Medical Malpractice Cases

Medical Malpractice Cases In Seminole County Florida

Dr. JOHN E TERWILLEGER Medical Malpractice Lawsuits - Court Case # 98-1757-CA-09-K

Indemnity Paid: $4,106,250.00

Dr. ROBERT L BOWLES Medical Malpractice Lawsuits - Court Case # 03-CA-2803-09-K

Indemnity Paid: $1,500,000.00

Dr. MAYON V PARKER Medical Malpractice Lawsuits - Court Case # 98-1757-CA-09-K

Indemnity Paid: $1,368,750.00

Dr. MICHAEL GEILING Medical Malpractice Lawsuits - Court Case # 2000-CA201-09-K

Indemnity Paid: $1,000,000.00

Dr. KURT T WOOD Medical Malpractice Lawsuits - Court Case # 04-CA-1311-10-K

Indemnity Paid: $1,000,000.00

Dr. MILI K VARGHESE Medical Malpractice Lawsuits - Court Case # 2019-CA-000979

Indemnity Paid: $1,000,000.00

Dr. DEAN SIDER Medical Malpractice Lawsuits - Court Case # 11 CA 24209-U

Indemnity Paid: $800,000.00

Dr. JONATHAN W PREBLE Medical Malpractice Lawsuits - Court Case # 2015-CA-000881-09M-K

Indemnity Paid: $637,500.00

Dr. RICHARD W ANDERSON Medical Malpractice Lawsuits - Court Case # CI 98-MP1702

Indemnity Paid: $600,000.00

Dr. DAVID WOSKA Medical Malpractice Lawsuits - Court Case # CA00213509 W

Indemnity Paid: $600,000.00

Dr. FELICE J SAMUEL Medical Malpractice Lawsuits - Court Case # 99-1223-CA-09-B

Indemnity Paid: $500,000.00

Dr. ROGER W SPENCER Medical Malpractice Lawsuits - Court Case # 99-1223-CA-09-B

Indemnity Paid: $500,000.00

Dr. BRIAN E REEVES Medical Malpractice Lawsuits - Court Case # 09-CA-29815

Indemnity Paid: $500,000.00

Dr. MARVIN J YOUNG Medical Malpractice Lawsuits - Court Case # 2016-CA-00131709MW

Indemnity Paid: $500,000.00

Dr. WAYNE W WINDHAM Medical Malpractice Lawsuits - Court Case # 11-CA-3730

Indemnity Paid: $500,000.00

Dr. LUIS A GUARDA-CANO Medical Malpractice Lawsuits - Court Case # 2014CA00201309MG

Indemnity Paid: $500,000.00

Dr. MIGUEL J MORALES Medical Malpractice Lawsuits - Court Case # 2016-CA-000545-10-G

Indemnity Paid: $500,000.00

Dr. VINCENZO GIULIANO Medical Malpractice Lawsuits - Court Case # 05 CA 1221 09 G

Indemnity Paid: $475,000.00

Dr. CONCETTA GIULIANO Medical Malpractice Lawsuits - Court Case # 05 CA 1221 09 G

Indemnity Paid: $475,000.00

Dr. RANDY TOMPKINS Medical Malpractice Lawsuits - Court Case # 04-CA-2150-11-K

Indemnity Paid: $460,000.00

Dr. JAVIER URDANETA Medical Malpractice Lawsuits - Court Case # 2010-CA-1906-09W

Indemnity Paid: $400,000.00

Dr. JAMES A SNYDER Medical Malpractice Lawsuits - Court Case # 2011 CA 004988

Indemnity Paid: $360,000.00

Dr. BARBARA G HARRIS Medical Malpractice Lawsuits - Court Case # 04-CA-363-09-L

Indemnity Paid: $350,000.00

Dr. JANET BELTON Medical Malpractice Lawsuits - Court Case # 07-CA 3705 09 K

Indemnity Paid: $325,000.00

Dr. MARINO CHANLATTE-ITHIER Medical Malpractice Lawsuits - Court Case # 81074971

Indemnity Paid: $325,000.00

Dr. JOHN W ROBERTSON Medical Malpractice Lawsuits - Court Case # 2015CA003018

Indemnity Paid: $250,000.00

Dr. JACOB K AGAMASU Medical Malpractice Lawsuits - Court Case # 2016-CA-001317-09M-W

