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you must call the police if the crash seems to have caused $500 or more in property damage. Meanwhile, in Kansas, the police must be notified if the accident resulted in $1,000 or more in property damages. Regardless of the minimum requirements, you should always call the police after an accident. This is an important step in protecting your rights and your case. Calling the police to the scene can help any victims receive the immediate medical care they need. Additionally, the police can help preserve evidence by taping off the area and giving investigators time to take photos and document the accident before cleanup. The responding police officer(s) will also be able to create an office report of the vehicle After you’ve been injured in an accident, the last things you want are complications while you’re trying to recover. Unfortunately, that can happen, especially when the doctor who treated your injuries didn’t follow standard protocol to ensure a full recovery. When a doctor is negligent of their patients’ treatments, it’s considered medical malpractice, which gives a patient cause to file for a lawsuit. However, not all mistakes a doctor makes amount to medical malpractice — that is why it is important to know what can . When you’re filing for medical malpractice, you must prove that it occurred. To do so, you must provide several key pieces of evidence. First, you need to show there was a patient-doctor relationship between the two of you. This means you hired a doctor to give you treatment and the doctor agreed to that hiring. Next, there needs to be evidence that negligence had occurred at some point during that treatment. When it comes to treatment, there are bound to be some misgivings, but just because someone isn’t pleased with that treatment doesn’t mean
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collision, complete with witness statements and photographs.
The police report can be a vital piece of evidence during your insurance claim or car accident lawsuit. The information in this report can be very important to your accident attorney and to the outcome of your case. A car accident can be a very scary, stressful experience. Do what you can in the moment to protect yourself in the future by calling the police right away. the doctor was negligent. For medical malpractice to occur, a doctor must injure you in a way a competent doctor would not. You must also prove that the mistake or negligence the doctor performed caused you actual harm . If, after treatment, you are experiencing mental anguish and physical pain that results in additional medical bills as well as a loss of work and a means to support yourself, that is enough cause to file a lawsuit. A mistake that did not cause you any harm as mentioned above is not medical malpractice. Many factors could go into these cases, such as a doctor prescribing the wrong type of medication or leaving something inside of their patient after surgery. To help determine what you need to file, consider the three categories your case could fall under: failure to diagnose, improper treatment, and failure to warn a patient of unknown risks. Keep in mind that a medical malpractice case needs to be filed shortly after the injury or harm occurred. If you’ve experienced any form of grievance after your treatment, contact Dickerson Oxton Law Firm straight away for a consultation.
Grilled Prime Rib Inspired by Primal Palate
Who says the cookout has to ruin your diet? Try this paleo-friendly recipe for a main dish that’s worthy of your next barbecue.
ingredients
• 1 1/2 lbs beef rib roast • 1 tsp Himalayan salt • 1/2 tsp black pepper
directions
1. Take rib roast out of the refrigerator 30 minutes prior to grilling. 2. Season roast with salt and pepper and allow it to rest for 10 minutes while you heat a gas grill to 600 F. 3. Sear roast for 3–4 minutes on each side. 4. Turn off the grill but continue cooking the steak, flipping every 4–5 minutes, until it reaches an internal temperature of 125 F. Remove from grill. 5. Allow the roast to rest — its internal temperature will continue to climb — for 5–10 minutes. Slice and serve.
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