karon pa ko kabantay ani dah...wanted man diay ko...
anyway, 1 factor na dapat i-consider sa amount nga gi-demand is the filing fees. dili dawaton imong complaint kung wala'y bayad. of course speculation ra ni on my part, pero i'm sure nga ang filing fees gi-consider na sa pagdecide kung pila ang demanda. although pwede man ma waive ang filing fees, kinanglan mo apply pa ka to file the case as a pauper litigant. ambot kung ni-apply ba ang complainant.
kung sa legal aspect lang, IMO, the "victim" has a cause of action against the doctors, etc. for moral damages. actually sayon raman i-identify ang victim - hospital records: on Xdate, a patient with the name of Y was operated on to remove the canister. all the victim needs to do that he is patient Y. obviously, dili man maka deny ang hospital nga diha silay patient with that medical condition.