QUESTION
Can I sue a hospital if they lied to my employer? Also would it be under deformation or malpractice?
Asked on Dec 20th, 2019 on Medical Malpractice - Florida
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I went to go see an inpatient program for behavioral health. While I was there my therapist and nurse practitioner threaten to make me lose my job as well as ignored my religious preferences. I went to talk to the director of the program about the situation. I told him I did not feel safe at his facility anymore. Because of this he made me leave the program. But not before calling my employer and talking to my boss saying that I was rude to staff as well as other patients. Obviously none of it was true and I have evidence to prove that. But because of this I need up losing my job. If I was going to sue the doctor and hospital would this go under malpractice or defamation?
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Likely neither of the two concepts you described. That stated - if you are ina behavioral health department - there should be no issues about lawsuits being filed unless anduntil you have retained legal counsel and there has been psychiatric clearance. The first thing that will be raised is your mental health issues to damage your credibility.
Answered on Dec 27th, 2019 at 1:03 PM
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