Comments on: Holding hospitals accountable for medical mistakes

By: Recommendations to Reduce the Risk of Hospital Malpractice | Legal News & Updates Blog - Saiontz, Kirk & Miles

Tue, 07 Oct 2008 13:59:05 +0000

[...] Hospital Guide to Get Your Loved One Out Alive,” which contains several tips that can help prevent hospital malpractice. The recommendations outlined in the book are based on interviews with nurses, doctors, [...]

By: chris

chris — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 23:40:28 +0000

Once a hospital covers up a mistake, makes a few medical records disappear, tells the physical therapy and nurses to keep thier mouths shut and gets past that 1 year limitation they bteathe a big sigh of relief. That doesn’t stop the consequences of thier mistake from affecting my sister. The extra surgeries, the medical implant, the meds, the pain, the scar tissue. The one thing the hospital did do- they had all the surgical nurses on the floor take a class on compartment syndrome tp prevent it from happening in the future. Too bad for the person it happened to before

By: Austin Kirk

Austin Kirk — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 19:19:28 +0000

Alice,

Every legal case does have a deadline, known as a statute of limitations, which requires that any claim be brought by a certain date. To determine the potential statute of limitations which may be applicable to your claim, it is best that you seek a private consulation.

Even if your claim has already been reviewed by one attorney, having a different attorney look at the circumstances may be worth while. However, if your claim was litigated with the prior attorney and reached a final disposition through the court system, you may be barred from pursuing the case further.

By: alice

alice — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 16:05:50 +0000

Hi Im curious to know what is considered a doctor or hospital mistake , and mal practice . and what is the statue of limitation ? also if a person tried to sue after the insident and was declined can a person re-sue with another lawyer ?

Thank you