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Statute of Limitations for Medical Malpractice in Georgia

Atlanta Medical Malpractice Lawyer

Time It Takes to Fight a Georgia Medical Malpractice Case

Victims of medical malpractice in Georgia often want to know from an Atlanta Medical Malpractice Lawyer, “How long do you have to file a medical malpractice case in Georgia?”. A Georgia medical malpractice case must usually be filed within 2 years from the date of the alleged injury or death caused by the Georgia medical malpractice event. The time-limits for a Georgia medical malpractice case are set forth in O.C.G.A. § 9-3-71.

However, there are some exceptions to this rule. For example, children or other people who are legally incompetent may have additional time under Georgia law to file a Georgia medical malpractice lawsuit.

The experienced attorneys and staff at the Atlanta, Georgia medical malpractice law firm at The Moses Firm give free medical malpractice consultations. If you believe you have a Georgia medical malpractice case, please contact the Atlanta medical malpractice lawyers based in Atlanta, Georgia, to help you determine whether you have a viable Georgia medical malpractice case and whether you still have time to pursue your Georgia medical malpractice case.

The top Atlanta medical malpractice attorneys and the top Atlanta medical malpractice lawyers at The Moses Firm have decades of experience specializing medical malpractice cases in Georgia and can help you evaluate your case for free. The Atlanta medical malpractice law firm at The Moses Firm do not charge for consultations to evaluate your medical malpractice case. If you need help, do not hesitate to reach out to the Atlanta medical malpractice lawyers at The Moses Firm.

By The Moses Firm | Posted on December 23, 2024 Tags: Statute of Limitations for Medical Malpractice in Georgia

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Medical Malpractice

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$47 Million Jury Verdict in Medical
Malpractice Case

A jury in Union County, Georgia, delivered a verdict against Union General Hospital and a local doctor for an untreated infection that led to the amputation of a patient's arm and leg.

$9 Million Jury Verdict in Medical
Malpractice Case

A Fulton County jury rendered a verdict against Resurgens and Yvonne Satterwhite, MD for wrapping a 7-year-old boy's arm with Coban and an Ace wrap too tightly causing him a lifelong disfigurement and disability to his dominant hand.

$7 Million Settlement in Medical
Malpractice Case

A major Atlanta hospital system settles a medical malpractice case where its general surgeon performed a 'four-quandrant, circumferential hemorrhoidectomy', which other physicians abandoned 100 years ago, leaving his patient unable to have a normal bowel movement for the rest of her life.

$7 Million Settlement in Medical
Malpractice Burn
Injury Case

Atlanta hospital system severely burned a baby's foot causing her a life long deformity and premature disability.

$3.4 Million Settlement in Medical
Malpractice/Wrongful
Death Case

Settlement in a medical malpractice/wrongful death case for the failure to establish an airway for a mother being intubated in preparation for a c-section.

$3 Million Full Policy Limits Settlement in
Medical Malpractice/Wrongful
Death Case

Full policy limits settlement in a medical malpractice/wrongful death case in which anesthesiologists prematurely removed a patient’s breathing tube causing her to suffocate.

$2.25 Million Settlement in Workplace
Death Case

Settlement in a workplace death in which a welder was crushed by a conveyor belt that had not been properly locked out and tagged out.

$2 Million Settlement in Medical
Malpractice Case

A metro Atlanta dermatologist settles a medical malpractice case where he removed a nerve sheath tumor instead of referring his patient to an experienced neurosurgeon who could remove it safely, leaving her with a permanent foot drop for the rest of her life.

$2 Million Premises Liability
Settlement Case

Premises liability settlement when a restaurant worker fell into an uncovered water meter hole and spilled hot oil on his face and body.

$2 Million Settlement in Medical
Malpractice
Anesthesia Case

Anesthesiologist failed to identify an obvious life-threatening abnormality on a cardiac ultrasound.

$1.5 Million Jury Verdict in Medical
Malpractice/Wrongful
Death Case

Jury verdict in a medical malpractice/wrongful death case for the failure to transfer a 1-year-old suffering from myocarditis to a tertiary care center.

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