法律案件都有一定的追訴期 ( statute of limitations ),但是每一種案件的追訴期不一定相同,同時各州的規定也不儘相同,所以您應該先了解您所在地區的規定,特別是有關醫療上的問題,包括了兩個部份,您可以在一定的時間之內提出訴訟自醫療措施開始之日,或是在一定的時間之內提出訴訟自您(或是其他醫師)發現問題之日.
我們以馬州為例
Medical Malpractice Actions
Actions against health-care providers must be filed within five years of the date that the act giving rise to the injury occurred, or within three years after the injury was discovered. In the case of a minor under 11 years of age, the statute of limitations begins to run on the minor's 11th birthday. Additionally, when a minor under 16 suffers an injury to the reproductive system or an injury caused by a foreign agent negligently left in the body, the statute of limitations begins to run on the child's 16th birthday.
所以您的情況如果在馬州就有一個案件.
這裡有一個資料您應該先了解一下什麼是 statute of limitations
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Statute_of_limitations
您也可以用這個資料了解一下您所在的州的相關規定
http://www.edgarsnyder.com/statute-limitations/index.html