If you\u2019ve been a victim of medical malpractice (med mal) and live in Nevada, you only have one year to file a lawsuit.<\/p>\n
At one time the statute of limitation in Nevada for medical malpractice suits was two years. That isn\u2019t the case today, and if you don\u2019t file within the year, your right to file a case expires. The change from two years to one year took place in 2004. So what happens now is that the statute runs from the time the med mal is \u201cdiscovered or should have been discovered.\u201d If you have any questions about this, contact a qualified Las Vegas personal injury lawyer<\/a>.<\/p>\n Having said that, there is an outer limit to the new Nevada law which mandates that any medical malpractice lawsuit must be filed within three years from the date it happened without regard to when it was discovered. Somewhat confusing to say the least, so (more…)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" If you\u2019ve been a victim of medical malpractice (med mal) and live in Nevada, you only have one year to file a lawsuit. At one time the statute of limitation in Nevada for medical malpractice suits was two years. That…<\/span><\/p>\n