Legal Question in Medical Malpractice in Oregon

Re: Surgical malpractice

Although I'm not a doctor, it would seem at first blush that it would be hard to make a connection between gall bladder surgery and spinal stenosis. In order to make a claim for medical malpractice, you will need to have an expert -- preferably a medical doctor -- who will say that the stenosis was caused by some error by one of your treating medical professionals, and that the error was of a type that falls below the standard of care for similar professionals in the community. In other words, mere mistake alone isn't enough, unless it is of a character that similar doctors or nurses would not normally make. The statute of limitations in Oregon is two years -- so IF you are going to sue, it should be filed in the appropriate court by the two-year anniversary of this incident, or at the very latest, two years from the date when you discovered or reasonably should have discovered that malpractice was probably committed. From your facts, it sounds like a longshot to me, but you need to get a doctor to agree with you. If so, you may have a claim. You should consult with a lawyer who handles medical malpractice claims in Oregon. Good luck.