MEDICAL MALPRACTICE-STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS

How long does someone have to initiate a medical malpractice lawsuit?

"The law requires that a medical malpractice lawsuit be initiated within two years from the date when the injury is first sustained or discovered or in the exercise of reasonable care should have been discovered. The law also requires that it be initiated within three years from the date of the act or omission complained of (CGS § 52-584). (The courts typically refer to the two year period as the statute of limitation and the three year limit as the statute of repose)"  (Coppolo, 2006).

Reference Coppolo, G. , (2006). Medical Malpratice-Statute of Limitations. Retrieved from http://www.cga.ct.gov/2006/rpt/2006-R-0583.htm