Mental incompetence in med mal cases in Georgia does not change the run time of the Statute of Limitations. This may be applicable in other states.<\/p>\n
In a 5-2 decision, Georgia\u2019s Supreme Court rejected a constitutional challenge to a statute that exempts med mal cases from the rule that statutes of limitation are tolled for the mentally incompetent. \u201cThis particular decision upheld an earlier ruling that a plaintiff\u2019s med mal lawsuit was barred by the two-year limit. The major distinction here is that the case that resulted in this decision was a medical malpractice case and not a general civil action,\u201d said Christopher Mellino<\/a>. Mellino is a Cleveland medical malpractice lawyer<\/a> of the Mellino Law Firm<\/a> LLC, in Ohio.<\/p>\n Ken Deen went to see a dentist in 2005, complaining of an infected tooth. He was sent to endodontist Dr. Randolph Stevens. Stevens indicated Deen needed a root canal and put him on antibiotics. (more…)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Mental incompetence in med mal cases in Georgia does not change the run time of the Statute of Limitations. This may be applicable in other states. In a 5-2 decision, Georgia\u2019s Supreme Court rejected a constitutional challenge to a statute…<\/span><\/p>\n