Re: Can I Sue... Or Has The Statutes Of Limitation Expired?

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In general, medical malpractice has a very short statute of
limitation because of the fact specific nature, memories,
etc. The longest SOL for med mal I know of is 4 years after
the age of majority, i.e. 18. the other states I'm familiar
with have 1-2 years. I disagree with res, I don't think it
looks good for you, so much time has passed the possibility of
even finding the providers is rather remote. then you have to
prove that what they did fell below the standard of care AND
caused your injury. Punctured eardrums from ear infections
are not uncommon in children, happened to both my son and my
nephew. In fact, many kids have eardrums purposely punctured
when they have tubes put in. a punctured eardrum in and of
itself would not be the reason you have to wear a hearing
aid. consult an ENT doctor then take your records to an
attorney who specializes in medical malpractice. I would not
take the case personally but there may be someone who would
with the added information you may have.
On 2/15/07, Res Ispa Loquitur wrote:
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> Joseph
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> Generally the clock starts to click when a person reaches
> majority 18 or when you realize the injury ie cancer from
> toxins ingested long ago. This means you are only 4 years
> out of the starting gate. I do not know the statutory limit
> for your state but in others it is 7 to a lot longer. So it
> looks good for you to sue.
>
> Res Ispa Loquitur
>
>
> On 2/15/07, Joseph Nichols wrote:
>> When I was about 5 years old, I had an ear infection and
>> was taken to babtist hospital where a nure punctured my
>> ear drum. my parents did not take any legal action at that
>> time and are now deceased. i am now 22 years old and have
>> to wear a hearing aid. "still i cant hear to my full
>> potential. I personaly have no problem wearing it but it
>> is a distraction to people I know and work with.
>> what i want to know is if I can still sue them, even tho
>> my parrents did not. and how good of a case would i have
>> with no reccords other than what they have.