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is there a statute of limitations for medical malpractice?

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Dear XXXXXXXXXXXXXX,

In general the statute of limitations is two years from the date you first discovered the medical error.

One example is if there was a sponge left inside you during a surgery in 2000, but you don't find out about it until another procedure in 2007 - then you have 2 years from 2007 to file suit.

I wish you the best of luck.

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