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09-14-2009, 02:06 PM
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Can I sue the doctor?What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? Arizona My father fell in a doctors office. As a result he broke his hip. He required surgery. Three days later he died. Can we sue the doctor for wrongful death.What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? |
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#2
09-14-2009, 02:15 PM
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| Did the doctor cause him to fall or is that just where he happened to be when he fell? |
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09-14-2009, 02:19 PM
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09-14-2009, 02:30 PM
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Can I sue the doctor?My father was 82. He was stepping off the scale. The medical assistant was right next to him. He walked unassisted. |
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09-14-2009, 02:44 PM
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__________________ * * The information I gave is based on my 7 seconds of research on Google. Review the information yourself to make an informed decision. Communication is KEY - 10 mins of talking now can save you months of headaches later! Masterfully stating the obvious to the oblivious! (Thanks SP!) Tell it like it is! When all else fails, make up a statistic!  Gender references shall apply equally to the other gender. I will not correct gender mistakes (unless I want to) |
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09-14-2009, 02:53 PM
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Can I sue the doctor?The medical assistant should have helped him on and off the scale. He was 82 years old and alittle unsteady on his feet. |
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#7
09-14-2009, 03:17 PM
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| They might have been helping him and he might have still fallen. Were you present in the room with them when it happened? Sometimes unfortunate accidents happen and they're not due to anyone's negligence.
__________________ Lawsuits are not about justice. They are about MONEY. If you don't want money, then you shouldn't be thinking about suing. And people post here because they are thinking about suing. Because they want money, no matter how much they don't want to admit that to themselves. -Auto insurance adjuster for 2 years - as of 6/15/09, I am FREE! |
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#8
09-14-2009, 03:21 PM
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| And, importantly, did the fall cause/contribute to his death?
__________________ * * The information I gave is based on my 7 seconds of research on Google. Review the information yourself to make an informed decision. Communication is KEY - 10 mins of talking now can save you months of headaches later! Masterfully stating the obvious to the oblivious! (Thanks SP!) Tell it like it is! When all else fails, make up a statistic! Gender references shall apply equally to the other gender. I will not correct gender mistakes (unless I want to) |
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#9
09-14-2009, 04:19 PM
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| More then likely, the surgery which was needed due to the fall is what led to the death. Unless of course it was something like, the patient had a stroke or a heart attack and THAT caused the fall, as well as weakening the body, which caused him to be unable to survive the needed surgery. At that age, there are likely a lot of confounding health issues going on. Patient could have fallen anywhere, and had the same outcome. Statistically, a doctor's office is the best possible place to have something like this happen.
__________________ Lawsuits are not about justice. They are about MONEY. If you don't want money, then you shouldn't be thinking about suing. And people post here because they are thinking about suing. Because they want money, no matter how much they don't want to admit that to themselves. -Auto insurance adjuster for 2 years - as of 6/15/09, I am FREE! |
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