QUESTION
my dentist broke file inside my tooth root while doing root canal
Asked on May 31st, 2016 on Medical Malpractice - Wisconsin
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my dentist informed me that he broke file in my tooth while doing root canal everything is documented in my file .then told me if its clean you should be okay if not you might have later infection and that's what happened 6 months later i went back to him he said we have to extract the tooth i agreed because of the pain that i had after that i have pain for more than a month from extraction and price to replace my tooth around 10 thousand can i ask this dental group for money to replace my tooth and for the pain and suffering ?
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Medical malpractice cases are very difficult to pursue in Wisconsin. I wrote a blog about the topic at our law firm's web site. While granted your case involves dental malpractice, it may still be a difficult case to pursue; the larger problem in your case may be less proving negligence, than the limited damage value of your case in terms of what happened to you. An attorney may have to spend thousands of dollars in court expenses and expert fees in pursuing the case, so unless there are large damages involved, you probably will find great difficulty in finding an injury/malpractice lawyer to take your case. Keep in mind the statute of limitations in Wisconsin for professional medical malpractice is three years from the date of your occurrence. If you fail to file the lawsuit within three years from the initial dental work you had, your claim would be forever barred.
Answered on May 31st, 2016 at 8:34 PM
David B. Karp Karp & Iancu, S.C. 933 North Mayfair Road #300 Milwaukee, WI 53226 414 453 0800 dbk@karplawfirm.com www.karplawfirm.com