If you believe you have suffered due to medical malpractice, you should file a claim against your medical practitioner. However, medical malpractice claims are inherently complex, and, as such, you need a suitably qualified attorney in order to stand a chance at receiving compensation. To help you choose the best medical malpractice lawyer for your case, consider asking potential candidates the following questions:
Where Does Your Experience Lie?
Many lawyers may have some experience in handling medical malpractice claims, but few will be experts in the field.
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The lifestyle that goes along with being an active military family is unique. Because of frequent deployments and relocations around the country and abroad, it's often difficult for spouses to develop their own employment and financial security. School and steady employment can also be difficult due to child care obligations.
As a result, the enlisted person's pension is often a hot button during any divorce proceedings. Since this is a complex issue that is also specific to each individual's current situation, no primer will ever take the place of expert legal counsel.
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If you've been charged with a DUI and you know that the evidence is stacked against you, you may decide that it's in your best interest to plead guilty or no contest. This is a valid legal strategy. However, you shouldn't make the mistake of thinking that you don't need to prepare or seek legal advice before your trial date. With a good lawyer and some smart strategizing before the trial, you can receive a lighter sentence or plead to a reduced charge that doesn't leave such a black mark on your record.
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Few things are more jarring than discovering that a claim has gone to collections after being denied credit and seeing a copy of your credit report showing delinquent payments -- particularly when the claim that has tanked your credit score is false and you've received no documentation to allow you to rebut the claim. Do you have any recourse against a creditor who has filed a false claim with the credit reporting bureaus without providing you with notice or an opportunity to respond?
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The law provides family members with plenty of recourse for obtaining compensation for damages related to the negligent or intentional death of infants and kids, but what happens when the child is an unborn baby? Depending on the circumstances, it may be possible to sue a liable party for causing the death of a fetus. Here are three things that are required to win a wrongful death lawsuit involving an unborn child.
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