{"id":3046,"date":"2020-12-16T09:51:57","date_gmt":"2020-12-16T14:51:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.defranciscolaw.com\/blog\/?p=3046"},"modified":"2020-12-14T18:52:43","modified_gmt":"2020-12-14T23:52:43","slug":"new-york-court-affirms-dismissal-of-medical-malpractice-claim-on-statute-of-limitations-grounds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.defranciscolaw.com\/blog\/new-york-court-affirms-dismissal-of-medical-malpractice-claim-on-statute-of-limitations-grounds\/","title":{"rendered":"New York Court Affirms Dismissal of Medical Malpractice Claim on Statute of Limitations Grounds"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It is frequently said that &#8220;time is of the essence&#8221; when it comes to medical malpractice lawsuits in New York, especially those involving governmental entities. While it is certainly true that Syracuse medical malpractice claims should be made in a timely fashion in order to have a reasonable chance of a successful outcome, there are, in a few, very limited circumstances, some exceptions to the general rule regarding the time period for filing suit.<\/p>\n<p>However, these limitations are subject to judicial interpretation, and the case law concerning the rules allowing for an exception can evolve over time. This happened in a recent case, as set forth below.<\/p>\n<p>It was unclear exactly when the alleged act of medical negligence took place, but the case had apparently been in litigation for many years. Had the plaintiff acted in a more timely fashion, it is possible that the matter would have been resolved much sooner.<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defranciscolaw.com\/blog\/new-york-court-affirms-dismissal-of-medical-malpractice-claim-on-statute-of-limitations-grounds\/#more-3046\" class=\"more-link\">Continue Reading \u203a<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It is frequently said that &#8220;time is of the essence&#8221; when it comes to medical malpractice lawsuits in New York, especially those involving governmental entities. While it is certainly true that Syracuse medical malpractice claims should be made in a timely fashion in order to have a reasonable chance of a successful outcome, there are, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12,2,6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3046","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-birth-injuries","category-hospital-negligence","category-medical-malpractice"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>New York Court Affirms Dismissal of Medical Malpractice Claim on Statute of Limitations Grounds &#8212; Syracuse Personal Injury Law Blog &#8212; December 16, 2020<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"It is frequently said that &quot;time is of the essence&quot; when it comes to medical malpractice lawsuits in New York, especially those involving governmental &#8212; 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