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I have a wrongful death issue regading how it is been handled by my current attorney in Seattle,WA. I am located in Atlanta,GA
Asked on Aug 14th, 2012 on Wrongful Death - Georgia
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My 76 year old mother choked to death Jan 2012 while eating a "Hot Dog" while at Assistant living center and on Doctor''s soft diet as confimed in her medical records, My lawyer has yet to file a lawsuite ( it has been 6 moths, since March, 2012) due to wanting state records on the assitant living center and is still wating for them after months of request. Is this document required to file a lawsuite or could this document be obtained during discovery or after the lawsuite if filed?
I am getting furstrated at my lawyer for not being more aggresive in moving the case forward.
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John J. Ratkowitz
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Six months is not allot of time to work up a file prior to instituting a lawsuit. Pre-suit workup of a file is essential to successful litigation in these cases. Read the article below to get a better sense of why this is so. It applies to medical malpractice cases, but the concepts translate over to nursing home negligence cases as well.
Click here for an article that explains what you can expect when filing a medical malpractice case.
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Answered on Aug 14th, 2012 at 9:44 AM