Q: How do i go about suing someone for malpractice? Any advise is greatly appreciated.
My sister had gone to a dentist and he dropped part of his tool in her tooth. We finally were able to go back to our regular dentist shortly after because she was out of town. She had taken x-rays of her tooth that was worked on by the other dentist. She showed us the x-rays of the tool in her tooth. She was sent to a specialist and he said she had severe bone damaged due to the tool and that we should look into suing for malpractice since it caused damage to her.
A: The way you go about suing someone for malpractice is by hiring an attorney to do it for you. Before you hire that attorney, order a copy of your sister's records from the dentist who dropped the tool and from any and all subsequent treaters and get copies of her x-rays. Bring the records and films to the attorney and your attorney will handle it from there. Good luck.
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