Q: I had a lawsuit against Boston and long back in 2007 and we settled out of court and at the time had two surgeries now
Had two surgeries at the time of the lawsuit since then I'm up to 13 eye surgeries and I still am legally blind when I can actually see back then wondering if there's a way I can sue them again not knowing at the time that I would still be going through all of this all these medical problems problems
A: If you settled out then you signed a Release which is a full and final release of all claims (past, present and future). Many insurance companies try to get victims to settle cases early before the victim learns the extent of their injuries. You only get one bite of the apple. This prevents multiple lawsuits for the same claim. Furthermore, its been 14 years since you settled your claim. If you have questions about your Release you can call your attorney that represented you at the time. I doubt your attorney would still have any records concerning your lawsuit. California requires atty's to keep files for 7-years. Don't know about Boston.
A: The most likely answer is that you don't have the ability to get anything more than you gave up with the settlement. There could be some exceptions though so you really ought to seek out a local personal injury attorney who can go over everything and see what rights if any you may still have.
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