Prior to filing a lawsuit against Pet Smart, it may be possible to settle the case with its insurance carrier.You and your daughter have separate personal injury claims.When each of you completes the medical treatment and is released by the doctor, obtain the medical bills, medical reports and in your case, if applicable wage loss.Your personal injury claim filed with Pet Smart's insurance carrier should include those items.Your daughter's personal injury case should include medical bills and medical reports.Compensation for the medical bills is straight reimbursement.  The medical reports document the injury and will be used to determine compensation for pain and suffering which is an amount in addition to the medical bills.  Compensation for wage loss is straight reimbursement.If the personal injury case is settled with Pet Smart's insurance carrier, NO lawsuit is filed.If you are dissatisfied with settlement offers from the insurance carrier, reject them and file a lawsuit for negligence against Pet Smart.If the case is NOT settled, your lawsuit must be filed prior to the expiration of the applicable statute of limitations or you will lose your rights forever in the matter.The same discussion is applicable to your daughter's personal injury case.  You will need to be appointed guardian ad litem to file a lawsuit on her behalf because she is a minor.In my opinion, the case against the Bayfield vet is weak and is not worth pursuing.  If you were to pursue it, the same discusssion would be applicable.