With these limited details, it is hard to say. However, you must have suffered damages as a result of the "wrong shot." Did you? If so, then you may have a malpractice action. However, it is probably unlikely that you have a substantial malpractice action here. This is because your damages in a potential malpractice action need to be substantial. This is because most state laws make it very difficult to pursue an action against a doctor, hospital or other health-care provider. These cases usually require the hiring of an expert witness, and sometimes an expert must be consulted prior to even filing the lawsuit! Hiring and/or consulting an expert is very expensive. Thus, in order to find an attorney willing to litigate your case, your damages are going to have to be pretty high as a result of the doctor or health-care provider giving you the "wrong shot." I recommend calling a few attorneys in your area with more details than you have provided here and see if they can give you some more specific information. Note that you are probably limited in time to 3 years after the date of the "wrong shot" to bring an action. However, a local attorney in your area will be able to give you more detailed information about your state laws. Best of luck.
NOTE: This information is general in nature and should not be considered legal advice. No attorney-client relationship exists or has been formed by this information.
Answered on May 01st, 2012 at 4:29 PM