My dog bled to death 2 hours after leaving veterinary practice

earthstorm

for the first time in your posts you stare in post 139 "The opinions of 4 other vets I have obtained from Ask a Vet web site." well no such site called ask a vet, but their are many other sites offering so called vet advice, but not all advice is from registered vets, so this information cannot be 100% accurate

WTFH

...also printing off a post on a website is not the same as having a vet giving you advice that they are prepared to stand behind in a court.

wealdroam

WTFH wrote: »

...also printing off a post on a website is not the same as having a vet giving you advice that they are prepared to stand behind in a court.

And you will need an expert prepared to stand up in court and be cross examined. Just getting a report will not be enough.

jacques_chirac

wealdroam wrote: »

And you will need an expert prepared to stand up in court and be cross examined. Just getting a report will not be enough.

I don't think the OP understands the weight of legal power the vet will have behind them. A claim will be dealt with by professional negligence insurers, and they will have access to the best in the field, both in terms of clinical and legal expertise. That is not to say that they will not settle a low claim because it is less costly than defending it, but that will be a no fault settlement, there will certainly be no answers.

If it did go to court I would be amazed if a judge disagreed with the findings of the RCVS. The judge does not have the knowledge to form his own opinion, so will refer to the highest specialist body.

earthstorm

and because a report from an unknown person on a vet advice website that may not even be a vet against a report from the RCVS any judge would more likely go with the info from the RCVS.

hachette

earthstorm wrote: »

for the first time in your posts you stare in post 139 "The opinions of 4 other vets I have obtained from Ask a Vet web site." well no such site called ask a vet, but their are many other sites offering so called vet advice, but not all advice is from registered vets, so this information cannot be 100% accurate

The web site is actually called Just Answer they have professional people in all different fields who can answer your questions. All the vets I asked the opinion from are registered vets.

hachette

wealdroam wrote: »

And you will need an expert prepared to stand up in court and be cross examined. Just getting a report will not be enough.

Apparently written and signed report by appropriate expert is acceptable in court. That is what my forensic vet does. He is usually instructed by the solicitors who act for people like me.

hachette

jacques_chirac wrote: »

I don't think the OP understands the weight of legal power the vet will have behind them. A claim will be dealt with by professional negligence insurers, and they will have access to the best in the field, both in terms of clinical and legal expertise. That is not to say that they will not settle a low claim because it is less costly than defending it, but that will be a no fault settlement, there will certainly be no answers.

If it did go to court I would be amazed if a judge disagreed with the findings of the RCVS. The judge does not have the knowledge to form his own opinion, so will refer to the highest specialist body.

The judge will be well aware as to the RCVS position with regard to negligence. I will be providing written report from an expert and that is what he has to consider. How can you settle with no fault? either one is at fault and pays up or not and fights back.

wealdroam

hachette wrote: »

The judge will be well aware as to the RCVS position with regard to negligence. I will be providing written report from an expert and that is what he has to consider. How can you settle with no fault? either one is at fault and pays up or not and fights back.

This thread is going round in circles.

I remember saying " good luck with that" once before.

sodukoman

hachette wrote: »

The judge will be well aware as to the RCVS position with regard to negligence. I will be providing written report from an expert and that is what he has to consider. How can you settle with no fault? either one is at fault and pays up or not and fights back.

No fault settlements happen every day. Who is providing you with a written report and in what way are they expert? So far your case is built on a very dodgy house of cards.