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Do I have to hire a Lawyer in MA where I live right now or a Lawyer where the facts happened?
Asked on Jul 30th, 2013 on Medical Malpractice - Pennsylvania
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I had a Kidney Transplant in PA while I lived there in March the 7th 2012. All the follow-ups after the surgery were made in PA - Lehigh Valley Hospital - Allentown. Until the last test the Doctors said everything is going good. I moved to MA and at the first follow-up @ Mass General Hospital in Boston I was diagnosed with a severe rejection of my body to the kidney. I want to add that my wife was the kidney donor. After treatment in Boston my Kidney is working only @ 40% of its capacity. The Doctors said I can live a short time with the kidney working like that. .I have to go back to hemodialysis and enter a waiting list to get another kidney. I'm 57 years old and my wife gave me a kidney for us to continue our lives normal. As a result of that I'm disabled right now and we lost our house in PA. We have no income and living with our daughter in MA. The doctors in Boston explained that the kidney was damaged because of a non adequate treatment for the problem. Is there a case?
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It is difficult to tell you how strong a case you have, but if the doctors in Boston are telling you that something wasn't on that should've been done in this caused your body to reject the kidney, it sounds like you have a case worth investigating given the stakes involved.
If you want to investigate a malpractice case you should contact a medical malpractice attorney in Pennsylvania. Malpractice attorneys take these cases on a contingency basis which means you only have to pay if you succeed. Additionally, initial consultations are usually free. You can use the "Find a Lawyer" service through this website to research medical malpractice attorneys. If you want further suggestions about an attorney, you may email me directly.
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Click here for an article that discusses the three main questions I ask when deciding whether to investigate a potential medical malpractice case. This article discusses the issue of financial viability.
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Answered on Aug 01st, 2013 at 10:59 AM