WOW, over 2 months and not even one response. My experience to date suggests this would be typical.... Ask a question about suing any other professional and you'd have plenty of advice.
Did you hear about the lawyer who fell in a tank of sharks and didn't get bitten? It was professional...
I disagree with the previous poster (but I'm not a lawyer and I take it that he is and was/is a judge). But you didn't follow the dermatologist suggestion to come back in, instead demanding a referral to a gastroenterologist. If your insurance requires a referral it isn't likely from one...
Seriously? When you are too impaired to make rational judgements (this includes intoxication to the point of a black out) doctors and other officials not only have a right but a responsibility to do what is in your best interest. The accident, or something utterly unrelated to your...
Doctors are not required to treat you if they don't want to be your doctor. They have some responsibility to make sure any transition doesn't leave you in danger. Good doctors will work with you collaboratively but doctors may suggest a course of treatment as the only option they are willing...
Oncology Malpractice
There are a lot of "ifs" in your case. Cancer patients, in general, often slowly worsen and die. The decision to biopsy what appears to be a metastasis of prostate cancer (and it does often metastasize to bone) would be one of weighing the liklihood of it being a "new"...
Basics of Medical Malpractice
Medical malpractice consists of three elements that must be present. There first must be a violation of the "standard of care." That is usually considered the care any other reasonable physician would render in the same circumstances (type of diagnoses, areas...