“We need damages, causation, applicable limitation periods, the clinic’s records, and expert review.”

“What about my marriage?”

He looked at me.

“Your marital decisions will complicate causation.”

Exactly.

The clinic could be responsible for issuing a false medical result and failing to appropriately correct or disclose a known discrepancy.

They were not automatically responsible for every terrible choice I made afterward.

Penelope eventually obtained her own lawyer before deciding whether to participate.