Indemnity Paid: $250,000.00

Dr. EDWARD GROSS Medical Malpractice Lawsuits - Court Case # 06-CA-1139-09

Indemnity Paid: $250,000.00

Dr. DEBORAH JOSEPH Medical Malpractice Lawsuits - Court Case # 08-CA-979-09-L

Indemnity Paid: $250,000.00

Dr. JOSE A LOPEZ-CINTRON Medical Malpractice Lawsuits - Court Case # 07-CA-904-09-L

Indemnity Paid: $250,000.00

Dr. STEPHEN PHILLIPS Medical Malpractice Lawsuits - Court Case # 07-CA-904-09G

Indemnity Paid: $250,000.00

Dr. MARK ROQUE Medical Malpractice Lawsuits - Court Case # 09-CA-8267

Indemnity Paid: $250,000.00

Dr. JOSE R QUINTANA Medical Malpractice Lawsuits - Court Case # 2012-CA-000010

Indemnity Paid: $250,000.00

Dr. DAVID PON Medical Malpractice Lawsuits - Court Case # 08-CA-6886-09-K

Indemnity Paid: $250,000.00

Dr. SIVARAO MANAPRAGADA Medical Malpractice Lawsuits - Court Case # 2012-CA-004532-09-W

Indemnity Paid: $250,000.00

Dr. KUNNIKA CHUTINAN Medical Malpractice Lawsuits - Court Case # 13-CA-1521-09-G

Indemnity Paid: $250,000.00

Dr. JAMES J MACOOL Medical Malpractice Lawsuits - Court Case # 03CA308709G

Indemnity Paid: $250,000.00

Dr. JOHN ROBERTSON Medical Malpractice Lawsuits - Court Case # 01-CA-2574-09-K

Indemnity Paid: $250,000.00

Dr. JUAN L RAVELO Medical Malpractice Lawsuits - Court Case # 2000-CA201-09-K

Indemnity Paid: $250,000.00

Dr. BARBARA G HARRIS Medical Malpractice Lawsuits - Court Case # 05-CA-2132-09-G

Indemnity Paid: $250,000.00

Dr. CARLOS L DOMINGUEZ Medical Malpractice Lawsuits - Court Case # 05-CA-654-09-G

Indemnity Paid: $250,000.00

Dr. DAVID V JOSEPH Medical Malpractice Lawsuits - Court Case # 05-CA-1203-09W

Indemnity Paid: $249,999.00

Dr. VIRGIL DAWSON Medical Malpractice Lawsuits - Court Case # 11-CA-3958-09-G

Indemnity Paid: $240,000.00

Dr. CLYDE CLIMER Medical Malpractice Lawsuits - Court Case # 98-315-CA-09-A

Indemnity Paid: $235,000.00

Dr. CLYDE CLIMER Medical Malpractice Lawsuits - Court Case # 01-CA-218-09-W

Indemnity Paid: $230,000.00

Dr. ELIAS JACOBO Medical Malpractice Lawsuits - Court Case # CA-617-09W

Indemnity Paid: $225,000.00

Dr. GREGORY A ZITTEL Medical Malpractice Lawsuits - Court Case # 2015-CA-00420

Indemnity Paid: $225,000.00

Dr. SAAD M KHAN Medical Malpractice Lawsuits - Court Case # 2011-CA-003574

Indemnity Paid: $212,500.00

Dr. DAVID L NERNESS Medical Malpractice Lawsuits - Court Case # 12-CA-200

Indemnity Paid: $200,000.00

Dr. CHARLES N WITTEN Medical Malpractice Lawsuits - Court Case # 93783492

Indemnity Paid: $200,000.00

Dr. ABRAHAM L WOODS Medical Malpractice Lawsuits - Court Case # 2017-CA-001406-09M-G

