Why do lawyers tell me to continue to pursue my case if the statute of limitations is up?
If the statute has run on the case then no lawyer can help you, as the statute of limitations is generally ironclad.
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If the statute has run on the case then no lawyer can help you, as the statute of limitations is generally ironclad.
I would report this to the attorney general's office as the insurance proceeds have been stolen from you by this action, constitute grand larceny....
You did not ask any question, merely related some facts. If you believe your wife was injured secondary to malpractice get the relevant records to...
Statute of repose - three years - likely limits the time within which you could have brought this claim. Confirm with local counsel.
If your surgeon intentionally misled you to stall there may be a basis to extend the statute, but if multiple physicians kept telling you this was...
Assuming there was malpractice, unless the delay in diagnosis and treatment caused a very significant injury it would not likely be worth suing.
Malpractice statute of limitations controls (generally one year from date of treatment or discovery). You will still need an expert to prove...
There may not even be a civil case worth bringing if the worst effect of the medication was an emergency room visit. Almost died translates into...
Without knowing what your injuries are and what the nature of the malpractice may be, no one can advise you. Use Avvo Find a Lawyer feature to find...
Damages are very limited and unlikely enough justification to entice malpractice counsel to pay for an expert on such a case.