Statutes of Limitation

Medical Malpractice: Statute of Limitations

Posted in Medical Malpractice,Statutes of Limitation on December 29, 2014

Maher v. County of Alameda, (First District, February 18, 2014) — Cal.Rptr.3d —-, 2014 WL 605904 A man who suffered severe complications from a temporary biliary stent which had been inadvertently left in his abdomen following surgery, filed suit against the physicians who had performed the surgery and the medical center. The plaintiff alleged that…

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Statutes of Limitation: Equitable Tolling

Posted in Medical Malpractice,Statutes of Limitation on June 11, 2012

“A plaintiff must pursue a claim in a timely manner or demonstrate that he or she was prevented from doing so by improper action of the court or the defendants.”

Statutes of Limitations: Delayed Discovery

Posted in Statutes of Limitation on May 20, 2008

“The statute of limitations does not begin to run when some members of the public have a suspicion of wrongdoing, but only ‘once the plaintiff has a suspicion of wrongdoing.’”