fixed it for $165.
Can I sue my doctor/hospital for malpractice?
I had a c section and had stapels instead of stiches i was in the hospital for 5 days. On my discharge day my doctor walked in and said "your good to go home". I was never looked at by my obgyn or anybody at the hospital before they discharged me. A week later i called my obgyn to see if I could set up an apointment to get my stapels out becuase they were hurting and they sounded very worried and told me to come in right away. When i got there i was told I should have never been discharged without the stapels being removed and it was dangerous because i could have gotten an infection. So could I sue for neglegence?
Can I sue my plastic surgeon? (malpractice)?
a few years ago I fractured my nose my running into a pole. it caused my nose to be very crooked, my septum to become deviated, and a hump as well. I went to dr omara in Beaumont TX, and he said he would fix the cosmetic aspects (hump removal and straighten my nose) and also straighten my septum. I go to my surgery preop and first of all they did not give me clear instructions for aftercare, I had to call AFTER my surgery and speak with the receptionist about what I needed to be cleaning with. the day of my surgery everything went fine, however he refused to give me medication in pill form (Im allergic to the flavoring of the liquid form he gave me AND I told him this!) I went through hell for a week. I couldn't breathe, sleep, smell, eat, taste, etc. I felt nauseated constantly and had a disgusting taste in my mouth and horrible smell in my nose too. (not to mention I bled for 4 days AND I was very sore!) dr omara removed my cast and everything and my nose looked to be straight (however it was very swollen so I couldn't really tell). he didnt cut anywhere on the outside of my nose, I had 1 suture to hold in the nasal splints. he said he did break my nose. here I am a week later and the swelling is down almost completely. my nose looks the same, actually WORSE than it did beforehand!! there's a bump on the side of my nose now that wasn't there before, I can't breathe well still (I couldn't before the surgery either), my nose is still crooked (the cartilage area). all he did it looks like was break my nose and create a bump. he DID take a little bit out if the hump it looks like but not much, doesn't even make much of a difference. can I sue him for malpractice, emotional distress, and enough to get a follow up surgery from a different surgeon? the procedure itself was close to about 6 thousand. insurance covered it but I'm still very angry that he performed surgery and didnt make anything better. when I go back on the 16th Im getting copies of everything.