Indemnity Paid: $200,000.00

Dr. STEPHEN B DAVIS Medical Malpractice Lawsuits - Court Case # 2015 CA 002055

Indemnity Paid: $195,000.00

Dr. MUBEEN H CHIDA Medical Malpractice Lawsuits - Court Case # 59-2016-CA-002184

Indemnity Paid: $175,000.00

Dr. HOWARD B LONDON Medical Malpractice Lawsuits - Court Case # 06-CA-567-09-K

Indemnity Paid: $175,000.00

Dr. VICTOR W MELGEN Medical Malpractice Lawsuits - Court Case # 09-CA-7005-09-G

Indemnity Paid: $165,000.00

Dr. ARTURO ESPINOLA Medical Malpractice Lawsuits - Court Case # 2011-CA-003574

Indemnity Paid: $150,000.00

Dr. HAL PINELESS Medical Malpractice Lawsuits - Court Case # 2013-CA-2098-09-K

Indemnity Paid: $150,000.00

Dr. RAYMOND NISSLEY Medical Malpractice Lawsuits - Court Case # 01CA64309

Indemnity Paid: $150,000.00

Dr. DIANE STOREY Medical Malpractice Lawsuits - Court Case # 01CA64309

Indemnity Paid: $150,000.00

Dr. JUNIAS DESAMOUR Medical Malpractice Lawsuits - Court Case # 2016-CA-001317-09M

Indemnity Paid: $150,000.00

Dr. EDWIN M VILLALOBOS Medical Malpractice Lawsuits - Court Case # 04-CA-1311-10-K

Indemnity Paid: $141,842.00

Dr. MICHAEL GEILING Medical Malpractice Lawsuits - Court Case # 05-CA 2280-09

Indemnity Paid: $140,000.00

Dr. RICHARD SHAFFER Medical Malpractice Lawsuits - Court Case # 12-CA6320-09 K

Indemnity Paid: $132,500.00

Dr. MOHIT JAIN Medical Malpractice Lawsuits - Court Case # 12-CA6320-09 K

Indemnity Paid: $132,500.00

Dr. MICHAEL B BUTLER Medical Malpractice Lawsuits - Court Case # 05-CA-1187-09-K

Indemnity Paid: $125,000.00

Dr. JOHN V PARKER Medical Malpractice Lawsuits - Court Case # 96-2429CA-09-W

Indemnity Paid: $125,000.00

Dr. THOMAS A BARNARD Medical Malpractice Lawsuits - Court Case # 12-CA-540309

Indemnity Paid: $125,000.00

Dr. MICHAEL D FRIEDMAN Medical Malpractice Lawsuits - Court Case # 2018-CA-1413-09-G

Indemnity Paid: $125,000.00

Dr. MICHAEL D GORDON Medical Malpractice Lawsuits - Court Case # 05-CA-2138-09-L

Indemnity Paid: $120,000.00

Dr. JOHN PARKER Medical Malpractice Lawsuits - Court Case # 98-1990-CA-09

Indemnity Paid: $100,000.00

Dr. JUDITH A KALTENBACH Medical Malpractice Lawsuits - Court Case # 2019-CA-001760-09M-L

Indemnity Paid: $100,000.00

Dr. KENDRALEE BLYTHE Medical Malpractice Lawsuits - Court Case # 2014-CA-001853-09M-U

