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Professional Negligence and Medical Malpractice Claims- Hawaii

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The Deadline to File a Professional Negligence / Medical Malpractice Claim

The deadline for filing most professional negligence / medical malpractice claims in court in Hawaii is two (2) years from the date when the plaintiff knew or should have known of the negligence of the medical care provider and that injuries resulted therefrom. It is not necessary for an expert to advise the injured party that there was professional negligence which caused the injuries before the statute of limitations will start running. It is sufficient to start the running of the 2 year period, if the injured parties have knowledge of the facts which establish an actionable claim. Buck v. Miles, Hawaii Sup. Ct. No. 20368 (Jan. 25, 1999). Some statutes appear to indicate that there is also a maximum limit of six (6) years from the date of the alleged negligence in which to file a medical malpractice claim.

Claim Information

Generally a medical malpractice claim arises where a medical practitioner has negligently caused injury. Medical treatment is negligent if if fails to meet the standard of care generally provided to patients. A physician must also obtain "informed consent" to any medical treatment which he provides to a patient.

Examples of Professional Negligence / Medical Malpractice Claims

Some examples of medical malpractice claims are:

Failure to diagnose

Improper medical treatment causing injury

Improperly performed surgery

Improperly administered anesthesia

Failure to obtain informed consent to a medical procedure

Implantation of non-approved medical devices

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Hawaii Personal Injury and Accident Law News and Cases
Hawaii courts and agencies have been giving biased medical examiners a free ride in many ways. Oklahoma has closed the door on one dishonest practice commonly used by such doctors - making totally false statements about what happened in the medical examination of a claimant. In Oklahoma, a party to a lawsuit who must submit to a defense medical examination is permitted to videotape the examination.Boswell v. Schultz, 2007 OK 94, ___ P.3d ___ (Dec. 2007). Hopefully Hawaii courts will also provide claimants with this protection from lying insurance company doctors.

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