Legal Question: I was arrested for something I did not do...plz help me with my next steps in this situation..?
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Legal Question: I was arrested for something I did not do...plz help me with my next steps in this situation..?
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I went to the hospital. They done a small surgery on my ear. They released me same day with 3 prescriptions. One of them a narcotic. The RN that released me with the prescriptions said in front of me that the docs. handwriting was hard to read. But still let me walk out of the hospital with it. I went to the pharmacy the pharmacist I gave my prescriptions to gave me the correct price for the correct amount of all the prescriptions. when I walked out of the store I got swarmed with police and arrested for forging a prescription in front of my 3 sons, husband and the rest of the world standing outside the CVS. That is long story short.
I took 3 lie detector test and passed them all and the charges against me were dropped. I ended up spending $11,000 for something I didn't do...not to mention myself as well as my kids were deeply tramatized.
I am coming back with a civil suit against all 3 places (hospital, pharmacy, and police station). My question is like a 3 part question...
1. How do I put a price on what they done to me?
2. Do I sue them individually or together?
3. Do you think I am wrong for wanting to sue for my money back and also for the trauma caused?
Here are some key factors...
-I didn't change the prescription
-the RN let me leave the hospital with the messed up prescription (the handwriting was so messy that she couldn't even read it)
-the first pharmacist that I gave them to gave me the price for 20 vicodin (which was the correct amount of the prescription) but the pharmacy was trying to say that I changed it to 200 (if they thought I really changed it then they should have gave me the price for 200)
-when the police arrived and was putting handcuffs on me I was bending down in my car to tell my boys everything was going to be fine and they yanked me out causing me to rupture the spot on my ear I had just had surgery on (then didn't clean it up once I got to the jail)
-while me and my husband were hand cuffed they left the doors to my car open it freezing whether without it on while my 3 kids all under 4 yrs old were screaming in the back seat
-while I was handcuffed and pleading with the police officers to please call the doctor bc I didn't do anything one of the officers told me to "shut up and stop acting stupid...no doctor would write a prescription for 200 vicodin"
-while I was at the jail I was treated extra horribly bc I couldn't control my crying...meaning they wouldn't answer my question wouldn't let me make phone calls and put me on suicide risk (I was crying and upset bc I was worried to death about my 3 sons that watched it all happen and also I didn't do it to begin with so I never should have been there)
Please if you could help me and have ANY SERIOUS advice....please do. Please.
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J Jinx..you are exactly like the people that did this to me...
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TIM
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You will need an Attorney.
You may not have a great case against the Police Department but you can definitely sue the crap out of the Pharmacy and the Doctor. A simple phone call could have sorted all this out without any Police interference.
You will need to track down the Nurse who told you the MD's handwriting was bad and you will need the original prescription.
The Police are not Judges and they are bound by law to do their job. They don't have a choice.
Suing the Doctor could cause you problems if you need to seek medical treatment in the future so sue the Hospital, not the Doctor.
Did the Pharmacist actually fill the prescription? If so then he is negligent also.
I would sue for the $11,000 it cost you, the $5,000 for Attorney's fees and another $10,000 for punitive damages.
Good Luck! |
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tzbex t
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If I were you I would get my lawyer right away. |
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Tim B
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First get a lawyer. I don't think you have a case against the officers as they were called, as for your ear, well I am sure they will say they don't have to arrest with kid gloves.
Talk to a lawyer.......... |
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J. Jinx
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Cry me a river. Why did you need to spend $11,000? All you had to do was have a relative contact the DR who wrote the presciption and have him explain it to the police. Secondly, When under arrest I advise you to cooperate and NEVER bend over and attempt to enter your car to do anything. The police were within their rights to put you on suicide risk and not answer your questions. Guilty people cry and scream when they mess up. They are not there to hear you plead your case. Thats what a judge is for. I would love to hear the other side of this story. The pharmacy has a right to doubt a presciption as well. 200 vicodins is too many for 1 prescription. Was it maybe written for 20 and you added another 0? |
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bar9018
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Tough situation talk to an attorney and get some advice. I have no idea what you can do. |
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future fate
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You need an attorney to answer these questions.
You can only sue for actual out of pocket costs in civil court - not suffering or lost work or something. |
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staonfire4sure
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well i think you should sue as far as how much the best thing to do there is sur for a millon and take whatever settlement the give you you feel is fair sounds like you went through alot so dont feel bad for putting them through it remember your not going to be getting money from them personally it will all be covered by insurance of some kind |
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Mr.Blank
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How the f*ck did you manage to waste $11,000 ? You must have said or done something more then just crying to be considered a suicide risk. |
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