Becker's Healthcare November 21, 2022
Maryland has the longest statute of limitations for medical malpractice lawsuits, at five years after the occurrence of the injury, according to a Nov. 18 report from Forbes.
The statute of limitations is how long patients have to pursue a malpractice claim against a physician after an alleged incident.
States ranked by medical malpractice statute of limitations:
- Maryland: 5 years after injury occurrence, or 3 years after discovery
- Minnesota: 4 years
- California: 3 years after injury occurrence, or 1 year after discovery
- District of Columbia: 3 years
- Maine: 3 years
- Massachusetts: 3 years
- Montana: 3 years
- Nevada: 3 years
- New Mexico: 3 years
- North Carolina: 3 years
- Rhode Island: 3 years
- South Carolina: 3...
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