North Carolina injury and wrongful death attorney Thomas Pleasant's blog deals with many aspects of personal injury and wrongful death law, including especially nursing home abuse, nursing home neglect, nursing home injury, nursing home wrongful death, medical negligence and medical malpractice, including injury and wrongful death from medical errors and medical mistakes by doctors, nurses, hospitals, and other health care providers. The blog also deals with unfair insurance claims practices by insurance companies.

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11/17/2008
Thomas Pleasant
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Limitations Periods Can Be Tricky In Cases Against Doctors, Nurses and Hospitals for Medical Mistakes

If you have a claim against a doctor, nurse or hospital in North Carolina, be careful about the deadlines that apply for bringing suit. They are short, and tricky. Generally, 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. N.C. Gen. Stat. §§ 1-15 and 1-52(16) (1996). 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. N.C. Gen. Stat. § 1-53 (1996). If you or someone you love has been hurt or killed by the mistake of a doctor, nurse or hospital, you should contact a North Carolina attorney or lawyer who handles medical negligence claims.  I am available to discuuss your case free of charge, and have office locations in Wilmington, Raleigh and Fayetteville; and in many cases will travel  to you if travel is difficult for you.

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