Legal Question in Legal Malpractice in Maryland
What legal steps if any,could be taken against a general doctor for diagnosing a patient with all sorts of disorders that were never real.
Asked on 4/02/10, 12:44 am
1 Answer from Attorneys
Robert Sher
Wagshal and Sher
Assuming the patient has incurred some actual harm or expense because of these misdiagnoses, you could bring a suit for medical malpractice. However, you must first have another doctor who can review the medical records, and who is prepared to say that the prospective defendant failed to meet the standard of care in making these diagnoses. Find an attorney who specializes in these kinds of cases, and if they feel there is enough of a case to warrant further investigation, they can have your records evaluated by a doctor.
Answered on 4/07/10, 6:50 am
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