Legal Question in Medical Malpractice in Alabama

My husband went to the er on Monday because his thumb had been swollen, and looked blistered and was growing. (I marked it to verify). He never got to see a Dr just nurse practitioners, and they said it was a friction blister, that it would get worse before it got better. Today it was worse and had busted. So I sent him to urgent care instead. They actually did their job and found it was an infection almost to the bone. So now he has to go have it cut open and skin removed bc it's dead for it to heal. He could of lost his thumb or worse. Can I make the hospital pay the bills bc of that misdiagnosis?


Asked on 7/23/14, 11:40 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Kevin Connolly Kevin J. Connolly

Probably that and much more. Failure to diagnose a felon is classic malpractice.

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Answered on 7/25/14, 6:09 pm


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