If the company I work for sent me to they doctor for x-rays an my knee has been cracked for two years an they missed it do I have a case
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If the company I work for sent me to they doctor for x-rays an my knee has been cracked for two years an they missed it do I have a case
Do I have a case against them
Asked on February 21, 2017 under Employment Labor Law, Georgia
Answers:
SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 7 years ago | Contributor
Who mised it? The doctor? If the failure to spot the crack was "unreasonable"--that is, a reasonable competent doctor would have spotted it--then that may be malpractice. But even if it is, the issue becomes, to what compensation are you entitled? You can recover your additional out-of-pocket medical costs, or extra not-covered-by-insurance medical costs caused by the missed diagnosis; lost wages from not being able to work due to the missed diagnosis; and, if you suffering serious or significant life impairment for months or longer due to the missed diagnosis, some amount for "pain and suffering." But if there was relatively little impact on your life, as we hope, then there would be little point in suing: you'd get only a small amount of compensation, but medical malpractice cases can be very expensive to bring.
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