Tampa Personal Injury lawyer Discusses Nursing Home Abuse Statute of Limitations
Posted By Scott Distasio on Jul 13, 2010 6:30am PDT
Every case must be brought within a certain amount of time or it is forever barred. The time limit is called the statute of limitations. As a Tampa nursing home abuse lawyer, I know that if you file a lawsuit after the statute of limitations has expired, it will be thrown out of court.
The statute of limitations in Tampa or any other part of Florida for personal injury or wrongful death as a result of nursing home abuse or neglect is governed by 2009->Ch0400->Section%200236#0400.0236">Fl. Stat. 400.0236. The statute says that any action for damages caused by nursing home abuse or neglect shall be commenced within 2 years from the time the incident giving rise to the action occurred or within 2 years from the time the incident is discovered or should have been discovered with the exercise of due diligence; however, in no event shall the action be commenced later than 4 years from the date of the incident or occurrence out of which the cause of action accrued.