can my mom sue the hospital?
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can my mom sue the hospital?
we were skating at a skating ring and my mom fell she knocked her elbow out of socket whitch made a slight fracture after the hospital examined her they popped it back into place and put it in a sling now her elbow is permanently bent and her arm is about four inches shorter then the other she cannot straighten her arm at all and no longer can continue with her job as a caregiver she also has a few weird bones now sticking up in the palm of her hand and chronic neck aches due to these injuries we believe she wasnt given the proper care and treatments due to her insurance coverages
Asked on May 22, 2009 under Malpractice Law, California
Answers:
B. B., Member, New Jersey Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 14 years ago | Contributor
If your mother got these injuries in this way, I think an experienced medical malpractice attorney would be very interested in her case. One place you can find qualified lawyers is our website, http://attorneypages.com
Medical malpractice cases are mostly about the standard of care, and whether the doctor and hospital followed that standard of care or not. These injuries sound very unusual, for a relatively minor fracture and dislocation, but if it can be proved, first, that the standard of care was not followed, and, second, that the deviation from the standard of care caused these injuries, she might be able to get a fairly substantial damages verdict.
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