marsen - so sorry for your loss. You certainly can go after the equipment manufacturer and hospice if they knowingly used bad equipment. However, you will have to PROVE that it was the failed equipment and not any other reason/illness that caused the death of your mother.
Believing that it did is not enough. You need proofs.
If if you have not yet returned the equipment, wait until you consult an attorney.
Usually, in personal injury product liability cases involving faulty equipment, it is best to sue all parties connected to the equipment and let them sort out who is at fault. Your attorney will figure out the parties and handle all the subpoenas, etc.
You would probably have to sue for punitive damages, since other type of damages related to personal injury will be low since there was limited life expectancy.
You should consult with with an in-state personal injury lawyer-the kind with big verdicts in the news and not the kind that you see advertising on TV, park benches, etc. If that lawyer does not take your case (or pass it to an associate in their office), let this go.
Keep in mind that lawsuits bring pain on both sides. You will be put through the wringer, even if you are represent the Plaintiff. Your life will become their open book. You will be forced to relive the pain of your loss and the defendants will undoubtedly try to shift the blame and paint you and the others in your family as unscrupulous.
Many times, any amount you could recover, will not be worth the anguish.
Believing that it did is not enough. You need proofs.
If if you have not yet returned the equipment, wait until you consult an attorney.
Usually, in personal injury product liability cases involving faulty equipment, it is best to sue all parties connected to the equipment and let them sort out who is at fault. Your attorney will figure out the parties and handle all the subpoenas, etc.
You would probably have to sue for punitive damages, since other type of damages related to personal injury will be low since there was limited life expectancy.
You should consult with with an in-state personal injury lawyer-the kind with big verdicts in the news and not the kind that you see advertising on TV, park benches, etc. If that lawyer does not take your case (or pass it to an associate in their office), let this go.
Keep in mind that lawsuits bring pain on both sides. You will be put through the wringer, even if you are represent the Plaintiff. Your life will become their open book. You will be forced to relive the pain of your loss and the defendants will undoubtedly try to shift the blame and paint you and the others in your family as unscrupulous.
Many times, any amount you could recover, will not be worth the anguish.
Absolutely agree with every word.