Medical malpractice is not limited to medical doctors; it also includes hospitals, nurses, medical technicians, dentists, psychiatrists, nursing homes, healthcare providers of all types. The first step in a medical malpractice case is to prove negligence which is often complex. You will have to prove that the healthcare provider made a mistake that any other provider with comparable training and or facilities would not have made. In addition you have to prove that the health care provider's negligence is the direct cause of the injury. There is a limit on how much time you have after an accident or injury to file a lawsuit. This is called a statute of limitations and varies from state to state. In most states, you have two years to file a personal injury lawsuit. The clock starts running at the time of the injury. In some limited situations the time period may not begin until the discovery of the negligence. For example, if a loved one dies from what was initially believed to be an accident or natural causes and it is later discovered that the death was caused by negligence, the time period starts running on the discovery of that act. Talk to a qualified attorney for more information about the statute of limitations in your situation.

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