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Emergency room misdiagnosed my daughters need for surgery

Asked on Aug 05th, 2012 on Medical Malpractice - New Jersey
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I brought my 1 year old daughter to the emergency room for her arm and she had X-rays done 2 different times during this visit for the orthopedic on call to rule out surgery. I then brought her to my personal pediatric orthopedic the next day and was told she needed to go for surgery immediately. Am I able to sue the hospital/doctor?
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Catastrophic Injury Attorney serving Roseland, NJ at John J. Ratkowitz
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Unless the delay in diagnosing the surgical condition resulted in harm, you probably do not have a financially viable medical malpractice case. Medical malpractice cases are very costly and time-consuming.  Therefore, in most circumstances a patient must have suffered a significant permanent injury as a result of the medical negligence for the case to be financially viable. Click here for an article that discusses the three main questions I ask when deciding whether to investigate a potential medical malpractice case. This discusses the issue of financial viability.  Click here for an article that explains what you can expect when filing a medical malpractice case.  Please note that by attempting to answer your question, I am not acting as your attorney. I will do nothing further to protect or preserve your interests in the absence of any additional discussion with you about this matter. John Ratkowitz, Esq. Starr, Gern, Davison & Rubin, P.C. 105 Eisenhower Parkway Roseland, NJ 07068 Office: (973) 830-8441 Cell: (732) 616-6278 Fax: (973) 226-0031 Email: jratkowitz@starrgern.com  Skype: john_ratkowitz Web: www.starrgern.com.  
Answered on Aug 05th, 2012 at 2:25 PM

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