I am looking for an aggressive medical malpractice lawyer to represent my grandfather?
Heather L asked:
My grandfather (82) is suffering from early dementia and had a few bouts with pneumonia. After he recovered from the pneumonia, he stayed in a rehab to regain his strength so he could return home. At the rehab, he suffered unnecessarily on at least 4 separate occasions due to the incompetence of the rehab staff which set him back terribly in his recovery. We are looking for someone in the Anne Arundel/Baltimore Co areas. My mother, his POA, has asked me to help her find a lawyer and I’m not sure how to select the best one.
My grandfather (82) is suffering from early dementia and had a few bouts with pneumonia. After he recovered from the pneumonia, he stayed in a rehab to regain his strength so he could return home. At the rehab, he suffered unnecessarily on at least 4 separate occasions due to the incompetence of the rehab staff which set him back terribly in his recovery. We are looking for someone in the Anne Arundel/Baltimore Co areas. My mother, his POA, has asked me to help her find a lawyer and I’m not sure how to select the best one.
August 5th, 2009 at 9:56 am
good luck
you dont have a case based on what you wrote here
at 82 rehab will be slow and painful
do you have concrete proof of neglect or abuse
try your local phone book
call a few your asking on a worldwide website
August 7th, 2009 at 9:31 pm
BE sure it was malpractice. This is what is driving up insurance rates etc.
Doctors can back themselves up and it is very difficult to sue! What did he suffer from?
You have to remember he is 82…and the courts …like bozo….don’t care about the elderly! Not right..but true. My dad is in your grandfathers position..he is 84 and has severe dementia and many other problems. We never leave dad alone. Someone is there with him all the time so they know us and know my dad very well.
HOWEVER I do know sometimes places do not always stay on top of the game but you have to PROVE neglect and that is hard to do. VERY hard to do with the courts definition of NEGLECT!
You can call the American Bar Association in your area and ask for an attorney to talk to and see what options are. Good luck. I hope your grandfather does better and gets home soon. My dad won’t be coming home….and it is very sad.
August 9th, 2009 at 9:56 pm
First, you may want to consider getting an attorney from out of the area. It is pretty standard that attorneys do not sue doctors or medical personnel or organizations who live or operate in the same community that they do.