There is a two-year statute of limitations for filing a medical malpractice case in Florida.
This means that an injured person (or the familiy or guardian of an injured or deceased person) has two years from the time that he or she found out (or should have found out) that a health care provider might have caused the injuries or death to file a medical malpractice lawsuit.
Insurance companies in Florida are allowed six-months of this two-year time frame to evaluate your claim before your medical malpractice lawyer can even file your lawsuit. Unless you retain a Florida medical malpractice attorney to begin investigating you medical malpractice case immediately, you could forfeit your right to compensation if the two-year deadline passes.
Medical malpractice can lead to negative life-long consequences. If you or someone you know has been impacted by medical negligence, it is important to understand your legal rights and the different ways to protect them.
All medical practitioners including doctors, nurses, and other physicians are held to a high standard of care that they indeed generally meet. However, this responsibility can occasionally be neglected, thus causing injuries by a medical practitioner that was meant to assist their patients.
