Medical Malpractice Attorneys Of Lowenthal & Abrams Discuss Malpractice Statutes Of Limitations
/EINPresswire.com/ In Pennsylvania, there is a strict two year statute of limitations on these types of claims, meaning that even patients who may have entirely legitimate complaints cannot get the compensation they need after this time frame has passed.
A recent news story in Pennsylvania illustrates the importance of timing when it comes to filing a medical malpractice lawsuit. The case involves an inmate at the State Correctional Institute at Rockview who sued the prison for poor medical care relating to an injury he sustained during his arrest for bank robbery. The prisoner was shot through the hand by deputies during the arrest, requiring surgery at a Pennsylvania hospital before his transfer to the prison.
The essence of the individual's claim was that, following his transfer to the prison, he was given Tylenol by a prison medical official, rather than the medication which he claims he was prescribed at the hospital that initially treated his wound. The judge presiding over the case, however, denied the claim on the grounds that the inmate had brought his action more than two years after the alleged malpractice's occurrence, past the statute of limitations for medical malpractice cases in Pennsylvania.
Regardless of the merits of this individual's claim, this case illustrates the importance of filing a medical malpractice claim as soon as possible. In Pennsylvania, there is a strict two year statute of limitations on these types of claims, meaning that even patients who may have entirely legitimate complaints cannot get the compensation they need after this time frame has passed. At Lowenthal & Abrams, P.C., our Pennsylvania medical malpractice lawyers are prepared to represent any Pennsylvania resident who has been the victim of medical malpractice.
Lowenthal & Abrams, P.C., is a personal injury law firm based in Pennsylvania, with offices in Philadelphia, New Jersey, and New York. To learn more about the firm's full range of legal services, contact them today at 610-667-7511.
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Lowenthal & Abrams
Lowenthal & Abrams, P.C.
610-667-7511
http://www.lowabram.com
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A recent news story in Pennsylvania illustrates the importance of timing when it comes to filing a medical malpractice lawsuit. The case involves an inmate at the State Correctional Institute at Rockview who sued the prison for poor medical care relating to an injury he sustained during his arrest for bank robbery. The prisoner was shot through the hand by deputies during the arrest, requiring surgery at a Pennsylvania hospital before his transfer to the prison.
The essence of the individual's claim was that, following his transfer to the prison, he was given Tylenol by a prison medical official, rather than the medication which he claims he was prescribed at the hospital that initially treated his wound. The judge presiding over the case, however, denied the claim on the grounds that the inmate had brought his action more than two years after the alleged malpractice's occurrence, past the statute of limitations for medical malpractice cases in Pennsylvania.
Regardless of the merits of this individual's claim, this case illustrates the importance of filing a medical malpractice claim as soon as possible. In Pennsylvania, there is a strict two year statute of limitations on these types of claims, meaning that even patients who may have entirely legitimate complaints cannot get the compensation they need after this time frame has passed. At Lowenthal & Abrams, P.C., our Pennsylvania medical malpractice lawyers are prepared to represent any Pennsylvania resident who has been the victim of medical malpractice.
Lowenthal & Abrams, P.C., is a personal injury law firm based in Pennsylvania, with offices in Philadelphia, New Jersey, and New York. To learn more about the firm's full range of legal services, contact them today at 610-667-7511.
Media Contact:
Lowenthal & Abrams
Lowenthal & Abrams, P.C.
610-667-7511
http://www.lowabram.com
PR courtesy of Online PR Media.
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