Medical Malpractice Case Timeline

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We were speaking to a friend of the firm recently. He said that his mom had been seeing a doctor and felt that maybe the doctor had made a mistake, and he was wondering if we could evaluate the case for him. He asked how long it takes, and we thought that might be an interesting topic to share about the length of time that these medical malpractice cases take. Unfortunately, medical malpractice is one of the areas of law that takes the longest to resolve. The reason is because there’s a pre-suit investigation required, which is very time consuming. You have two years to go through that process, and then there’s the litigation process.

The Florida Medical Association has done a good job of protecting their doctors and have been able to protect them to a certain extent, so insurance companies tend to be very aggressive in the way that they defend these cases. It’s not uncommon for medical malpractice cases to take years and years of litigation. We’ve been fortunate to resolve a few medical malpractice cases relatively quickly, but it’s not the common occurrence.

Every case is different, and it’s important that you talk to a qualified attorney that’s experience in this field that can give you an estimate of how they’re going to defend the case and how aggressive the defense is going to be. That’s going to depend on what happened, the type of injuries, and whether the liability is clear. Every case is different, so we invite you to give us a call. We can sit down with you, see if your medical malpractice case is one that is right for being resolved early, and we can give you a free consultation related to that topic. If you have any questions on this or any other topics, feel free to give us a call.