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injured during ear wax removal session, that started out with couret ( hard plastic instrument) , instead of starting with water irrigation,and I was injured. I later got the administration MD of hospital to admit they should have started with water. I went to new doctor a new hospital, he did not even try, and sent me directly to ear nose throat specialist. ADMIN md of hospital; where injury took place asked me 'what they could do for me' instead of offering to pay my bill at new hospital ( because I had no intention of going back to them, obviously), but nothing was offered ( I shall send a letter, and case is being looked at supposedly by state md board ). I knew I was injured wrecklessly , because during session I was injured ( hurt very much) and said as much twice. The specialists office also clearly said MD's usually do/should 'err on side of caution' and send clients to them for safer extraction of wax, and that was not done.
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The issue is will be what the injury was from the care and whether it can be fixed. If so, you probably do not have a financially vaible malpractice case.
Medical malpractice cases are very costly and time consuming for lawyers to pursue, and in most circumstances attorneys will not take them on unless a patient suffered a significant permanent injury that causes substantial disability as a result of the medical mistake.
Below are some articles you may find helpful. They are written for a New Jersey audience (where I practice) but the ideas discussed in these articles usually apply in most other jurisdictions as well.
Click here for an article that discusses the three main questions I ask when deciding whether to investigate a potential medical malpractice case.
Click here for an article that explains what you can expect when filing a medical malpractice case.
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Answered on Feb 14th, 2013 at 11:44 AM