The state of Florida has a very strict set of guidelines for how long you can sue after an incident. This includes actions of all kinds, from copyright infringement to injuries received on the job. These special guidelines are known as the “statute of limitations.”
Four years is the time You have
A personal injury suit can be filed at any time up to four years of the incident occurring. This is also the amount of time that you have to file a suit that may concern any type of injury to your personal property. The four years you have to file will be calculated from the time the injury was recorded as having taken place.
If your injury occurred as the result of malpractice, the amount of time you will have is slightly different. The statute of limitations for professional malpractice is capped at two years. However, if your injury happened as the result of medical malpractice, the time you have to file a suit is longer. It can range anywhere from two to four years.
Statute of limitation laws level the field
The current laws that govern the statute of limitations in Florida were set up to level the playing field for litigants of all types. This is all the more true when it comes to specific types of suits, such as those that concern medical malpractice.
If you are liable to be named in a case, you don’t want to live in a state of unease for years on end. Having a statute of limitations in place means that this possibility is removed. If you are a plaintiff, it means you have to make your decision to file in a timely manner.