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| LUTHENS LAW OFFICES |
| Des Moines Office |
| West Towers Building , Suite 206-24 |
| 1200 Valley West Drive |
| West Des Moines, Iowa 50266 |
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| Colfax Office |
| Luthens Law Building |
| Eight West Howard Street |
| Colfax, Iowa 50054 |
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| Telephone: (866) 579-3816 |
| Email: info@luthenslaw.com |
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| The workers compensation & personal injury claims and settlement attorneys at the Luthens Law Offices, P.C. are dedicated to serve their clients in central Iowa, including the cities of West Des Moines, Colfax, Sioux City, Council Bluffs, Des Moines, Fort Dodge, Ames, Cedar Rapids, Iowa City, Davenport, Dubuque, Waterloo and Burlington , and the communities that make up Woodbury, Pottawattamie, Polk, Webster, Story, Linn, Johnson, Scott, Dubuque, Black Hawk, and Des Moines counties. |
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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
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Q: What is medical malpractice?
Q: If I think I have a medical malpractice claim, what should I do?
Q: If I was prescribed a drug from an experimental program, but the doctor did not tell me it was experimental, do I have a case against the doctor?
Q: What is "informed consent?"
Q: If the results of surgery are unsatisfactory, may the patient have cause for a malpractice case?
Q: May medical malpractice damages be recovered if the signed consent forms are considered valid?
Q: How does a jury determine if a doctor's actions were negligent?
Q: What damages can be recovered in a malpractice case?
Q: What is a "Certificate of Merit?"
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Q: What are the time limits for bringing medical malpractice lawsuits?
A: The statute of limitations in medical malpractice lawsuits differs by state. If a victim does not take steps to ensure their claim for malpractice, all rights to bring any action may be lost one year after the patient discovers the injury, or three years after the date of the injury, whichever occurs first. The time limit for bringing a claim against a governmental entity (county-owned hospital) is usually even shorter. There may be exceptions to the rule pertaining to minors, if the professional health care provider committed fraud and in an unusual circumstance of a physician leaving a foreign object inside of a patient during surgery. Most generally, however, there is a very limited window of opportunity for a patient to bring a medical malpractice action.
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If you would like to schedule a free initial consultation contact an attorney representing clients in Ankeny, Iowa at the Luthens Law Offices, P. C.. Give us a call at (866) 579-3816 or email us at Info@luthenslaw.com.
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| Ankeny, Iowa Attorney practicing in Iowa primarily in Workers' Compensation & Personal Injury. Lawyers at Luthens Law Office, P.C. are dedicated to serve their clients in Iowa, including the cities of West Des Moines, Colfax, Sioux City, Council Bluffs, Des Moines, Fort Dodge, Ames, Cedar Rapids, Iowa City, Davenport, Dubuque, Waterloo, Adel, Marshalltown, Pella, Decorah, Knoxville, Eldora, Johnston, Ankeny, and Burlington
, and the communities that make up Woodbury, Pottawattamie, Polk, Webster, Story, Linn, Johnson, Scott, Dubuque, Black Hawk, Dallas, Marshall, Marion, Winneshiek, Madison, Hardin and Des Moines counties. |
