Legal Question in Medical Malpractice in Missouri

Re: IPL burns

Your question doesn't give me enough info to advise you. What caused the burns? A lawsuit can only move forward if your injury was caused by someone's neglect, and an injury doesn't necessarily mean someone was at fault. I assume your injuries came from a health care setting. Healthcare professionals are not expected to be perfect, and they make mistakes. Only those mistakes which occur because the doctor didn't obey the "standard of care" are actionable-you can't sue if the doctor made the kind of mistake that a reasonable doctor would make under the circumstances, only the instances where the doctor didn't do what a reasonable doctor would have done.

Lawyers refuse cases for a lot of reasons. If the high cost of a suit outweighs the amount a jury would award for your damages, a reputable trial lawyer SHOULD reject the case.

You should ask a trial lawyer who specializes in medical negligence cases to look at your situation, but you will have to give more facts to get a helpful answer.

Re: IPL burns

I can not tell whether your case is worth enough money to justify the expense of attorney's fees, or, in other words, whether or not you will wind up with more money after paying an attorney his fee out of your settlement than you would wind up with if you proceeded without an attorney.

If you will call me at my office I will give you the contact information for an expert in the field of worker's compensation law, and he will either help you himself or help you find a good attorney. I look forward to hearing from you.