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Posted Feb 3rd, 2012
what can we do

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hi my sister is premature. she is 10 years old. so when my sister was born the doctors accidently
put a needle in her head when the were not suppose to do that. before we use to get ssi now we
don''t have it. we don''t have enough income to support her. and its getting harder each day.
people kept telling us to hire a lawyer so when she was 1 years old we hired a lawyer and the lawyer
said the hospital took the records away that they didn''t have any records of that incident..we
want help..
Legal Topic Area: Personal Injury in NY

Ordinarily, states toll the statute of limitations for minors or people who are mentally incompetent, so that ten year delay should not be an obstacle. If the hospital really destroyed the records, they could be liable for spoliation of evidence.

Contact a reputable medical malpractice lawyer with a record of success who practices in New York.


Answered on Feb 4th, 2012 at 12:31pm