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if a dr told your situation was impossible and miss diagnosed you do I have a case
Asked on Oct 15th, 2018 on Medical Malpractice - Wisconsin
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while hunting a stick ruptured my ear drum and I had a lot of drainage and pain. when I went to the walk in dr to see if I had a ruptured ear drum she dismissed what I had told her and told me it was impossible for a stick to be in my ear. She told me it was an upper respiratory infection and sent me home with antibiotics for that . it never got been I still have pain and drainage to this day. I went to a new dr and come to find out there is still a stick in my ear and it could need surgery to get it out as well as hearing loss. do I have a case
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Medical malpractice cases are exceedingly difficult to pursue and win in in Wisconsin. I wrote a blog on the problems last year at our law firm's web site under personal injury issues. The Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel did an essay on the topic as well about 1 to 2 years ago, that you can google and read. If you feel strongly that you were permanently harmed as a result of the medical care you received, you will need to obtain your complete medical/hospital records pertaining to the incident and have them reviewed by a malpractice lawyer of your choice. If they feel there is some indication of malpractice, they will hire an outside medical consultant to review your records to determine if you have a viable claim. The statute of limitations for suing for medical malpractice in Wisconsin is THREE years. Failure to file a lawsuit within three years from the date of the occurrence, will forever bar your claim.
Answered on Nov 03rd, 2018 at 8:11 AM
David B. Karp Karp & Iancu, S.C. 933 North Mayfair Road #300 Milwaukee, WI 53226 414 453 0800 dbk@karplawfirm.com www.karplawfirm.com