Florida Medical Malpractice Legal Questions

Dear Tamika, I am sorry for the loss of your mother. This may or may not be a case of malpractice or possibly product liability. More information and facts are needed to determine what type of case and its potential viability. Contact a Personal Injury lawyer for more specic legal advice and discuss what happened in greater detail.... Read Answer

Unless you can conclusively prove a dirty needle - which is unlikely given your facts presented, this claim goes nowhere. Especially if there is any unsavory prior history of substance abuse or risk factors for a BBD. That stated, since there has been no such diagnosis, there is nothing to even discuss until that occurs. ... Read Answer

I'm sorry about your father's injury and the stress involved to all concerned. The facts surrounding the fall can be discussed with a Personal Injury attorney to determine if the hospital staff was in any way negligent and the cause of your dad's fall. We cannot solicit you, so reach out for a consultation for your father and family.  ... Read Answer

Dear Marla, I am sorry to hear what you are going through. You may have a viable case if the Dr. breached the standard of care resulting in permanent damage. Reach out for a private consultation to discuss all facts and circumstances and medical records review. I hope that you make a complete recovery.  ... Read Answer

Dear Emma, I'm sorry to hear about your mother. Contact a Personal Injury/Medical Malpractice attorney on behalf of your mother to discuss all facts and circumstances and have her medical records reviewed. In Florida, lawyers are prohibited from soliciting, so you will need to reach out to one of us.... Read Answer

Teresa, You will need to ask the attorneys that turned down the case for their rationale. There may be many factors concerning what happened and your prognosis that influence the economics involved in the case and risk/reward. Keep trying and bear in mind that the statute of limitations may run as early as 2 years from the date of the surgery(ies).... Read Answer

Dear Macklyn, A complete answer to your simple question is a bit complicated and depends upon the facts of the particular case because there can be 3 scenarios. In general, it would be 2 years from the occurrence or not to exceed 4 years from the discovery of it, unless fraud has been demonstrated it may be extended to 7 years from the occurrence.... Read Answer

Sorry to hear of your plight, Stephanie. I think you should seek treatment in Colorado and contact a Florida Personal Injury attorney for consultation and representation. Many of us represent clients throughout Florida. I've handled cases involving such issues on both sides of the fence. Check out our profiles.   ... Read Answer

"I was forced to take a pre-settlement loan in Feb. hoping to pay it off after depositions." to be clear  - this is false. NO ONE forced you to take out an extortive loan on your case. That was a choice, a poor choice, and one which most lawyers would urge you not to do for the exact reasons you describe. If you have been litigatinga case for 4 years there is simply no reason you should have realisitically belived that there would be a magical settlement event after depositions. Now - what you SHOULD examine - since you say the lawyer signed off on the loan, is WHO OWNS the lending company. There are some lawyers cheating the system making loans on cases with companies they own indrectly, such through a family member or close friend,  and that would provide motive for improper delay by the lawyer. Otherwise, the rest of your post sounds more like financial desperation not legal issues - and you should discuss that with your existing lawyer. ... Read Answer

Its possible that a case lies here BUT such cases are VERY difficult to establish and often do not have sufficient financial damages to warrant the expense and investment needed by most lawyers handling such cases. You will need expert testimony and affidavits and will need to hire a malpractice lawyer, and possibly bear the expense of securing experts on such a case, so be prepared for that. ... Read Answer

Hello.  I'm terribly sorrry to hear about your wife's diagnosis. You have not given enough facts for me to know whether there could be a viable case, or not. Importantly, you didn't mention any time-frames, or enough specifics, about the first diagnosis date. In general, the only way to know whether you have a valid Florida medical malpractice case is to talk to us via free consultation, at which point we will determine whether it might make sense to review the medical records in your wife's case, to dig deeper into whether any of the medical providers made any mistakes, and when. There are extremely short time limits for filing medical malpractice lawsuits in Florida.  So you should not delay contacting a Florida medical malpractice lawyer ASAP.  You can read more about cancer misdiagnosis related medical malpractice here. Overall, misdiagnosis of cancer, or too late of a diagnosis of cancer, absolutely can lead to a successful medical malpractice case.  But there are a lot of criteria that must be met for us to be able to accept the case.  Usually we have to ask detailed questions, then follow up with expert (first nurse, then doctor) review of medical records to verify our conclusions, if we think there might be a viable medical malpractice case.  The details really matter, such as how far the cancer had progressed when your wife first went to the doctor, how much time between the first and second treatment, likelihood of survival and treatment when she first went to the doctor, etc. If you are thinking about having a consultation, I would encourage you to read more about me on my website.  I provide free telephone consultations to anyone who meets pre-screening criteria in my office.  A cancer misdiagnosis would generally qualify, as long as there were enough time between the misdiagnosis and correct diagnosis.  Then we take all accepted cases on contingency, which means we collect no money until we succeed on your behalf. Tina Willis Law - Orlando Personal Injury, Car & Truck Accident & Medical Malpractice Lawyer, 390 N. Orange Ave., Suite 2300G,Orlando, Florida 32801, (407) 803-2139, https://injuryattorneyflorida.com... Read Answer