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General Malpractice Law Questions
- What is malpractice?
- Who can commit malpractice?
- How do I recover damages sustained due to malpractice?
- Can I recover damages for malpractice from a professional corporation?
- What else can I do besides sue for malpractice?
- What is legal malpractice?
- What is medical malpractice?
- If a procedure was not successful, is that medical malpractice?
- What is "informed consent" for purposes of medical treatment?
- What if I couldn't give informed consent for purposes of medical treatment?
- Will I need an expert to prove malpractice has occurred?
- I underwent surgery which I found out later was unnecessary. Do I have a medical malpractice claim?
- Is misdiagnosis malpractice?
- Is there medical malpractice when a doctor prescribes experimental drugs?
- If a patient becomes addicted to doctor-prescribed painkillers, is there medical malpractice?
- Can hospitals turn away patients?
- Not making house calls, is that malpractice?
- My doctor prescribed the right drug, but in the wrong dosage. Do I have a malpractice suit?
- Is there medical malpractice if I am not satisfied with the results of my surgery?
- Did I waive my right to recover for a medical malpractice lawsuit when I signed the consent form?
- Is a licensed doctor protected from a medical malpractice claim when he or she provides emergency treatment at an accident site?
- I think my attorney was incompetent and mishandled my case. Is that legal malpractice?
- Is it legal malpractice if the lawyer agreed to a settlement against my express directions?
- To save attorney fees, my ex and I used the same lawyer in our divorce. Did the lawyer commit legal malpractice by representing us both?
- Do I have a legal malpractice suit when my attorney failed to file a complaint on time?
- An attorney I hired in my criminal proceeding spent only a few minutes with me prior to trial, called me by the wrong name in court, and accepted a juror against my wishes. I was found guilty. Can I sue the attorney for malpractice?
- My attorney mishandled funds that I entrusted to him. Is that legal malpractice?
- Can I bring a legal malpractice suit against a lawyer for charging what I think is an exorbitant fee?
- What is it going to cost to hire a medical malpractice attorney?
- I understand that most medical malpractice lawyers take cases on a contingency fee basis. How does that work?
- How soon must I file a medical malpractice lawsuit?
- At the end of a successful medical malpractice case involving a minor child, who receives the money, the parents or the injured child?
- Because of the malpractice committed by my doctor, I cannot have relations with my spouse. Can my spouse sue too?
- Can an HMO and its doctors be sued for medical malpractice?
- How can I figure out how much my medical malpractice case is worth?
- Do I always have to have a lawyer in a medical malpractice claim or is it something I can handle myself?
- How long does a medical malpractice case take to complete?
- Are there any money damages that are unique to a medical malpractice lawsuit?
Medical Malpractice Articles
Hospital Malpractice
Damages
Attorney Malpractice
Nursing Home Abuse
- What is nursing home abuse? What qualifies as neglect in a nursing home or extended care facility setting? What are some different types of nursing home neglect and abuse that can result in a lawsuit?
- Help! My father’s nursing home wants to discharge him against his will. Can they do this?
- Sadly, nursing home abuse and neglect seems to be so common – I hear about it all the time, especially now that my mom was the victim of nursing home neglect and nearly died. Why are neglect and abuse so widespread in the nursing home setting?
- I have heard that a high percentage of nursing homes across the country are in bankruptcy. How does this affect my ability to successfully bring a claim for abuse or neglect against a nursing home?
- My mom looks really thin, and she has gotten so much weaker every time I visit her at her new nursing home. She also seems a lot more suspicious of everyone lately. What are some signs that nursing home neglect and abuse could be occurring?
- If I bring a claim against my mother’s nursing home, will the nursing home’s insurance cover the award or settlement?
- What kind of proof do we need so that our family member has the right to bring a lawsuit over her substandard care in a nursing home? Are there federal and state claims available?
- I feel that my father was not given proper treatment because of Medicare’s limits on what the nursing home could provide. Can I sue Medicare or the government?
- I just know something is not right at my dad’s nursing home. What can I do if I suspect nursing home abuse or neglect?
- Nursing Homes Focusing More on Profits – Less On Care
- My mother keeps yelling that her nursing home is abusive, and the staff wants to hurt her, but she has Alzheimer's and has had paranoid episodes in the past. How can we know if she really is being abused?
- Nursing Home Buyouts: A Sign Of Things To Come?
- I feel my father’s nursing home is neglecting him and I just want to get him out of there. How can I get him out of the nursing home and someplace safe while I look into the level of neglect he suffered? Should I only look at Medicare and Medicaid certified nursing homes?
- The Elderly as a Commodity?
- My father died in a nursing home, and after talking with some of the staff, it sounds like he died because of nursing home neglect. I do not have a lot of money, but I am very angry and upset, and I think we should bring a claim against the nursing home. If I get a lawyer involved, how much can I expect to pay him or her? Would I win? Who gets the money?
- How long will it typically take to take for a nursing home neglect or abuse case to get settled? Or will we have to go through a trial? How do courts measure the value of a nursing home abuse or neglect case?
- What if someone other than the nursing home directly caused a resident’s death in the nursing home, such as a doctor prescribing the wrong medication or medication? Or what if a resident is killed by another resident who has a history of abusive behavior, who can be sued?
- Can a resident or their family sue an attendant as well as the owner of a nursing home for physical, emotional or psychological damage?
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