Borger, TX Personal Injury Law Firms & Lawyers

If you knew an xray should have been taken as the first step in diagnosing the belly ache, you should have refused to leave the ER until they did an xray, which only shows major fractures or other gross internal abnormalities. All of the medical expenses and time loss from your job should be submitted to the first hospital for payment. Certainly not by Medicaid.

You may have a suit. It depends on whether the surgeon's performance was negligent, and whether you have suffered significant damages as a result. To successfully sue for malpractice, you need three things: 1. Evidence that the doctor/nurse deviated from acceptable standards of due care, either by act or omission. This is also referred to as negligence. A bad outcome, in of itself, is not evidence of negligence. You need a doctor to testify that the doctor/nurse was negligent. 2. Evidence that the negligence cause some harm. 3. Significant damages. If the negligence caused minor damages, it would not be economically feasible to bring a ,malpractice case, because the cost in expert witness fees would exceed your damages. I know some malpractice attorneys who require at least $500,000 in medical bills or lost wages caused by the negligence before they will consider the case. You will need a medical opinion as to whether the doctor was negligent, and as to whether the negligence caused the problems you have had since the original surgery. Furthermore, if the problems can be fixed, then your damages may not be significant enough to justify a suit.

What do you get for being a do gooder? Do you know how much in attorney fees it would take to handle such a lawsuit? $20000, maybe 30 to 50 if appealed. Who will pay please? If you don't have damages what will you sue for? Political discomfort?