Indemnity Paid: $100,000.00

Dr. DAVID POOLE Medical Malpractice Lawsuits - Court Case # 2014-CA-000673

Indemnity Paid: $100,000.00

Dr. LEROY RAPHAEL Medical Malpractice Lawsuits - Court Case # 06-CA-902-09-G

Indemnity Paid: $99,000.00

Dr. MICHAEL COUSSA Medical Malpractice Lawsuits - Court Case # 2011 CA 004988

Indemnity Paid: $90,000.00

Dr. SAMI BANOUB Medical Malpractice Lawsuits - Court Case # CA3189-09

Indemnity Paid: $75,000.00

Dr. MICHAEL MOYER Medical Malpractice Lawsuits - Court Case # 09-CA-1936-09-K

Indemnity Paid: $75,000.00

Dr. MICHAEL D GEILING Medical Malpractice Lawsuits - Court Case # 06-CA 636 09-W

Indemnity Paid: $75,000.00

Dr. JONATHAN M SIMON Medical Malpractice Lawsuits - Court Case # 05CA262-09K

Indemnity Paid: $75,000.00

Dr. JOSHUA HELMAN Medical Malpractice Lawsuits - Court Case # 04 CA 1173 09

Indemnity Paid: $60,000.00

Dr. ALFRED RODRIGUEZ Medical Malpractice Lawsuits - Court Case # 07 CA 1703 09 W

Indemnity Paid: $60,000.00

Dr. DONALD STODDARD Medical Malpractice Lawsuits - Court Case # 2007CA002466

Indemnity Paid: $51,600.00

Dr. EUGENE M PASCARELLA JR. Medical Malpractice Lawsuits - Court Case # 06-CA-656-11-K

Indemnity Paid: $50,000.00

Dr. MARC F SIEGEL Medical Malpractice Lawsuits - Court Case # 05CA262-09K

Indemnity Paid: $50,000.00

Dr. GEORGE V CESTARO Medical Malpractice Lawsuits - Court Case # 04-CA-1091-09W

Indemnity Paid: $50,000.00

Dr. ALEXANDER NURELL Medical Malpractice Lawsuits - Court Case # 2006 CA 3554

Indemnity Paid: $50,000.00

Dr. RICHARD S ROGERS Medical Malpractice Lawsuits - Court Case # 2018-CA-000196

Indemnity Paid: $50,000.00

Dr. JOHN V PARKER Medical Malpractice Lawsuits - Court Case # 05-CA-1632-09-K

Indemnity Paid: $49,500.00

Dr. ANTONY P JOSEPH Medical Malpractice Lawsuits - Court Case # 03-CA-930-09-L

Indemnity Paid: $35,000.00

Dr. ELIAS GIZAW Medical Malpractice Lawsuits - Court Case # 03-CA-930-09-L

Indemnity Paid: $25,000.00

Dr. JUAN L RAVELO Medical Malpractice Lawsuits - Court Case # 03CA-1061

Indemnity Paid: $25,000.00

Dr. LAWRENCE M GILLIARD Medical Malpractice Lawsuits - Court Case # 05-CA-1203-09-W

Indemnity Paid: $25,000.00

Dr. ROBERT T HOOVER II Medical Malpractice Lawsuits - Court Case # 09-CA-1193-09-G

Indemnity Paid: $25,000.00

Dr. CHRISTIAN KOVATS Medical Malpractice Lawsuits - Court Case # 2008CA-01354

Indemnity Paid: $25,000.00

Dr. DIANE L CANTRELL Medical Malpractice Lawsuits - Court Case # 592018CA0027280000

Indemnity Paid: $25,000.00

Dr. ALLAN KLAIMAN Medical Malpractice Lawsuits - Court Case # 2019-CA-000517-09M-W

Indemnity Paid: $25,000.00

Dr. ALLAN KLAIMAN Medical Malpractice Lawsuits - Court Case # 2019-CA-000517-09M-W

Indemnity Paid: $25,000.00

Dr. LUIS F ALICEA Medical Malpractice Lawsuits - Court Case # 08-CA7589-11-G

Indemnity Paid: $24,999.00

Dr. ROBERT MATTESON Medical Malpractice Lawsuits - Court Case # 02-CA-942-09-L

Indemnity Paid: $18,750.00

Dr. CHARLES W RUSH Medical Malpractice Lawsuits - Court Case # 2014-CA-002607 NC

Indemnity Paid: $15,000.00

Dr. JUAN RAVELO Medical Malpractice Lawsuits - Court Case # 06 CA 636 09-W

Indemnity Paid: $9,999.00

Dr. WAYNE D SOVEN Medical Malpractice Lawsuits - Court Case # 11 CA 4221 09 K

Indemnity Paid: $0.00

Dr. JOHN W ROBERTSON Medical Malpractice Lawsuits - Court Case # 12-CA-005373-09-K

