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Should I pursue this as a case ?
I have been going to the hospital
for the last 8-9 years for the
same issues upper right stomach
pain recently i have been to one
of the same hospitals for the same
thing and now they tell me I have
a tumor in my liver they found it
after running a test in 2017 and
comparing it to a test from 2010
which shows the tumor plain as day
7 years ago should I get a lawyer?
Asked on August 3, 2017 under Malpractice Law, Pennsylvania
Answers:
S.L,. Member, California Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 7 years ago | Contributor
Medical malpractice is negligence. Negligence on the part of the doctor is the failure to exercise due care (that degree of care that a reasonable medical practitioner in the community would have exercised under the same or similar circumstances to prevent foreseeable harm).
Negligence on the part of the hospital is the failure to exercise due care (that degree of care that a reasonable hospital would have exercised under the same or similar circumstances to prevent foreseeable harm).
It would be advisable to speak with a medical malpractice attorney since the tumor was missed in previous tests years ago.
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