Whether you have a claim depends entirely on the facts surrounding your decision to have a tubal ligation. Important facts include such evidence as would support the proposition that in future you might want children. How many children you presently have, whether you are married, and the facts related to what reasonable expectations you had based on what you were told about the surgery Dr. was about to perform. Sterility in a person who is childless or has one or 2 children may be a serious matter. A jury would also be impacted by whether you are now or likely in the future to be in a position to raise further children. No tubal ligation guarantees the possibility of successful restoration of fertility in future. Some types of tubal ligation are far more likely to result in permanent sterility than others. Another problem is that some might question the sincerity of your desire to remain fertile. A pursuit of a case on your behalf would raise challenges. A further assessment would require facts I have not been presented.
Answered on Oct 31st, 2016 at 10:05 AM