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If the knee injury was caused by negligence of a layperson, the statute of limitations is two years with a modified discovery rule. If it was caused by medical malpractice, it is two years with a regular discovery rule.
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The statute of limitations in Arizona for personal injury/negligence and wrongful death is two years. For medical malpractice, it is two years from the date of discovery of the illness or injury caused by medical malpractice. It is three years for fraud.
Bill Steer is 41 years old (birthdate: December 3, 1969).
It is two years from the date of discovery of the injury as opposed to from the date of the medical procedure that eventually caused it.
Two years from date of onset or discovery of illness or injury caused by medical malpractice.
Two years for personal injury, two years from date of discovery of illness or injury for medical malpractice, and two years for wrongful death.
Three years after the date of medical malpractice or one year from the date of discovery of illness or injury caused by malpractice. But never more than five years.
Three years from date of discovery of illness or injury caused by medical malpractice. No more than 8 years total from date of procedure.
Two years for negligence/personal injury, wrongful death, and medical malpractice. For medical malpractice it is with the "discovery rule" which means from the date the illness or injury caused by medical malpractice was discovered. Three years for fraud. The article below goes into greater detail on statute of limitations.
Christopher Reeve is an actor (Superman) that died nine years after sustaining a serious spinal injury caused by falling off a horse onto his head while jumping. He lived for nine years as a quadraplegic before dying in 2004 from complications of his injury.
Medical malpractice actions must be commenced within 3 years from the date of the injury, or one year from the date the plaintiff discovers or reasonably should have discovered the injury, whichever occurs first.