Limitation issues can be complex legal matters and it is essential to take advice from an experienced North Carolina medical malpractice attorney. Medical malpractice suits must be brought within three years from the date of the last act of the defendant giving rise to the cause of action or within one year of the date when the injury was or should have been discovered, but not more than four years from the date of the last act of defendant giving rise to the cause of action. Foreign object cases must be brought within one year from the date of discovery, but no longer than ten years from the date of the occurrence. N.C. Gen. Stat. § 1-15 (1996). Wrongful death actions based on alleged medical malpractice must be brought within the foregoing period or within two years from death, whichever is shorter.
When a North Carolina medical malpractice attorney acts on behalf of minors, the same rules apply, except the child's action (but not the parents' action for medical expenses) may also be brought any time before the child's nineteenth birthday. A claimant's insanity tolls the limitation statute.
If you are the innocent victim of a medical mistake then you may be able to recover compensation. For free advice without obligation from a North Carolina medical malpractice attorney just complete the contact form and a member of The Association Of Trial Lawyers Of America will telephone you immediately to discuss your compensation claim without further obligation.
Elmore, Elmore & Williams, 53 North Market Street, Buncombe
Co., Asheville
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Co., Durham
The Roberts Law Firm, 302 South York Street, Gaston Co., Gastonia
Michael R. Nash, 216 West Smith Street, Guilford Co., Greensboro
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Timothy A. Noe, 507 Owen Drive, Cumberland Co., Fayetteville
Charles M. Putterman, 5 W. Hargett Street, Suite 700, Wake
Co., Raleigh
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Co., Raleigh
Michael A. DeMayo, 741 Kenilworth (Park Plaza), Suite 100, Mecklenburg
Co., Charlotte
Anderson Korzen & Associates, 233 West Mountain Street, Forsyth
Co., Kernersville
Charles G. Monnett, 200 Queens Road, Suite 300, Mecklenburg
Co., Charlotte
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Co., Raleigh
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Jackson & Associates, 615 Princess Street, New Hanover
Co., Wilmington
Hatley & Stone, 709 Hay Street, Cumberland Co., Fayetteville
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Co., Fayetteville
Joseph E. Bruner, 510 Ferndale Boulevard, Suite 101, Guilford
Co., High Point
Carruthers & Bailey, 155 Sunnynoll Court, Suite 102, Forsyth
Co., Winston-Salem
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Fayetteville
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Co., Gastonia
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Co., Durham
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Co., Charlotte
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