Indemnity Paid: $0.00

Dr. ZIA FATEMI Medical Malpractice Lawsuits - Court Case # 2012-CA-2438-11

Indemnity Paid: $0.00

Dr. EFFIE YAO Medical Malpractice Lawsuits - Court Case # 2012-CA-2121-09W

Indemnity Paid: $0.00

Dr. ILYA A FREYMAN Medical Malpractice Lawsuits - Court Case # 09-CA-6420-09-K

Indemnity Paid: $0.00

Dr. PETER GRUENBERG Medical Malpractice Lawsuits - Court Case # 2014-CA-126-14-K

Indemnity Paid: $0.00

Dr. VINCENT J MAMONE Medical Malpractice Lawsuits - Court Case # 2015-CA-001347-09M-L

Indemnity Paid: $0.00

Dr. FADI AOUN Medical Malpractice Lawsuits - Court Case # 2015-SC-002753

Indemnity Paid: $0.00

Dr. ALBERT ESMAILZADEH Medical Malpractice Lawsuits - Court Case # 2014-CA-001284-09M-K

Indemnity Paid: $0.00

Dr. RALPH GOUSSE Medical Malpractice Lawsuits - Court Case # 2013-CA-000038

Indemnity Paid: $0.00

Dr. CHRISTOPHER C BUDDENDORFF Medical Malpractice Lawsuits - Court Case # 2015-CA-002279

Indemnity Paid: $0.00

Dr. JOHN PARKER Medical Malpractice Lawsuits - Court Case # 04-CA-329-09-G

Indemnity Paid: $0.00

Dr. DAVID GOSS Medical Malpractice Lawsuits - Court Case # 04-CA-329-09-G

Indemnity Paid: $0.00

Dr. CHERYL MCLEMORE Medical Malpractice Lawsuits - Court Case # 11-CA-4221-09K

Indemnity Paid: $0.00

Dr. TIMOTHY P MASON Medical Malpractice Lawsuits - Court Case # 2016CA002396

Indemnity Paid: $0.00

Dr. PANKAJKUMAR J PATEL Medical Malpractice Lawsuits - Court Case # 2016-CA-002804-09M

Indemnity Paid: $0.00

Dr. VINODKUMAR C THAKKAR Medical Malpractice Lawsuits - Court Case # 2016-CA-002804-09M

Indemnity Paid: $0.00

Dr. SEAN M MAHAN Medical Malpractice Lawsuits - Court Case # 2015-CA-002605

Indemnity Paid: $0.00

Dr. TIMOTHY P MASON Medical Malpractice Lawsuits - Court Case # 2016CA002785

Indemnity Paid: $0.00

Dr. JOHN M ALTOMARE Medical Malpractice Lawsuits - Court Case # 2017SC000842

Indemnity Paid: $0.00

Dr. DAVID HAZAN Medical Malpractice Lawsuits - Court Case # 2016-CA-001793

Indemnity Paid: $0.00

Dr. THOMAS G FIALA Medical Malpractice Lawsuits - Court Case # 2017-CA-001659

Indemnity Paid: $0.00

Dr. BIBI EOONOUS Medical Malpractice Lawsuits - Court Case # 418982284

Indemnity Paid: $0.00

Dr. MICHAEL V JABLONSKI Medical Malpractice Lawsuits - Court Case # 11-CA3356-09-W

Indemnity Paid: $0.00

Dr. RANDALL B COVERMAN Medical Malpractice Lawsuits - Court Case # 2015-CA-002351

Indemnity Paid: $0.00

Dr. SAMPATHKUMAR SHANMUGHAM Medical Malpractice Lawsuits - Court Case # 2017-CA-002586

