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What is the Good Samaritan law in Connecticut?
I am a doctor working at private hospital. Last week while I was driving to pick my daughter from school, I saw an old man lying unconscious on the street. I decided to help, gave him some first aid, and left when he felt a little better. Now is family has approached me saying I was negligent as a doctor as I did not take the patient to the hospital. Got to know that this guy l...
04/04/2017 | Category: Helping People | State: Connecticut | #35115What is the Good Samaritan law in California?
If a person gives first aid to a person in a hospital who’s dying or is in some state of medical emergency, will such person be protected under the Good Samaritan law if the patient dies?
04/04/2017 | Category: Helping People » Good Samarit... | State: California | #35114What is the Good Samaritan law in Wisconsin?
My cousin is a qualified doctor; so from her I have learnt how to give first aid in case there’s an emergency. Now the other day I gave first aid to a guy who was playing football with me. What I’m scared about it is, this guy hates me and might take a revenge saying that I treated hum without having any qualification of a doctor? Please advice
04/04/2017 | Category: Helping People » Good Samarit... | State: Wisconsin | #35113Can I sue a doctor, who treated me without remuneration in an emergency situation, for wrong treatment?
I met with an accident and somebody carried me over to a doctor’s clinic and he stitched my wounds. He received no remuneration for that. But he did it a wrong way. Later I had to treat it again. Can I sue him for that?
04/04/2017 | Category: Helping People » Good Samarit... | State: Vermont | #35110Am I liable for the death of a person whom I rescued from an accident scene died in my car?
I gave first aid to a person who sustained severe injuries in an accident. Thereafter I took him in my car to a hospital. Unfortunately, he died while carrying him in my car. I wanna know whether I’m liable for his death.
04/04/2017 | Category: Helping People » Good Samarit... | State: Tennessee | #35109Can a person sue a nurse for the extra injuries caused while she treats him in an emergency situation?
I met with an accident and somehow a nurse who arrived at the accident scene gave me first aid. I sustained some more injuries during her treatment. Can I sue him for that?
04/04/2017 | Category: Helping People » Good Samarit... | State: South Dakota | #35108Can a person sue a dentist if he denied further medical care after helping him in an emergency?
I’m a dentist and I fix a person’s teeth that were broken in an accident at his workplace. I rendered the service only because he called me in an emergency situation. Now he is coming to a follow-up treatment that too he is not ready to make any payment. He says I’m liable for the follow-ups since there is a doctor-patient relationship. Can he sue me if I didn’t treat him?
04/04/2017 | Category: Helping People » Good Samarit... | State: Oregon | #35107Is a physician assistant liable for the death of an accident victim while rescuing him?
I’m a physician assistant. I helped a person who met with an accident and sustained severe injuries. But, the person died while carrying him to the hospital after giving first aid. Am I liable for his death?
04/04/2017 | Category: Helping People » Good Samarit... | State: New York | #35106What is the regulatory smoking distance from a door of a private business?
What is the smoking laws in Iowa for a private business? What is the regulatory smoking distance from a door in Iowa for a private business?
04/03/2017 | Category: Smoking | State: Iowa | #35062Can my landlord tell me I Can't have my younger siblings over if it's not stated in the lease?
Can my landlord tell me I Can't have my younger siblings over if it's not stated in the lease?
04/03/2017 | Category: Landlord Ten... » Guests | State: Oklahoma | #35059