MEDICAL MALPRACTICE / PROFESSIONAL NEGLIGENCE
Frequently Asked Questions
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Q: What is medical malpractice?
Q: If I think I have a medical malpractice claim, what should I do?
Q: What is "informed consent?"
Q: If the results of surgery are unsatisfactory, may the patient have cause for a malpractice case?
Q: May medical malpractice damages be recovered if the signed consent forms are considered valid?
Q: How does a jury determine if a doctor's actions were negligent?
Q: What damages can be recovered in a malpractice case?
Q: What is a "Certificate of Merit?"
Q: What are the time limits for bringing medical malpractice lawsuits?
Q: If I was prescribed a drug from an experimental program, but the
doctor did not tell me it was experimental, do I have a case against
the doctor?
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JAMES LAW FIRM
Address: 604 Locust St., Suite 630, Des Moines, Iowa 50309
Phone: (866) 566-8291
Fax: (515) 246-8767
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Q: What are the time limits for bringing medical malpractice lawsuits?
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A: The statute of limitations in medical malpractice lawsuits differs by state. If a victim does not take steps to ensure their claim for malpractice, all rights to bring any action may be lost one year after the patient discovers the injury, or three years after the date of the injury, whichever occurs first. The time limit for bringing a claim against a governmental entity (county-owned hospital) is usually even shorter. There may be exceptions to the rule pertaining to minors, if the professional health care provider committed fraud and in an unusual circumstance of a physician leaving a foreign object inside of a patient during surgery. Most generally, however, there is a very limited window of opportunity for a patient to bring a medical malpractice action.
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