I like my doctor and I don’t want to sue her, but I think I have a potential medical malpractice case against her. What should I do?

If you have been the victim of medical malpractice, then you have the legal right to sue. The law gives you that right for a reason, and you should strongly consider filing suit, especially if you have a serious and convincing case.

Why should I consider a medical malpractice lawsuit?

There are a few possible reasons you may wish to consider a medical malpractice case, even if you like your doctor:

• Someone needs to pay the bills. If you have a good medical malpractice case, by definition this means that your doctor caused damage to you and that you can prove it. If you have suffered financial damage and you do not sue your doctor for your medical bills, lost wages, pain and suffering and emotional distress, then you will end up having to deal with the costs of your injury out of your own pocket. This is grossly unfair if the doctor was the one who caused those injuries and costs.
• Your doctor likely has insurance. You need not worry about taking the roof from over your doctor's head or about your doctor having to pay a huge judgment and not being able to feed her family. Doctors carry liability insurance, just as you carry home insurance and car insurance. That liability policy is going to pay the damages for the doctor. 
• You can help protect others. If your doctor truly did something negligent, then she did not behave with the standard of care that all reasonable doctors should exhibit. If she made this mistake with you, she may be making it with someone else as well. Other patients can look up the records of your malpractice suit so they are informed before they go to your doctor. Further, if one doctor is sued a number of times for malpractice, he may lose his insurance and not be able to practice any more. This could mean you help get a bad doctor out of the office and away from patients. 

No matter how much you like your doctor, your legal rights need to come first. If you believe you have a good case for malpractice against your doctor, you need to consult with an experienced lawyer to have a case evaluation and to learn more about your rights.