He first went to a chiropracter and recieved a treament for his back pain, this nade it worse. Actually to the point where he could not walk at all.
Then for about a year he would pursue various doctors who wouldnt tell him much about what exactly was wrong with his back and gave him the run around.
just one month ago he was sick and came down with meningitis. Since he was also bed ridden for about ayear also made him at risk for a stroke and the meningitis gave him multiple stroke to the point of brain dead, and just a couple of days ago our family and doctors all agreed to take him off life support.
Can we still go after the chiropractor for his back injury? or is that to late? Because if he wasnt bedridden its possible none of this wouldve ever happened.
2006-12-03 20:16:40 · 6 answers · asked by autonomous1980 1 in Health ➔ General Health Care ➔ Other - General Health Care
Yes you can sue. But I don't feel you could prove malpractice. Your time for getting over the loss of your Dad will take much longer. Take care of you too.
2006-12-03 20:26:09 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
This sounds more like an unfortunate chain of events rather than medical malpractice. You cannot blame a chiropractor for meningitis, this is caused by bacterial/viral infection that could have come from anywhere - either his own body or any person who visited him. If the coroner was satisfied that it was natural causes that's the end of it unless you cannot prove death was caused by negligence.
2006-12-04 04:26:38 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
precisely YES!...you can sue the person immediately, if possible don't take it any longer because if the prescribe period already elapsed for that person to be demanded then the court might just throw away the case. so as of now sue that person provided that you will also practice the due process of law. if you plan for it prepare necessary documents for evidences before others get victimized by that person who doesn't really know the proper way of medicine.
2006-12-04 04:49:22 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
First of all please accept my heartfelt condolences for what happened.Do you all have the medical reports of your father and also all the treatment documents?If yes,then surely you can sue the doctor in the chain for giving him a wrong diagnosis.There is law for this.
2006-12-04 04:22:06 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
This sounds complex and i would seek the advice of a lawyer
2006-12-04 04:31:44 · answer #5 · answered by lilme 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
get legal advice first thing before you do any thing els you might not have a case
2006-12-04 04:32:56 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