Legal Question in Health Care Law in Texas
Can I file a lawsuit and seek damages against a physician for inaccurately charting my medical history (to include stating that I was taking an anti-anxiety med I had been on for situational anxiety 5yrs earlier and not since) and that she "treated" me for depression (which involved me telling her I was post partum and felt stressed and overwhelmed)? Since then it has been nearly impossible for me to obtain disability and life insurance and if even granted insurance I will have to pay higher premiums.
1 Answer from Attorneys
Yes. This is called "slander." Slander is when someone tells a lie about you and you suffer because of it.
I suggest that, before you file suit, you write to the doctor (a paper letter - no phone calls or emails) and tell him what you told me, and ask him to correct the erroneous records.
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