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Medical Damages in California Car Accident Negligence Lawsuits

By | January 15th, 2016

When a negligent party causes a car accident and you suffer injuries that require medical attention, you may be entitled to recover money damages to compensate you for those injuries. Since at least 2011, however, California law has limited the types of evidence that attorneys can introduce when they take your car accident negligence case to trial. Historically, car accident negligence attorneys used an injured party’s medical bills as proof of the dollar value of that party’s injuries. Insurance companies increasingly pay contract rates to medical service providers, however, and those rates.

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Unaware of Patient’s Hip Injury from a Previous Surgery

By | July 19th, 2013

QUESTION: Doctors broke the patient’s hip in a surgery done in Ohio in 2004. They put the hip in a 15-degree angle and did not notify the patient of what they did. The patient did not know the extent of the injury or damage until a surgeon in California did MRI and X-rays to see what the problem was. Between the surgery in 2004 until April 24, 2013 the fed has come out 8 times. The patient did not know of the injuries in the Bed Medical attention that she.

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Bronchial Damage from Negligent Surgery: Do I Have a Case?

By | June 24th, 2013

QUESTION: I had a gallbladder surgery in February. Four days later I began to complain about sore throat and cough. My PCP said there was nothing wrong. I went to the ENT who saw the torn uvula. He stated this happens during improper intubation during surgery. Then I went to the Pulmonist calling for a bronchotomy to assess airway and voice box damage. Can I sue an anesthesiologist for causing a torn uvula and bronchial damage? Does the paperwork that is signed when you go to the hospital void your.

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Dentist Performed Dental Procedure Without My Consent

By | April 29th, 2013

QUESTION: I went to the dentist last week to replace the filling on my top front teeth and to replace the crown on the back tooth. He replaced the filling in my front teeth and then shortened my front teeth significantly without discussing this procedure with me, why I would need it, what the risk and benefits were and getting my approval to do this. He never told me what he was doing during the entire time he was working on my teeth. When I asked him why he did.

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Negotiating for a Settlement

By | March 7th, 2013

QUESTION: I was in a car accident in August 2011 while I was in the military, and the other person is suing me for a lot of money that I don’t have. It will more than likely make me bankrupt and lose my house. I have insurance which should have covered $50,000 in medical expenses. What are my options? ANSWER: The great majority of personal injury claims are settled short of trial. However, some claimants in personal injury cases will file a lawsuit first before any talks about negotiation for.

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Wrongful Death Claims and the Proper Steps to Take

By | March 7th, 2013

QUESTION: My father died from a leak in his colon, causing him to have heart failure. Two days before his death, his physical therapists came to his room and picked him up under his arms and transferred him to a chair, putting all his weight on the lower part of his body. I have been very ill even if it has been more than a year since my father’s death. What circumstances allow for a wrongful death suit? ANSWER: For a wrongful death cause of action, there must be a.

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