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My ankle was dislocated by the er docs when it was set.

Asked on Sep 20th, 2015 on Medical Malpractice - New Jersey
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Xrays were only taken before it was set, not after. The dislocation was found 2 days later by my orthopedic.
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Catastrophic Injury Attorney serving Roseland, NJ at John J. Ratkowitz
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It sounds like you received negligent care, but the question will be whether the case is financially viable. Medical malpractice cases are very expensive and time consuming and ordinarilly lawyers will only take one on if the negligent care resulted in permanent harm. If your orthopedist corrected the problem, there probably is not a financially viable case. 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 and should expect when pursuing a medical malpractice case. Click here for an article that explains how and what clients are charged when they hire an attorney to pursue a medical malpractice case. Click here for an article about damages and how we come to conclusions about what a medical malpractice case is worth. Click here, here  and here for more information about me. Click here for summaries of some of the cases that I have litigated. Click here to review articles that I have published. If you found this information helpful, I would appreciate it if you would click here and take a few seconds to provide some feedback online. Please understand that by answering your question in this informal forum I am not acting as your attorney. I am not doing anything to protect any legal rights that you have.  Medical malpractice cases need to be thoroughly investigated and to know whether you have a viable case, an attorney usually has to obtain and review all of the pertinent medical records and consult an expert.  John Ratkowitz, Esq. 105 Eisenhower Parkway Roseland, NJ 07068 Office: (973) 830-8441 Cell: (732) 616-6278 Fax: (973) 226-0031 Email: jratkowitz@starrgern.com.  Click here for my website. 
Answered on Oct 11th, 2015 at 7:34 AM

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