Legal Question in Medical Malpractice in New York
If my employer who is also a surgical doctor perform surgery on a patient, the surgery did not come out as planned (basically he broke her foot) , and then he downplay(basically lied to the patient) the botch job, what is my role as a medical assistant knowing what he did is illegal nd ethically wrong?
Asked on 10/28/09, 12:54 pm
1 Answer from Attorneys
Pasquale Calcagno
Calcagno & Associates, PLLC
It seems that based upon those limited facts you provided that you have a duty on some level and a considerable amount of exposure from a liability standpoint. Contact me, Pasquale Calcagno, Esq., for a free and confidential no obligation consultation at 1(800)WE-FIGHT so we can discuss this further as I am concerned for your situation.
Answered on 11/02/09, 1:01 pm