Desperate and needing advice from a malpractice Lawer

paysonites

Hello,

We are desperate and are needing the advice of a malpractice lawyer. My wife had a bad back surgery back in April of 2011. An air bubble was left in her back, screws were to long and her nervous system was damaged. Since then her gall bladder got infected and had to be removed. Her back had a major infection. Most recently she had a major heart infection all caused by the back surgery. She originally had two bone fusions done. In Nov. of 2011 she had the infected hardware removed by a different surgeon. Now we just found out that since her heart still has a vegetation/growth in the fourth heart chamber she may not be able to get her back fixed anytime soon. We are willing to take desperate measures and sell our house if we need to just to take the surgeon and another doctor who broke patient confidentiality rights to court. My wife is only 28 years old. We have two kids and our lives have been destroyed by this. We have a lot of faith in this loving community and are pleading for some advice on what to do. If there are any malpractice lawyers on this forum please contact us by P.M. so we can discuss our options. I am unable to work but 15 hours a week so I can take care of my wife who is constantly at a pain level of an 8 and we are devastated by our circumstances. Please help us.

John and Shawna

dimitrispearljam

John,post this in AET forum too and in Moving train as well..
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NewJPage

sorry I'm no help, but good luck. bump

dimitrispearljam

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zarocat

My thoughts are with you!!!!!!!

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lawguy

Steps for finding a medical malpractice attorney:

Google your state's bar association: ie the Illinois Bar Association.

Give them a call, most every bar association has a lawyer referral system and can give you some names and numbers.

Consult with one or two attorneys. This should be free. They will tell you whether or not they think you have a case.

Hire one of the attorneys (assuming they are willing to take the case) on a contingent basis. This means you will pay nothing up front in fees. Howevever, it also means the lawyer will generally take 25%-33% of whatever you recover. If you are awarded $100,000, then $33,000 might go to the lawyer, etc.

Good luck.

mookieb10

What state do you live in? Where was the surgery performed?

Get_Right

lawguy wrote:

Steps for finding a medical malpractice attorney:

Google your state's bar association: ie the Illinois Bar Association.

Give them a call, most every bar association has a lawyer referral system and can give you some names and numbers.

Consult with one or two attorneys. This should be free. They will tell you whether or not they think you have a case.

Hire one of the attorneys (assuming they are willing to take the case) on a contingent basis. This means you will pay nothing up front in fees. Howevever, it also means the lawyer will generally take 25%-33% of whatever you recover. If you are awarded $100,000, then $33,000 might go to the lawyer, etc.

Good luck.

THIS
Talk to a real lawyer soon. Medical Malpractice, in most states, has a short statute of limitations. This means your claim can be barred if you wait too long.

Also, read contingency fee agreements carefully, often the attorneys charge for expenses in addition to the flat percentage. Make sure that expenses and administrative charges are included in the %.
Don't wait.
You shouldn't have to pay a cent upfront.

NAUjackfan

mookieb10 wrote:

What state do you live in? Where was the surgery performed?

They're in AZ.

dimitrispearljam

dimitrispearljam wrote:

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dimitrispearljam

dimitrispearljam wrote:

dimitrispearljam wrote:

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paysonites

lawguy wrote:

Steps for finding a medical malpractice attorney:

Google your state's bar association: ie the Illinois Bar Association.

Give them a call, most every bar association has a lawyer referral system and can give you some names and numbers.

Consult with one or two attorneys. This should be free. They will tell you whether or not they think you have a case.

Hire one of the attorneys (assuming they are willing to take the case) on a contingent basis. This means you will pay nothing up front in fees. Howevever, it also means the lawyer will generally take 25%-33% of whatever you recover. If you are awarded $100,000, then $33,000 might go to the lawyer, etc.

Good luck.

Good morning, I apologize for the delay here I exhausted myself and had to get some rest. We didn't know about this so thank you so much. I'll be making the time on Friday to make the call and hopefully we'll get some good numbers.

paysonites

mookieb10 wrote:

What state do you live in? Where was the surgery performed?

Good morning,
We live in AZ.
The back surgery was done at Phoenix Baptist Hospital.

paysonites

Get_Right wrote:

lawguy wrote:

Steps for finding a medical malpractice attorney:

Google your state's bar association: ie the Illinois Bar Association.

Give them a call, most every bar association has a lawyer referral system and can give you some names and numbers.

Consult with one or two attorneys. This should be free. They will tell you whether or not they think you have a case.

Hire one of the attorneys (assuming they are willing to take the case) on a contingent basis. This means you will pay nothing up front in fees. Howevever, it also means the lawyer will generally take 25%-33% of whatever you recover. If you are awarded $100,000, then $33,000 might go to the lawyer, etc.

Good luck.

THIS
Talk to a real lawyer soon. Medical Malpractice, in most states, has a short statute of limitations. This means your claim can be barred if you wait too long.

Also, read contingency fee agreements carefully, often the attorneys charge for expenses in addition to the flat percentage. Make sure that expenses and administrative charges are included in the %.
Don't wait.
You shouldn't have to pay a cent upfront.

Thank you. I know the surgeon made Shawna wait a year before he would perform the surgery so at this point it hasn't even been a year since the first. All together she's been suffering for almost 2 1/2 years. The statute of limitations is two years from the surgery date in the state of AZ.

paysonites

NewJPage wrote:

sorry I'm no help, but good luck. bump

Thank you

paysonites

dimitrispearljam wrote:

dimitrispearljam wrote:

dimitrispearljam wrote:

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Thank you my friend.

paysonites

Hello everybody,

Thank you so much for your love and support. I have been wanting to get on here and do some updates but I just haven't had the time. The phones have been ringing off the hook with doctors and case managers. Plus I am trying desperately to get to work. So I'll be checking back here later tonight. It's our son Dorian's birthday today and we haven't even figured it all out yet so it's going to be a long day. Again, Thank you so much I/we wouldn't be able to make it through without the support of everybody here. Thank you, Thank you, Thank you.

John and Shawna.

Get_Right

paysonites wrote:

Thank you. I know the surgeon made Shawna wait a year before he would perform the surgery so at this point it hasn't even been a year since the first. All together she's been suffering for almost 2 1/2 years. The statute of limitations is two years from the surgery date in the state of AZ.

Get a lawyer to confirm the timeline-although you maybe right, make sure!

Good luck.

Carey

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dimitrispearljam

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