QUESTION
do i legally have a case for malpractice
Asked on Dec 27th, 2011 on Legal Malpractice - North Carolina
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i ws hurt on the job and went to the hospitol in my home town they treated me at the time the next day it got worse and i called them back and got the response that they had told me what to do and if i did not want to follow what they said it was not their fault
i then went to another hospitol and was admitted because of the condition and was told if i had waited 5 more hours i would of lost my part or all of my hand after surgery to fix the condition i have been in therapy for the rehab of my hand the second hospitol did the right thing but the first on did not care and i am wondering if i have any recourse on them for making me almost lose my hand and all the extra pain and suffering i did till it was properly diagnosed i will never have complete use of my hand even after therapy
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This seems like a medical malpractice inquiry and not legal malpractice. To answer your question - if you can prove that the original doctor committed malpractice, and that malpractice caused you to suffer additional injuries (or not heal appropriately), you could have a claim for medical malpractice. However, you will need another doctor to render that opinion. Medical malpractice claims are difficult to win, particularly in North Carolina.
Answered on Jan 16th, 2012 at 1:28 PM