Legal Question in Medical Malpractice in New York
malpractice
My 67 year old father went into the hospital with a headache, was quarantined and told he had meningitis, he died 4 days late and autopsy shows no signs of meningitis. I believe the hospital treated him incorrectly and that is why he died. Was he too old to file a malpractice suit against St Johns Hospital?? Please help
3 Answers from Attorneys
Re: malpractice
You very well may have a possible wrongful death suit agains the hospital, espeically if the treatment (or lack thereof) was a reason for his death.
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Re: malpractice
The answer to this question is that he was not too old to not mean anything, and a malpractice case can be filed within 2 1/2 years of the date that the malpractice occurred.
You must have three (3) items established
1. Was their negligence. - What did the autopsy and death certificate say that he died of? Could what he died of be treatable.
2. What where the injuries -
3. The relationship of the injuries and the negligence.
If he had cancer and would have died within a short period of time anyway, then there would not have been any neglignece.
A lawyer would have to review the autopsy report, and the entire medical record to find if these elements can be established.
This office has 35 years in the settlements and trials of medical malpractice actions throughout the state of new york. I was also an assistant professor of Medicine at the State University of New York at Buffalo Medical School, and am very familiar with these types of actions.
Re: malpractice
Age is not a bar to bring a lawsuit in this instance. I am so sorry for your loss. Many lawfirms may respond to you that they are not interested in your case. I would be happy to offer you a free consultation and speak to you about your potential case. Kindly contact me, Pasquale Calcagno, Esq. of Calcagno & Associates at 1(800)WE-FIGHT. You can also visit us on the web at www.1800wefight.com. We have convenient locations in all five boroughs of New York City. We also can have a lawyer come to you if needed. Thank you for contacting our lawfirm and we look forward to possibly helping you in your time of need.