Malpractice presuit notice extends statute of limitations for all
Florida appeals court finds that pre-suit notice of intent, once received by some malpractice defendants, tolls the statute of limitations for all possible medical malpractice defendants. A patient who had been injured during surgery sent a notice of intent to initiate litigation to the surgeon and hospital involved only 30 days before the statute of limitations was to expire. Although she apparently knew the identities of the anesthesiologist and nurse anesthetist involved in her surgery, the plaintiff did not send them a notice of intent until almost 120 days later. After the suit was filed the trial court entered summary...
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