Indemnity Paid: $0.00

Malpractice Lawyers in Seminole county

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Andrew John Jones
John Edward Jones, P.A.
PO Box 181985
Casselberry, FL 32718-1985
407-834-5700
http://www.johnedwardjones.com
Specialty: Medical Malpractice
Eligble to practice in Seminole County Florida: Yes
Benjamin Webster Newman
Benjamin W. Newman, LLC
5415 Lake Howell Rd Ste 313
Winter Park, FL 32792-1033
407-305-8514
Specialty: Medical Malpractice
Eligble to practice in Seminole County Florida: Yes
Brian Alan Coury
The Coury Law Firm, P.A.
PO Box 951763
Lake Mary, FL 32795-1763
407-321-1013
http://courylawfirm.com
Specialty: Medical Malpractice
Eligble to practice in Seminole County Florida: Yes
Deborah Gallagher Warner
Warner & Warner PL
5200 S US Highway 17/92
Casselberry, FL 32707-3845
321-972-1889
http://www.warnerandwarner.com
Specialty: Medical Malpractice
Eligble to practice in Seminole County Florida: Yes
James Gabriel Vickaryous
James G. Vickaryous, P.A.
1515 International Pkwy Ste 2031
Lake Mary, FL 32746-7635
407-333-3332
http://www.yourfloridainjurylawyer.com/
Specialty: Medical Malpractice
Eligble to practice in Seminole County Florida: Yes
Joseph Dayton Foley Jr.
Joseph Dayton Foley, Jr. P.A.
283 Cranes Roost Blvd Ste 111
Altamonte Springs, FL 32701-3437
407-629-6060
Specialty: Medical Malpractice
Eligble to practice in Seminole County Florida: Yes
Paul N Schaefer
Paul N. Schaefer, Attorney at Law
1220 Commerce Park Dr Ste 201
Longwood, FL 32779-5014
407-774-7122
http://www.paulschaeferlaw.com
Specialty: Medical Malpractice
Eligble to practice in Seminole County Florida: Yes
Roger Basil Butcher
Roger B Butcher P A
PO Box 620069
Oviedo, FL 32762-0069
407-321-6635
Specialty: Medical Malpractice
Eligble to practice in Seminole County Florida: Yes
Scot Daniel Warner
Warner & Warner
5200 S US Highway 17/92
Casselberry, FL 32707-3845
321-972-1889
http://www.warnerandwarner.com
Specialty: Medical Malpractice
Eligble to practice in Seminole County Florida: Yes
Tricia Anne Madden
Tricia A. Madden, P.A.
108 Beaufort Dr
Longwood, FL 32779-5701
407-592-5022
Specialty: Medical Malpractice
Eligble to practice in Seminole County Florida: Yes

Frequently Asked Questions

Who can file a medical malpractice lawsuit in Florida?

Typically an attorney who specializes in medical malpractice and is licensed in the state of Florida.

Can you file a medical malpractice lawsuit without a lawyer?

Yes you can, however it is highly advised not to as the medical malpractice case law is very complex

What kind of attorney do I need to sue a doctor?

You should look for an attorney who specializes in medical malpractice, you can also search for tort lawyer.

What percentage do malpractice lawyers get?

Most medical malpractice attorneys charge at least a 40% contingency fee.

How long do you have to sue for medical malpractice in Florida?

Under the 2019 Florida statutes, An action for medical malpractice shall be commenced within 2 years from the time the incident giving rise to the action occurred or within 2 years from the time the incident is discovered, or should have been discovered with the exercise of due diligence; however, in no event shall the action be commenced later than 4 years from the date of the incident or occurrence out of which the cause of action accrued, except that this 4-year period shall not bar an action brought on behalf of a minor on or before the child’s eighth birthday. An “action for medical malpractice” is defined as a claim in tort or in contract for damages because of the death, injury, or monetary loss to any person arising out of any medical, dental, or surgical diagnosis, treatment, or care by any provider of health care. The limitation of actions within this subsection shall be limited to the health care provider and persons in privity with the provider of health care. In those actions covered by this paragraph in which it can be shown that fraud, concealment, or intentional misrepresentation of fact prevented the discovery of the injury the period of limitations is extended forward 2 years from the time that the injury is discovered or should have been discovered with the exercise of due diligence, but in no event to exceed 7 years from the date the incident giving rise to the injury occurred, except that this 7-year period shall not bar an action brought on behalf of a minor on or before the child’s eighth birthday. This paragraph shall not apply to actions for which ss. 766.301-766.316 provide the exclusive remedy. see section 7 chaper b http://www.leg.state.fl.us/Statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&URL=0000-0099/0095/Sections/0095.11.html

Is there a cap on medical malpractice in Florida?

