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I want know how to go about sueing a hosptial
Asked on Aug 16th, 2013 on Medical Malpractice - Pennsylvania
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My 2 week old infant nephew is currently in the hosptial in the ICU, he has bacteria in his blood and severely dehydrated, due to him being severely dehydrated his brain has swollen, we noticed something was wrong two days ago, we took him to the hospital and they looked at him and said it was nothing wrong with he was only upset because he had an eye lash inside of his eye ball they flushed his eye and got it out, his eyes had black ring around also around his mouth, his feet were also turning colors the doctors said it was because of they ink from his feet prints, we had washed him many times before, they sent us on our way and they said he was completly fine, we took him the but feeling that something was wrong we took him to another hospital, as soon we got there the nurse look at and immediately the he was ill, the rushed him back to the ICU, they said if where got there any later he could have past away, god forrbid but from what we know now he could have potential brain damage
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You may have a malpractice case worth investigating. Infection cases are difficult because of proximate cause questions. Assuming you can prove that the infection should have been diagnosed earlier (it sounds like you can), the question in the case will be whether earlier intervention would have resulted in a different outcome. Given the high stakes involved, I think most medical malpractice attorneys would open a file and investigate the records.
If you do want to investigate pursuing the case, you should contact a local medical malpractice attorney (one in your state). They 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. Then, visit each attorney's website and look for a firm that has a record of successful verdicts. If you would like help locating someone or you have additional questions, please feel free to contact me.
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. This discusses the issue of financial viability.
Click here for an article that explains what you can expect when filing a medical malpractice case.
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Answered on Aug 17th, 2013 at 11:39 AM