Legal Question in Medical Malpractice in District of Columbia

Failure to Treat or Diagnose

Is legal action available for failure to treat or misdiagnose if the time period only involves about 2 or 3 weeks?

Nov. 2007 my brother went to hospital in Wash., DC for trouble swallowing and the diagnosis was an abscess. Although a CT scan was taken, because he had a Dr. appt in New York in Dec. 2007, it was decided only to treat abscess. In Dec. 2007 he went to the hospital in NY and was diagnosed with tongue cancer.


Asked on 7/11/08, 9:27 am

2 Answers from Attorneys
Michael Hendrickson Law Office Michael E. Hendrickson

Re: Failure to Treat or Diagnose

A failure to administer the proper standard of care

then prevailing in a particular community to a particular patient could happen quite as easily within a two or week period as it might within two or three months or even two or three years. What counts is the relevant facts concerning the treatment that was actually given by the medical provider and whether it was substantially substandard when compared to that which prevailed it the comminity at the time it was provided to the patient in question.

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Answered on 7/11/08, 2:22 pm
Pasquale Calcagno Calcagno & Associates, PLLC

Re: Failure to Treat or Diagnose

It appears as though you probably have a failure to diagnose case. I would like to ask you some questions regarding the case. Feel free to contact me, Pasquale Calcagno, Esq. for a complimentary legal consultation any time at 1(800)WE-FIGHT and vist my personal injury legal resource that can answer general questions you may have about failure to diagnose claims and medical malpractice claims at www.1800wefight.com. I look forward to speaking with you.

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Answered on 7/12/08, 2:20 am


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