hi - on April 15th 2003 my wife became critically ill due to a medical mistake - she was in septic shock, DIC, lung failure (ARDS), kidney failure, etc. Miraculously she survived, I believe she's one of 2 people who have survived this, but she never really recovered from the ARDS and she died June 18 2006 - We didn't file malpractice at the time because - we couldn't get a lawyer to take the case. If she would have been wealthy then we could have. I think it can be proven that her death and the ARDS were related and now that is been several years later, do I still have the possibility for a case? Now that she's dead?
2007-06-12 19:42:23 · 1 answers · asked by art_flood 4 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
I don't know where the previous responder got his information, but the typical time to act for a tort is 1 or 3 years from the date of discovery of the tort. This is entirely dependent upon the state in which the error occurred, however, so I would check.
2007-06-13 03:18:27 · answer #1 · answered by tara k 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