Question by Kevin: What is the best route to take for wrongful death in Virginia?My mother in law called 911 Christmas Day for her husband. He was running a fever, and was very weak. He had fallen twice within 24 hours and bumped his head. (He tried to get to his wheelchair without asking for help.) He was transported to ER, and diagnosed with Pneumonia. He is a bad diabetic, has a prosthetic leg, and very limited vision. His wife was certain he would be admitted to hospital. The hospital was ready to release him within an hour. His wife told the Doctor he wasn't well, and was talking out of his head, along with still having the fever.
The Doctor said he couldn't keep him because he had dialysis the following day. She asked if they could at least transfer him to get him needed help. The Doctor said "He'll be fine, I am giving him strong antibiotics." She could clearly see that the staff was in the middle of their Christmas Party, and her husbands presence was very inconvienent.
They needed to even help her get him in the car at the hospital, because the ambulance didn't take his leg with him. Back at home, within 3 hours, he told his wife he needed to go to bathroom. But his motor skills were so impaired, he couldn't steer the electric scooter he was in. While trying to get him to bathroom, he slumped over, and was drooling from his mouth. She called 911 again, they actually sent a helicopter to transport him. But the medics had to get his heartbeat stabilized first. He had went into full cardiac arrest at home. Once he got back to the same hospital, they got his heartbeat regulated. The same Dr was in the ER and stated "as soon as I heard the call, I knew I should have kept him. I'll be kicking myself for this for a while."
They then transported him to a much bigger and better hospital. He was on total life support until the family decoded to putt the plug on New Year's Eve.
Every doctor we talked to in the "better" hospital said the reason he went into full cardiac arrest was due to the pneumonia. The better hospital also told us he had the flu as well. So the doctor that sent him home originally, had sent him home with a death sentence.
Would the hospital come to a decent settlement without involving an attorney? I don't know if there is a minimum settlement amount for cases like this. I know of other people that have gotten (from what I hear) close to one million in a settlement.
If this is the case, if she got close to a million, she'd be better off that 1.5 with an attorney because of their fees. Any and all info, suggestions, and tips are greatly appreciated.
Best answer:Answer by Ben
An attorney that specializes in wrongful death lawsuits.
http://www.yourlegalguide.com/wrongful-death/
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