With respect to a cause of action for personal injury or wrongful death arising from medical negligence of practitioners, regardless of the number of such practitioner defendants, noneconomic damages shall not exceed $500,000 per claimant. No practitioner shall be liable for more than $500,000 in noneconomic damages, regardless of the number of claimants. see http://www.leg.state.fl.us/Statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&URL=0700-0799/0766/Sections/0766.118.html

Do doctors in Florida have to have malpractice insurance?

Under Florida law, physicians are generally required to carry medical malpractice insurance or otherwise demonstrate financial responsibility to cover potential claims for medical malpractice. However, certain part-time physicians who meet state requirements are exempt from the financial responsibility law. see http://www.leg.state.fl.us/statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&URL=0400-0499/0458/Sections/0458.320.html

Is there a time limit to file a medical malpractice suit?

Under the 2019 Florida statutes, An action for medical malpractice shall be commenced within 2 years from the time the incident giving rise to the action occurred or within 2 years from the time the incident is discovered, or should have been discovered with the exercise of due diligence; however, in no event shall the action be commenced later than 4 years from the date of the incident or occurrence out of which the cause of action accrued, except that this 4-year period shall not bar an action brought on behalf of a minor on or before the child’s eighth birthday. An “action for medical malpractice” is defined as a claim in tort or in contract for damages because of the death, injury, or monetary loss to any person arising out of any medical, dental, or surgical diagnosis, treatment, or care by any provider of health care. The limitation of actions within this subsection shall be limited to the health care provider and persons in privity with the provider of health care. In those actions covered by this paragraph in which it can be shown that fraud, concealment, or intentional misrepresentation of fact prevented the discovery of the injury the period of limitations is extended forward 2 years from the time that the injury is discovered or should have been discovered with the exercise of due diligence, but in no event to exceed 7 years from the date the incident giving rise to the injury occurred, except that this 7-year period shall not bar an action brought on behalf of a minor on or before the child’s eighth birthday. This paragraph shall not apply to actions for which ss. 766.301-766.316 provide the exclusive remedy. see section 7 chaper b http://www.leg.state.fl.us/Statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&URL=0000-0099/0095/Sections/0095.11.html

What is considered medical malpractice in Florida?

Medical Malpractice in Florida is defined as significant harm. This means that the injury must be serious enough to have resulted in significant healthcare expenses, missed work and caused ongoing pain and suffering.

What is the statute of limitations for legal malpractice in Florida?

Under the 2019 Florida statutes, An action for medical malpractice shall be commenced within 2 years from the time the incident giving rise to the action occurred or within 2 years from the time the incident is discovered, or should have been discovered with the exercise of due diligence; however, in no event shall the action be commenced later than 4 years from the date of the incident or occurrence out of which the cause of action accrued, except that this 4-year period shall not bar an action brought on behalf of a minor on or before the child’s eighth birthday. An “action for medical malpractice” is defined as a claim in tort or in contract for damages because of the death, injury, or monetary loss to any person arising out of any medical, dental, or surgical diagnosis, treatment, or care by any provider of health care. The limitation of actions within this subsection shall be limited to the health care provider and persons in privity with the provider of health care. In those actions covered by this paragraph in which it can be shown that fraud, concealment, or intentional misrepresentation of fact prevented the discovery of the injury the period of limitations is extended forward 2 years from the time that the injury is discovered or should have been discovered with the exercise of due diligence, but in no event to exceed 7 years from the date the incident giving rise to the injury occurred, except that this 7-year period shall not bar an action brought on behalf of a minor on or before the child’s eighth birthday. This paragraph shall not apply to actions for which ss. 766.301-766.316 provide the exclusive remedy. see section 7 chaper b http://www.leg.state.fl.us/Statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&URL=0000-0099/0095/Sections/0095.11.html

Who can file a wrongful death suit in Florida?

Florida law requires a representative of the deceased person's estate to file the wrongful death claim. The representative may be named in the will or estate plan. The court will appoint a representative if there is no will or estate plan

What is the statute of limitations for wrongful death in Florida?

Under the 2019 Florida statutes, the statute of limitations for wrongful death is within two years of the date of death for most cases.

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