Unlike
what's usually depicted in TV programs like the top-rating “Grey's
Anatomy,” not all doctors and surgeons get it right all the time.
In real life, even highly respectable health practitioners are
susceptible to errors like making a wrong diagnosis or prescribing an
incorrect medication. However, once the errors begin to worsen a
patient's condition, the medical practitioners can face a medical
malpractice lawsuit.
Medical
malpractice laws, however, vary from state to state. For instance,
the statute of limitations differ from one state to another, which
limits the period in which claimants can file a charge. In North
Carolina, a patient can file a medical malpractice lawsuit within
three years from the date of injury, while in New York, a patient
should bring a medical malpractice case within two and a half years
from the date of injury.
