Legal Question in Medical Malpractice in Maryland

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You obviously need to get a "second opinion" on your case and on the attorney who is handling it. After two years you should know if you have a meritorious case and if it has not been settled suit should have been filed by now.

You should obtain that second opinion, however, before discharging your current lawyer.

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A medical malpractice case can be settled out of court without filing a lawsuit, but this does not happen very often. In general, only the most outrageous and egregious cases get settled quickly before suit is filed. If your attorney has been sitting on your case for two years, you need to be concerned about the statute of limitations, which is three (3) years from the date you knew or should have known you had a case, not to exceed five (5) years from the date of injury. Feel free to call me if you want to discuss this further.